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Does the Media Make Self-Governance Impossible?

Professor Lessig presents a lecture linking the current structure of political media to the possibilities for self-governance.

Talk by Amelia Jackson, ’16

This talk will look at one way in which Abstract Algebra and Cryptography work together to create secure ways to send messages.

Math/CS Department Tea

Monday, February 1, 2016, 3:30 – 4:30pm, SC Suite 1305

Greg Poulin on US security

Greg Poulin ’11 has recently published two articles regarding US security policy.

Wouldn’t You Like a Barbie Doll Instead?

The fact that Little Sally is raising issues of gender equality and sexism in popular media suggests that Santa better watch out. The times might…

Linking nature and creative writing

Carrie Decker ’14 was awarded a Watson Fellowship, researching the connections between nature conservation and creative writing. She shares her poetry here.

Best Buds or What?

Today we might guess that photographs of two men holding hands and sitting on each others’ laps would indicate they were gay. But not so…

An Abandoned America

Why are ruins so evocative? What can they tell us about who we were then and who we are now? By Rachel Iafolla ’18

Where the Buffalo Roam? The Story of the American Bison

The virtual extermination of the American Bison was an environmental disaster. But the backstory is even worse. By Andrew Esancy ’17

Where can a computer science major take you?

See where former computer science students found opportunities after Wheaton.

Kant and the Ethics of Marketing

Michael Smith, PhD, will present “Kant and the Ethics of Marketing,” on Tuesday, 10 November in Knapton 214. This our second Deemer Forum speaker of…

Ethical Dilemmas Arising in Medical Practice

On Tuesday, 20 October Clay Merchant, MD, MPH, ScD made the first of this year’s Ethics and the Professions presentations to philosophy and pre-health students:…