Frances Arnold, a Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry at CalTech, is taking Darwinism into the future by researching and designing evolution algorithms to fuel a process of “directed evolution.” Arnold will speak about molecular sex and how to construct things you don’t understand.
Hear Me, a non-profit organization aiming to create an international online network where orphans and other marginalized children can collaborate to create music – gaining friends and creative skills in the process.
Mileece is a sonic artist who uses bio-emissions from plants to create dynamic soundscapes through a unique process called aesthetic sonification (replaying data through sound waves). July’s Mindsharians can witness aesthetic sonification in action with musical plants from Mileece’s recent installation “Soniferous Eden” at the See Line Gallery in West Hollywood.
Nina Hartley (NSFW) is the feminist author of “Nina Hartley’s Guide to Total Sex,” and one of the most recognizable adult film stars of the past three decades. Hartley will discuss the sex-positive feminist idea of sexual freedom as a key component of female freedom and equality.
