Jaron Lanier to speak on “Turing’s Spiritual Legacy”

 

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the “father of computer
science,” Alan Turing. His legacy is recognized with the Turing Award, the “Nobel
prize” of computer science.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 8:15 p.m.

Phillip T. Young Recital Hall

School of Music, Maclaurin Bldg.
JARON LANIER is one of the founders of Virtual Reality. In January 2010, Knopf published Lanier’s book You Are Not a Gadget, A Manifesto, which the New York Times described as “necessary reading for anyone interested in how the Web and the soQware
we use every day are reshaping culture and the marketplace.” In 2010, You Are Not a Gadget was chosen as one of the New York Times “Best Books of the Year.”

Free and open to the public

Seating is limited