Dr. Chorost is a book author and public speaker. His first book, Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human (Houghton Mifflin, 2005) is a memoir of going deaf and getting a cochlear implant. It won the PEN/USA Award for Creative Nonfiction in 2006 and was applauded by the L.A. Times as “the first cyborg memoir.” His […]
Audio Picnic is a campus news show run by a group of dedicated students who hold interviews, craft stories, edit, produce, and broadcast radio segments that are then played live on WVKR every Wednesday at 4pm. From the Collaboratory, the show will provide copies of the brand new WVKR zine and allow students to listen […]
Trevor Pinch is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Professor of Sociology at Cornell University. He holds degrees in physics and sociology. He has authored many books and numerous articles on aspects of the sociology of science, the sociology of technology, the sociology of economics, and sound studies. His books include Analog Days: The Invention […]
Born in New Zealand in 1939 and living in the US since 1973, Annea Lockwood is known for her explorations of the rich world of natural acoustic sounds and environments, in works ranging from sound art and installations, through text-sound and performance art to concert music. Her music has been performed in many venues and […]
Audrey Quinn is a Brooklyn-based multimedia journalist and audio producer. Radio shows she's worked with include NPR's Planet Money, 99% Invisible, Marketplace, Freakonomics, Life of the Law, and Studio 360. Her investigative work has been awarded by the Fund for Investigative Journalism and The Nation Institute’s Investigative Fund and published in the New York Times. […]
Join the student org Crafts Not Bombs in the Collaboratory from March 31 to April 3rd. Make art and learn more about their upcoming show, Post Mod Fest. Times Thursday: 1230 PM - 10 PM Friday: 1PM - 5PM Saturday and Sunday: 11AM - 5PM
Chris Duffy is a NYC-based comedian who performs across the country. His shows have been featured in The New York Times,Boston Globe, Washington Post, and in The Onion A.V. Club. Chris is the creator and host of You're the Expert, a live show, podcast, and public radio program on Boston's WBUR where three comedians try […]
An audio-visual installation by Patrick Walker consisting of two musical compositions, Choral Fantasy, a meditative piece exploring the question of the insignificance of humanity in the greater universe, and M45 an electro-acoustic composition inspired by the Abenaki legend for the creation of the Pleiades constellation (Messier object 45), paired with simple projections. Thursday, April 7, 3:00-5:00p Friday, April 8, 12:00-3:00p […]
Neil Harbisson is a Catalan-raised, British-born contemporary artist and cyborg activist best known for having an antenna implanted in his skull and for being officially recognized as a cyborg by a government. The antenna allows him to perceive visible and invisible colours such as infrareds and ultraviolets via sound waves. The antenna’s internet connection allows him to receive […]