Generator, Burlington’s makerspace, announces the fall 2018 season of Reckless Ideas, a speaker series featuring a diverse mix of Burlington’s top thinkers and innovators at the intersection of design and science. Created in collaboration with UVM’s Complex Systems Center and Champlain College’s MFA in Emergent Media, Reckless Ideas features speakers who push disciplinary boundaries with topics including artificial Intelligence and creativity, data privacy, and the tension between creativity and profit for entrepreneurs.
The speakers: Lisa Soros, Paul Budnitz, Randall Harp and Julia Vallera.
“We are excited to be able to introduce our audience to some of the most intriguing, high-impact research and design being created right here in Burlington.” Said Chris Thompson, Generator Executive Director. “The Reckless Ideas lectures aim to inspire audiences from many backgrounds to come together, share big ideas, discuss and collaborate.”
All lectures are free and open to the public at 7pm at Generator, 40 Sears Lane Burlington VT. Liquid libations and light snacks will be served. The schedule and descriptions follow.
September 26, 2018 - 7pm
Lisa Soros
"Creating Creativity: Artificial Life and Evolution in Design"
Lisa Soros is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Innovation at Champlain College whose research focuses on open-ended and generative artificial evolutionary systems.
October 24, 2018 - 7pm
Paul Budnitz
"Making art and making money: Navigating the train wreck between creativity and commerce. Q&A follows with puppet.”
Paul Budnitz is an entrepreneur and the founder of Kid Robot; ELLO; Budnitz Bikes
November 28, 2018 - 7pm
Randall Harp & Julia Vallera
“More Data More Problems: On tracking, consent, and control of personally identifying information”
Julia Vallera is a data privacy advocate and former Outreach Manager for Mozilla
Randall Harp is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at UVM whose research focuses on the philosophy of collective action and decision theory.
Generator is a shared design and fabrication environment dedicated to supporting the creative, education and production needs of 300+ members. It offers universal access to studios, shared tool-sets, programming and a vibrant, solutions-oriented community in a 8500 square foot facility.
The UVM Complex Systems Center is a post-disciplinary team of faculty and students working at the University of Vermont on real-world, data-rich, and meaningful complex systems problems of all kinds.
The Champlain College masters programs in Emergent Media provide a personal and rigorous experience for creative thinkers looking to build rewarding careers around media, technology, and design.
Reckless Ideas is sponsored by the City of Burlington and UVM’s Complex Systems Center and Champlain College MFA in Emergent Media.
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