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February 16th 2012, 10:35@rocombo TY! Robotics lectures a warm up for Time Machines: Rockets, Robots and Steampunk, 6-23 thru 10-28. http://t.co/8Hoiaiui
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February 16th 2012, 10:24RT @rocombo: @ShelburneMuseum Your Robotics series coming up next month sounds really cool!http://shelburnemuseum.org/learn/adults/winte ...
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February 15th 2012, 07:42RT @Shelburne_Edu: Thank you Shelb Area #LionsClub for supporting @ShelburneMuseum Art at Hand program for the #blind & visually impaire ...
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February 3rd 2012, 11:27Hunt dragons, design robots, cook on an open hearth. Sign up for Museum camps Sat. @kidsvt Camp Fair Hilton #BTV 10-2 http://t.co/UoIdHlR4
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February 2nd 2012, 11:32@juliapung Your friend could contact our curatorial department at curators@shelburnemuseum.org
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Robotics and Humanity
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Supported in part by a grant from the Alma Gibbs Doncian Foundation
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Shelburne Museum offers public programming even when the Museum grounds are closed. Off-season programs offer participants a chance to acquaint themselves with topics related to upcoming exhibitions.
Robotics and Humanity: Conversations on Technology, Spirit and Art
What does technology teach us about humanity? Join the conversation with Fran Stoddard and professionals investigating robotics, artificial intelligence, creativity, and social interaction. Stoddard, host of Vermont Public Television’s popular Profile program, moderates a three-part series exploring these compelling issues.
Shelburne Museum, All Souls Interfaith Gathering, and Shelburne Farms are pleased to partner to bring this exciting roster of speakers to Shelburne, in advance of the Museum’s exhibition Time Machines: Robots, Rockets, and Steampunk opening in June 2012.
The Robotics and Humanity series takes place at All Souls Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne on March 14, 21, and 28. Each conversation begins at 4 p.m. with a casual reception to follow. The series is free and open to the public. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Conversation 1: Joshua Bongard and Robert Geraci
4 p.m., March 14 at All Souls Interfaith Gathering
Joshua Bongard is assistant professor of computer science at the University of Vermont and co-author of How the Body Shapes the Way We Think: A New View of Intelligence. Robert Geraci is assistant professor of religious studies at Manhattan College and author of Apocolyptic AI: Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality.
Conversation 2: Aubrey Shick
4 p.m., March 21 at All Souls Interfaith Gathering
Aubrey Shick is Project Director of the Romibo project at Origami Robotics and a design researcher in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
Conversation 3: John Abele
4 p.m., March 28 at All Souls Interfaith Gathering
John Abele is the founder and former co-chair of Boston Scientific Corporation and former board chairman and current vice chairman of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).