Peter Mancall explores the cultural impact of encounters with American habitats and inhabitants on early modern European ideas about nature.; Further reading: Mancall, P. Nature and Culture in the Early Modern Atlantic. (University of Pennsylvania Press: 2018)
Frank H.T. Rhodes moderators a debate between Laurence H. Tribe and Akhil Reed Amar. The result was awarded the Henry Allen Moe Prize in the Humanities in 2018.
Nick Wilding presents a talk on how to spot a fake Galileo pamphlet based on etchings of the moon.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 160, No. 1 (March 2016), pp. 37-72
A presentation of awards and prizes: 1) Jacques Barzun Prize (Catherine Gallagher);2) Judson Daland Prize (Kiran Musunuru);3) Karl Spencer Lashley Award (Catherine Dulac);4) Thomas Jefferson Medal (Toni Morrison, accepted by Farrah Griffin);5) Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Public Service (Bryan Stevenson)
Mendelson talks about the women of Homer's poetry. Why are their actions always representative of All Women?; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol.161, No.2 (June 2017) pp. 132-137.
RICHARD A . F . P ENROS E LECTURE; Dr. Mendelsohn gives an engaging lecture on Greek and Roman theatre and their relationship to our current version humiliation entertainment: reality TV
Dr. Tarter studies extraterrestrial intelligence. She explains how she and her team look for signs of technology of other life.; Further reading: http://opac.amphilsoc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=30438
