SoundWaves
SoundWaves: Celebrations of Time, pt 1
Deluca Forum, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard Street, Madison, United Statespresented by Wisconsin Science Festival This year, SoundWaves will be looking back to milestones from the past as a springboard to learn about our world today. At this opening event of the year, learn about beer and wine, about museums, about radio, about the flute, and more at our first Celebrations of Time event. Victor Ujor, food science Tom Dale, art history Jim Reardon, physics Conor Nelson, music Daniel Grabois, SoundWaves Curator Event is free of charge but registration is requested as space is limited. Food and beverage available for purchase at Steenbock’s on Orchard until 7:30pm. Register now>
SoundWaves: Developing Ideas, Part 1
Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, United StatesExplore how trends, plans, viewpoints, projects, materials, and sounds develop. Where we are and where we might be headed in the future.All year, SoundWaves will explore the concept of Development. In our first event, we ask: How did the development of monotheism affect human society? How do plants evolve, and how do we help them evolve? What is all this about AI? How does research and creativity give birth to a novel? And what does development mean in the context of music? Find out on October 18, at 7:30pm in the DeLuca Forum in the Discovery Building. This SoundWaves event is [...]
SoundWaves: Developing Ideas, Part 2
Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, United StatesExplore how trends, plans, viewpoints, projects, materials, and sounds develop. Where we are and where we might be headed in the future.How do babies develop language? How are new drugs developed? How did we go from no universe to the universe we know and love? And how does cancer develop in our bodies? How does a musician write a piece of music for himself to play? Find out as SoundWaves continues its yearlong exploration of Development: where are we now, how did we get here, and where might we go?SoundWaves combines scientific lectures about the world with live classical music performances. [...]
SoundWaves: Developing Ideas, Part 3
Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, United StatesExplore how trends, plans, viewpoints, projects, materials, and sounds develop. Where we are and where we might be headed in the future.What can archeology tell us about the development of our forebears? How can we develop better conditions for dairy animals? How do babies develop language? How do computer scientists develop operating systems? What is musical development, and how did Franz Schubert master it in the beautiful string quartet Death and the Maiden? Find out at SoundWaves’ third event in our Development series, with special guests the Pro Arte Quartet.Speakers:Sarah Clayton, anthropologyJennifer van Os, dairy scienceMike Swift, comp sciJenny Saffran, psychModerator: [...]
SoundWaves: Developing Ideas, Part 4
Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United StatesExplore how trends, plans, viewpoints, projects, materials, and sounds develop. Where we are and where we might be headed in the future.This year, SoundWaves is exploring how ideas, trends, plans, viewpoints, projects, materials, and sounds develop. Join us for a new four-part series as we dive into how we got to where we are now and where we might be headed in the future.SoundWaves combines scientific lectures about the world with live classical music performances. Each event revolves around a theme, exploring it first from many scientific angles and then through the lens of music. The program concludes with a live [...]
