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The patenting of human genes raises all sorts of important questions whose answers will have a growing impact on our lives. Just consider this, one-fifth of the genes in your body are privately owned.
To learn more about this intriguing issue, come to the inaugural Dibner Family Professor of the History of Technology and Science […]

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Fortune magazine was once notable for its striking covers featuring the work of noteworthy artists. Despite the fact that Fortune was founded at the beginning of the Great Depression and was very expensive for its time, the smart and stylish magazine was a success from the start.
The Art of Enterprise exhibit in the Dibner […]

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One of the great things about being at Poly is having easy access to all that New York City has to offer. There’s definitely no shortage of fun possibilities in the big apple, but are you aware of all the ways you can engage your brain and have a good time? There’s a […]

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If you read last semester’s post on reference management, then you are already familiar with Zotero, the free citation manager that works with the Firefox web browser. Now is your chance to learn more about this handy tool and how it can help you keep your research in order. Dibner Library will be […]

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Bestselling author and practitioner of mathematical finance, Nassim Taleb, will be speaking at Poly’s Pfizer Auditorium on Wednesday, November 28 at 6 pm as part of the Topfer Chair Lecture Series in Financial Engineering & Technology Management.
Nassim Taleb’s latest book, The Black Swan: The impact of the highly improbable, takes its title from his […]

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This Thursday, Dr. Jill Jonnes, author of Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels, will tell the story of an extraordinary engineering feat - the building of electrified railroad tunnels under the Hudson River, Manhattan, and the East River to Long Island, capping them all off with Pennsylvania […]

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The week of September 29 through October 6, 2007, marks the 26th anniversary of Banned Books Week. Since 1982 Banned Books Week has been observed in the United States as a reminder to Americans not to take the freedom to read for granted. Last year alone, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual […]

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Learn about groundbreaking developments in neural technology with Victor D. Chase, author of “Shattered Nerves: How Science Is Solving Modern Medicine’s Most Perplexing Problem.”
Date: Tuesday, September 25
Time: 6:30 PM
Location:
Mid-Manhattan Library
455 Fifth Avenue
From Johns Hopkins University Press:
Once the stuff of science fiction, neural prosthetics are now a reality. Research and technology are creating implants […]

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The Brooklyn Book Festival returns to Borough Hall Plaza this Sunday, September 16, for its second year. The free event runs from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and includes well-known authors, poets and essayists, as well as some new up-and-comers. With readings, presentations and over 100 vendors participating, this is an opportunity to see your favorite authors […]

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The New York Science Alliance for Students and Postdocs is sponsoring a free seminar on how to publish the results of your hard work:
Writing for Scientific Publication
Saturday, September 15, 2007
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Labs, 430 E. 67th Street

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