TAPT,
We
had a great talk Saturday, maybe the best we’ve had, though I feel disloyal to
all the other great speakers by saying so. Dr. Brad Story, who is in the
Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, started with a description
of talking, and went on step by step to describe how words and language are
formed in the head and neck. There were a slew of amazing videos and animations
made using MatLab. We discussed ventriloquists, chimps, Neanderthals,
children and teens, cows, men vs. women, and the aging voice. It was
incredible, and I’m not exaggerating. Many thanks to Dr. Story for a
fascinating talk. People were bursting with questions. If you want to know
more about our speaker, you can go to the website sal.arizona.edu and find his name
there.
Also
thanks to the Physics Department, who provided, through J.D., a yummy
breakfast.
Fritz’s
books, which we didn’t have time to hear much about:
A
Beautiful Question, by Frank Wilczek, a perennial favorite author of
Fritz’s
Adventures
in the Anthropocene, by Vince
Why
Information Grows, by Hidalgo
Stuff
Matters, by Miodownik
Our
next meeting is November 14th, and I’ll let you know more in
the future.
Two
future events of note:
The
Tucson Pumpkin Toss is October 18th on the U of A Mall. It
starts early, maybe about 8:30. Spectators welcome!
The
Four Corners meeting of the APS (America Physical Society is October 16th
and 17th. I’ll be going on Saturday and would be
happy to give anyone a ride. Here is some information from Kelli Gamez Warble,
who is Teacher-In -Residence at ASU:
Hello fellow Arizona STEM teachers,
Arizona
State University will host the APS 4 Corners Regional Meeting https://aps4c2015a.events.asu.edu/ on
Fri-Sat, October 16-17. There is an entire thread devoted
to Education & Equity in Physics & Science, and many prominent
science educators will give talks. This includes Noah Finkelstein from CU
Boulder, who will give the plenary talk entitled "Educational
Transformation at a Critical Time: why us and why now--the promises of
disciplinary engagement".
The
registration is $65 for teachers, and waivers and CEUs are available. A
flyer listing all of the sessions involving Education & Equity can be found
at this link: https://sites.google.com/a/asu.edu/aps-4-corners-fall-2015/home
Noah Finkelstein is an
amazing speaker, and it is worth the drive to Phoenix to hear him. He is a
leader in the field of physics education.
Thanks to all who
attended Saturday. Hope to see you all next time.
Karie
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