The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution

The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build The Next
Technology Revolution

Susan Hockfield, Ph.D. Georgetown U.  MIT President, Yale U. Provost,
Neuroscientist, Researcher, Professor, Academic Leader, Author
 
One-class  Monday October 1  from 10:30 – 12:00
 
With the global population anticipated to increase from today’s roughly 7.5 billion to almost 10 billion by 2050, how will we meet the exploding energy, food, water, health and healthcare demands sustainably?  Dr. Hockfield’s book will bring us into the invention process of breath-taking new technologies that are coming our way. This is the story of the 21st century – one that holds the promise of overcoming some of the greatest humanitarian, medical and environmental challenges of our time.