Join NAS for "Talking from Afar," "Transforming the Airwaves," and "The Case Against Public Science"

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Join NAS for "Talking from Afar," "Transforming the Airwaves," and "The Case Against Public Science"

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We invite you to join the National Association of Scholars tomorrow at 2 pm ET and next Tuesday, August 15, at 2 pm ET for two webinars in our American Innovation Webinar Series on the invention of the telephone ([link removed]) [link removed] radio ([link removed]) . And be sure to join us Monday, August 21, at 3 pm ET for the rescheduled discussion on how we fund science and what we are getting from our public investment ([link removed]) .

More on our upcoming webinars and additional events:
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Join the National Association of Scholars tomorrow, August 8, at 2 pm ET for "Talking from Afar: The Telphone."

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first human voice through electricity with the now famous phrase, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you."

What is the story behind Bell's invention of the telephone? What effects did the telephone have when it was introduced?

This event will feature Daniel McVeigh, author of "An Early History of the Telephone 1664-1866," and a Director at Teachers College, Columbia University; and Edwin Grosvenor, Editor-in-Chief of American Heritage and Invention & Technology Magazines, and co-author of a biography of his great-grandfather, Alexander Graham Bell: The Life and Times of the Inventor of the Telephone. The discussion will be moderated by J. Scott Turner.

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Join the National Association of Scholars on Tuesday, August 15, at 2 pm ET for "Transforming the Airwaves: The Radio."

After the transmission of human voices via electricity and wires with the telephone, the next step was the transmission of voice via the air. With a flurry of activity, a series of devices were created which would become the radio.

What is the story behind the radio's development? What social and technological effects did it have when it was introduced? And how did the development of radio lead to new technologies such as television?

This event will feature Susan Douglas, a prize-winning author, columnist, and cultural critic, and the Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor of Communication Studies at The University of Michigan; Donna Halper, a renowned historian and radio consultant; and Tom Lewis, the author of Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio.

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Join the National Association of Scholars on Monday, August 21, at 3 pm ET for the rescheduled event, "The Case Against Public Science."

Has generous public funding been good for science? Or has it been a detriment?

Terence Kealey has argued for the latter, which he outlined in his provocative 2013 essay “The Case against Public Science ([link removed]) ," part of an essay series on Who Pays for Science? in Cato Unbound. He argues that science does not need public funding to prosper, and that public support of science has largely subsidized institutional rent-seeking by universities and government agencies, and has failed to deliver on the promise of promoting scientific breakthroughs. As such, public science funding has become just another form of corporate institutional welfare.

This event will feature Terence Kealey, professor emeritus of clinical biochemistry at the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom, where he served as vice chancellor until 2014. The University of Buckingham is the only private university in the United Kingdom. Since then, Terence Kealey has been affiliated with the Cato Institute, where he continues to analyze science policy. Kealey has an extensive background in the economics of science and university administration.

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Join the Wisconsin and National Association of Scholars on Friday, October 20, at 1 pm CDT for a "Members' Day at Lake Geneva."

The Wisconsin Association of Scholars will be hosting a half-day event at Lake Geneva, WI on Friday October 20, prior to the Annual Board and Members Meetings of the National Association of Scholars on Saturday, October 21.

Chapter president Benjamin Whitcomb and NAS board member Bruce Gilley will lead discussions on pressing issues in higher education and on the work of the NAS and its state affiliates.

Participant costs include dinner. Members may choose to stay overnight in the Lake Geneva area in order to join the annual members meeting in-person on Saturday morning.

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If you can't attend our webinar events live, you can still register to watch the recordings. All registrants will receive a follow-up email with a link to the recording shortly after each event.

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I look forward to seeing you in the virtual audience!

Best,
Chance Layton
Director of Communications
National Association of Scholars

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