Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Lost Land


Really. John Malkovitch at Steppenwolf. And we were in the third row.

Sunday, May 29, 2005

Saturday, May 28, 2005

Romeo and Juliet


At Chicago Shakes. The highlight (OK, for me at least) was seeing Matt, my personal trainer, and famed Matty-Fu of House Theatre, as a walk on.

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Addams Family meets Ansel Adams?


Went to the Museum of Science and Industry with Ms. S's workmates to see Bodyworks, which uses real human cadavers for the exhibition. The PTs were way into it.

Thursday, May 19, 2005

The Dean on the Polarization of American Politics

Did a great trip to Boston with my Dean for a Harper lecture on why the two parties have become so polarized.

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Traditional Chinese Medicine



Judith Farquhar, new on the Anthro faculty, gave a great salon on her work in Beijing.



Friday, May 06, 2005

Chicago Convenes

The annual gathering of alums. Helped with a panel--

Reading between the Genes: Nature and Nurture across Disciplines

How do genes and environment interact to create various human behaviors (e.g., child abuse, language-learning) and what are the ethical implications of finding out?

Conrad Gilliam
Susan Goldin-Meadow
Dario Maestripieri
Martha Nussbaum

Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Chariots of Fire


Went to hear Allen Sanderson (who has taken me under his wing to help me understand econ in general and the nuances of this department of econ and its personalities) speak about the economics of sports. A fun dinner after with alums.