The Romanes Lecture, since 1892. Over the years, many notable figures from the Arts and Sciences have been invited to speak. The lecture can be on any subject in science, art or literature, approved by the Vice-Chancellor of the University.

 

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The Romanes Lecture is a prestigious free public lecture given annually at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England.

The lecture series was founded by, and named after, the biologist George Romanes, and has been running since 1892. Over the years, many notable figures from the Arts and Sciences have been invited to speak. The lecture can be on any subject in science, art or literature, approved by the Vice-Chancellor of the University.

List of Romanes lecturers and lecture subjects

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanes_Lecture

University of Oxford 

The University of Oxford is proud to host Professor Geoffrey Hinton to deliver its annual Romanes Lecture at the Sheldonian Theatre on Monday, 19 February.

You can watch to Professor Hinton's lecture online after the event.

https://www.ox.ac.uk/....../The....../romanes-lecture

Virginia music teacher Annie Ray

 

NPR

Virginia music teacher Annie Ray started an orchestra for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She just won a Grammy for music education, and a $10,000 grant for her school.

NPR.ORG

The music teacher who just won a Grammy says it belongs to her students

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不受企業霸主的要求，研究更著重於滿足極客的好奇心或增加引用次數，而不是尋找改變世界或賺錢的突破：https://econ.st/3vZyv2c

The Economist

Free from the demands of corporate overlords, research focuses more on satisfying geeks’ curiosity or boosting citation counts than it does on finding breakthroughs that will change the world or make money: https://econ.st/3vZyv2c

Illustration: Alvaro Bernis

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