Marian Riedy — Kansas native, retired Washington D.C. litigator and now author of legal thrillers — joined us for the August Manor Mill Prose Night as our featured author. She read from her second novel, Surprise Witness, and talked with the audience about her writing process.
Conversations
Conversation with Steve Dandaneau about Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Ed
I recently spoke with Steve Dandaneau, Executive Director of the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities and Associate Provost at Colorado State University, on how universities can respond to the changing levels of preparation, skills, and expectations of newer generations of students in order to improve teaching and learning.
Conversation with Alan Lightman, author and scientist, at the Newburyport Literary Festival
Description from https://newburyportliteraryfestival.org/2023-nonfiction/ Video credit to Newburyport Literary Festival Alan Lightman is an American writer, physicist, and social entrepreneur. He received his PhD in theoretical physics in 1974. Since then, Lightman has done fundamental research on the astrophysics of black holes, astrophysical radiation processes, and stellar dynamics. He is a past chair of the High […]
Q&A: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Director Steve Cowley *85 on Fusion and Climate
This was a collaboration with reporting team for the Princeton Alumni Weekly magazine. ‘We really need fusion to achieve net zero carbon emissions’ Steve Cowley *85, director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) sat down with PAW to talk about fusion, climate change, and more. Highlights: My interview with Susan about fusion at PPPL […]