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Other Event: Cafe Scientifique
Tuesday, July 10 2007, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE "A Place to Eat, Drink and Talk About Science"
THIS MONTH: LIVE MUSIC! FEATURING MUSICIAN-SCIENTISTS AND TOPICAL LYRICS! WHO: Computer Scientist George Strawn and Author Nancy Forbes WHAT: Computing Conundrum: Whither the Future? WHEN: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 WHERE: The Front Page - 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington VA 22230 HOW: 6:00-6:30 Light hors d'oeuvres (buy your drink/meal) 6:30-8:00 Short presentation, followed by Q&A
* No science background required! * Free and open to the public
ABOUT THE TOPIC: It sometimes seems that computers and IT run our lives. As a column in a national newspaper recently said: "The Internet is more important than it was five minutes ago." Yikes. Hardware, software, brain-ware...how do they intersect? When "things go wrong," is it operator error or designer error? Can computer scientists "save" us? What can biology and nature teach us about this conundrum? And what will happen next??? So many questions! Our speakers may not have the answers, but will have interesting and informed opinions. Strawn is former head of computer sciences at NSF, and now the Chief Information Officer. Forbes, trained as a physicist, is author of the book,"Imitation of Life: How Biology is Inspiring Computing." Together, they will discuss three mini-revolutions in computing...and a possible newcomer.
