This morning I saw on Facebook that I could stream the convocation live, and since I was home, I thought I would do so. Every Friday during the academic year, Carleton shortens classes by 10 minutes each so that everyone has an open hour to hear the speaker. When I was a student I heard Richard Leakey and various other speakers at this Friday ritual. However, I know that I did not take advantage of the richness of these opportunities as a student since I would frequently use that extra hour to prep for my next class, or something else. Now, I know better, and I think I might try to make up for lost time and check in with these free Friday talks. They start at 10:50 a.m. in Northfield, so that makes live streaming start here at 8:50 a.m.
Today's convocation featured Sherry Turkle from MIT. She spoke about the human relationships we have with technology, and how technology shapes our relationships with other humans. This talk will be archived in the near future, so if that seems interesting to you, check back in a few days to see if you can watch it, too.
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