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Towards Robot Theatre, Marek Perkowski Nov 2009

Towards Robot Theatre, Marek Perkowski

Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series

The talk will present the idea of futuristic robot theatre and work done towards it at the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at PSU. After a short history of robot theatre from antiquity until 2008 we will present recent work on robot theatre in the world and at PSU, including two plays: ancient Korean folk tale "Hahoe Pylyshin" and "What's that? A Schroedinger Cat" or a debate between Einstein and Schroedinger Cat about quantum mechanics - an educational theatre. Several models of robot theatre will be discussed: animatronic theatre, interactive theatre and improvisational theatre. We will …


Doing The History Of Science And The Suspension Of Belief, Richard H. Beyler Oct 2009

Doing The History Of Science And The Suspension Of Belief, Richard H. Beyler

Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1817) described the "suspension of disbelief" as a sort of bargain between the author and the audience necessary to creative literature. Conversely, one might describe the "suspension of belief" as a necessary element of doing the history of science. In modern civilization, science counts as the social institution which delineates the boundaries of knowledge per se, as opposed to belief, opinion, etc. We might describe this as the cultural myth of science--not in the sense of judging its truth or falsehood, but rather in the sense of its being foundational and largely unquestioned in modern society. Yet …


The Mutual Existence Of Nascent And Senescent World Orders, Burak Akcaper Oct 2009

The Mutual Existence Of Nascent And Senescent World Orders, Burak Akcaper

Center for Turkish Studies Occasional Paper Series

In this essay I will address the issue of change in the international system which the scholars of International Relations have grappled with however inadequately. Accordingly, I will argue that this deficiency stems in no small part from the frequent mutual distance between scholars and practitioners of international affairs. I will, therefore, try to bridge this gap. Ultimately this essay will:

a) Suggest a model (mutual existence of nascent and senescent orders) equipped with a number of hypotheses (laws) of systemic change in the international ―order;

b) Provide a baseline for bringing scholarly and practitioners‘ perspectives closer together, including by …


Pathos, Fall 2009, Portland State University. Student Publications Board Oct 2009

Pathos, Fall 2009, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editors: Richard Hernandez

Issue 10


Pathos, Spring 2009, Portland State University. Student Publications Board Apr 2009

Pathos, Spring 2009, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Nataliya Pirumova

Issue 9


Past Tense, 2009, Retired Association Of Portland State Jan 2009

Past Tense, 2009, Retired Association Of Portland State

Past Tense columns of the RAPS Sheet

January, 2009 "Epler's legacy: 'Friday Night Lite' on the plains"

February, 2009 "ESL program booms at Portland State"

March, 2009 "'The Portland Review' is founded in 1956"

April, 2009 "Gordon Solie begins long career in 1960"

May, 2009 "School of Social Work established in 1960"

June, 2009 "Speech and Hearing gets its start in 1956"

September, 2009 "A Winning Tradition Ends"

November, 2009 "Sheridan Ends on a High Note"

December, 2009 "President Joseph C. Blumel"


Pathos, Winter 2009, Portland State University. Student Publications Board Jan 2009

Pathos, Winter 2009, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Nataliya Pirumova

Issue 8