60-Second Lectures at Quaker Days

Penn Arts & Sciences' 60-Second Lectures are a tradition where faculty share their brief insights on various topics. This spring semester, the series will take place at Quaker Days from Thursday, April 10 through Saturday, April 12 at 11:45 a.m. 

Opening remarks read by Peter Struck, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. 

Thursday, April 10 | 11:45 a.m. 

Airbnb and Crime
David Kirk, Professor of Criminology

Wake-up Call
Heather Love, Professor of English  

Friday, April 11 | 11:45 a.m. 

Endless Form Most Beautiful
Yun Ding, Professor of Biology

Does Science Need Democracy
Harun Küçük, Associate Professor, History and Sociology of Science  

Saturday, April 12 | 11:45 a.m. 

Deep Listening in Disruptive Moments
Carol Muller, Professor of Music

It's Like Being in An Eco-Thriller
Simon Richter, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of German

The 60-Second Lectures is generously funded by the Adolf and Felicia Leon Fund, which supports Penn Arts & Sciences programming and lectures series.