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-==Upcoming Colloquium==+==Upcoming Event==
 +'''Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through MIT's Male Math Maze'''
 +Performed by Gioia De Cari
 +'''Tuesday, May 8th at 7pm in Kelsey Theater'''
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 +'''Decription of the show:'''
 +Created as a response to former Harvard President Lawrence Summers' now infamous suggestion that women are less represented than men in the sciences because of innate gender differences, Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through M.I.T.'s Male Math Maze is a true-life tale that offers a humorous, scathing, insightful and ultimately uplifting look at the challenges of being a professional woman in a male-dominated field. Performed barefoot on a bare stage with only a chair and small table, writer/performer and "recovering mathematician" Gioia De Cari brings to life more than 30 characters in a hilarious and deeply touching performance that has earned raves from critics and stirred audiences to standing ovations.
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 +If you would like to attend, one free ticket for St. Olaf students, faculty, and staff are available in Regents Math 307 from Donna Brakke. Lastly, if you are able to help out with show logistics, please e-mail Professor Taipale (taipale@stolaf.edu)
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'''About the Speaker:''' James Walker is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, and he is visiting Macalester College this academic year. He taught a course on Math and Music at Macalester this past Fall. Professor Walker earned a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Illinois-Chicago, a masters in Mathematics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo. His research is in wavelets, especially in their applications to digital signal processing and digital image processing. He has a special interest in math and music and is currently writing a book on the subject. His 1999 book, A Primer on Wavelets and their Scientific Applications, was awarded an “Outstanding Academic Book” recognition by Choice Magazine. '''About the Speaker:''' James Walker is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, and he is visiting Macalester College this academic year. He taught a course on Math and Music at Macalester this past Fall. Professor Walker earned a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Illinois-Chicago, a masters in Mathematics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo. His research is in wavelets, especially in their applications to digital signal processing and digital image processing. He has a special interest in math and music and is currently writing a book on the subject. His 1999 book, A Primer on Wavelets and their Scientific Applications, was awarded an “Outstanding Academic Book” recognition by Choice Magazine.
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Upcoming Event

Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through MIT's Male Math Maze Performed by Gioia De Cari

Tuesday, May 8th at 7pm in Kelsey Theater

Decription of the show: Created as a response to former Harvard President Lawrence Summers' now infamous suggestion that women are less represented than men in the sciences because of innate gender differences, Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through M.I.T.'s Male Math Maze is a true-life tale that offers a humorous, scathing, insightful and ultimately uplifting look at the challenges of being a professional woman in a male-dominated field. Performed barefoot on a bare stage with only a chair and small table, writer/performer and "recovering mathematician" Gioia De Cari brings to life more than 30 characters in a hilarious and deeply touching performance that has earned raves from critics and stirred audiences to standing ovations.

If you would like to attend, one free ticket for St. Olaf students, faculty, and staff are available in Regents Math 307 from Donna Brakke. Lastly, if you are able to help out with show logistics, please e-mail Professor Taipale (taipale@stolaf.edu)




See Colloquium Series for info on other upcoming colloquia.



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