[Homer2009-1] Fwd: Reading Odyssey Newsletter November 4, 2009

Wed Nov 4 21:46:31 UTC 2009

Hey folks,

Just sent out the latest Reading Odyssey newsletter.

Let me know if you aren't subscribed (and want to be). I'll be happy  
to add you!

Hope you enjoyed your call this week!

Best,

Phil

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> From: "Phil Terry" <pterry at readingodyssey.com>
> Date: November 4, 2009 4:41:33 PM EST
> To: "pterry at creativegood.com" <pterry at creativegood.com>
> Subject: Reading Odyssey Newsletter November 4, 2009
> Reply-To: pterry at readingodyssey.com
>
> =================== Reading Odyssey - 4 Nov 09 =================
>                                                   By Phil Terry
>                   Sign up: http://tinyurl.com/ReadingOdysseyNewsletter
> ============================================================
>
> - Sean Carroll webcast tonight, 11/4/09, 8pm New York time
>   http://DarwinLecture3.eventbrite.com
> - Slow Art 2010 all over the world
>   http://Slow-Art.com
> - Slow Art 2009 - a success
> - Registration: Xenophon and Homer in January 2010
> - Everything else (podcasts, video, websites, etc.)
>
> ----------------------------
> Sean Carroll's Webcast Around the World
> 8pm New York time
> ----------------------------
>
> Sean Carroll, one of the great working scientists, will deliver
> a Reading Odyssey lecture for our Darwin150 campaign tonight,
> Wednesday, November 4 at 8pm New York time.
>
> His lecture - "Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and the
> DNA Record of Evolution" - is free and you can register to watch
> via webcast here:
> http://DarwinLecture3.eventbrite.com
>
> This webcast marks a milestone for the Reading Odyssey.
>
> Why?
>
> We have set up remote viewing of the lecture all over the world.
>
> From India to Mexico, from Spain to Canada, from Germany to
> Argentina, and across these United States, people will
> be watching Sean Carroll together.
>
> Want to see a sample of the many places watching tonight?
> http://tinyurl.com/Lecture3network
>
> How were we able to do this?
>
> Talented volunteers and sponsors made it happen.
>
> These volunteers and sponsors support the mission of the
> Reading Odyssey to help adults play with and reignite our
> curiosity about great books, ideas, art and science.
>
> One of the most important and talented of the volunteers is
> Professor Sean Carroll himself.
>
> A finalist for the 2009 National Book Award, Sean Carroll is
> both a great scientist - a pioneer in evolutionary developmental
> biology - and a teacher passionate about making the beauty and
> power of evolution accessible to people worldwide.
>
> His book, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", inspired my own
> exploration of evolutionary biology and was influential in
> shaping the origins of the Reading Odyssey. His current book,
> "Remarkable Creatures" is, in a word, remarkable.
>
> He's a real hero of mine and I'm honored that he has volunteered
> to give a live lecture straight from the Ebling Symposium Center
> in the Microbial Sciences Building at the University of
> Wisconsin.
>
> Join us tonight at 8pm New York, 7pm Central.
> http://DarwinLecture3.eventbrite.com
>
> ----------------------------
> Slow Art 2010
> http://www.Slow-Art.com
> ----------------------------
>
> We are now in the planning stages for the Reading Odyssey's
> Slow Art 2010.
>
> On April 17, 2010 in cities around the world - from Jakarta to
> Helsinki, from Boston to Los Angeles, from Copenhagen to
> Milwaukee - people will be slowly looking at art.
>
> Click here to see the list of Slow Art 2010 cities:
> http://www.facebook.com/SlowArt?v=app_10442206389
>
> Consider hosting Slow Art in your city:
> http://www.facebook.com/SlowArt?v=app_4949752878
>
> And become a fan of our Slow Art page on Facebook:
> http://www.facebook.com/SlowArt
>
> ----------------------------
> Slow Art 2009 - a success
> ----------------------------
>
> Our first Slow Art experiment in October 2009 led to *16* Slow
> Art events around the world.
>
> It was successful. Attendees loved the experience of looking
> at a few pieces of art for 10 minutes or more.
>
> See the testimonials from Slow Art 2009 here:
> http://www.facebook.com/SlowArt?v=app_6261817190
>
> And see the press we got for our first experiment:
> http://www.facebook.com/SlowArt?v=app_11007063052
>
> ----------------------------
> Registration: Xenophon and Homer in January 2010
> ----------------------------
>
> - Xenophon reading group begins in January
> Info and sign-up here:
> http://Xenophon2010-1.eventbrite.com
>
> - Another section of Homer's Odyssey starts in January
> Info and sign-up here:
> http://Homer2010-1.eventbrite.com
>
> ----------------------------
> Everything else...
> ----------------------------
>
> - Stanley Lombardo performs sections of Homer's Odyssey for us
> Live via teleconference December 14, 2009
> http://Lombardo2009.Eventbrite.com
>
> - Websites, podcasts and videos
>
>  - http://www.Darwin150.com
>    Home of our Darwin150 campaign
>
>  - Darwin video channel
>    Darwin150 Lectures via video - Vimeo Darwin channel
>    http://vimeo.com/channels/66600
>
>  - Homer 2009 reading group podcasts
>    http://showsupport.typepad.com/odyssey/1_homers_odyssey
>
>  - Darwin 2009 reading group podcasts
>    http://showsupport.typepad.com/odyssey/8-darwin
>
>  - Aristotle 2009 reading group podcasts
>    http://showsupport.typepad.com/odyssey/7_aristotle/
>
>  - Xenophon conference
>    podcast coming soon
>
>  - Poet and author, Laurie Sheck - podcast of our talk with her
>    http://tinyurl.com/LaurieSheckmp3
>
>  - Dr. George Amato, American Museum of Natural History podcast
>    http://tinyurl.com/DrAmatorecording
>
>  - Robert Strassler, Editor, "Landmark Thucydides" podcast
>    http://tinyurl.com/BobStrasslerJune2009
>
> See all archives here:
> http://www.readingodyssey.com
>
> ----------------------------
> Special thanks to sponsors
> ----------------------------
>
> First, we must thank Citrix Online and HiDefConferencing.com.
> They make all our reading group phone calls, podcasts and phone
> lectures possible.
>
> They have donated *three* years of phone and web services to us.
>
> Please visit them online: www.citrixonline.com
>
> And then, secondly, we must give thanks to the sponsors for
> Darwin150:
>
> - National Geographic
> - Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
> - Citrix Online and their HiDefConferencing division
> - Harvard Professor, John Dowling
> - Campaign Monitor
> - National Center for Science Education
> - The New York Academy of Sciences
> - Squarespace
> - Creation: The Movie
>
> ----------------------------
> ...and to volunteers and moderators
> ----------------------------
>
> Moderators of our 2009 reading groups:
>
> - Andre Stipanovic for Thucydides and now Homer
> - Pat Wictor for Homer
> - Stephanie Aktipis for Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
>
> Volunteers of our various projects:
>
> Darwin150
> - Kendall Crolius, producer of the Darwin150 campaign
> - So Young Park, chief marketing officer for Darwin150
> - Chris Farnet, Quinn O'Neill, John Halloran, Gerardo Camilo,
> James Falvo for managing the Facebook page (and we need more
> volunteers to give them a hand)
>
> Slow Art
> - Tai Odunsi helping me to manage the online Slow Art community
> - All our Slow Art hosts from around the world
> - Special thanks to Gillian Rose for helping with the New York
> event and with designing the template that all the hosts used
>
> ---------------------------
> Until next time: many thanks, and warm regards,
>
> Phil Terry, pterry at readingodyssey dot com
>
> http://www.Darwin150.com
> http://www.Slow-Art.com
> http://www.ReadingOdyssey.com
>
> My bio:
> http://creativegood.com/team/phil.html
>
> Tell your friends to subscribe. Point them here:
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>
> If you read down this far, then e-mail me and tell me about a
> favorite book of yours.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> contact info
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Phil Terry
> Founder, Reading Odyssey, Darwin150 and Slow Art
> e-mail: pterry at readingodyssey dot com
> Twitter: PhilTerry
> Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/pterry
>
> Bio:
> http://creativegood.com/team/phil.html
>
> ABOUT READING ODYSSEY
> Reading Odyssey is a nonprofit (in the process of applying
> for 501c(3) status) dedicated to helping adults play with culture.
>
> We aim to help adults engage their intellectual curiosity -
> and create conversations that provoke us to think and to see
> in new ways.
>
> Reading Odyssey hosts small tutorials and large lecture series.
>
> We run Slow Art and the Darwin150 campaign - the latter with
> over 250,000 members on Facebook. We are currently in the early
> planning stages for both Slow Art 2010 and also a major
> two-year celebration of the 2,500 year anniversary of the Battle
> of Marathon (the anniversary is September 2011).
>
> VOLUNTEER?
> Would you like to help volunteer behind the scenes?
>
> We need LOTS of help - technical assistance (we want to build
> a new website and are looking for an individual or a firm to
> donate their services), promotional assistance, and help building
> our grassroots network of individuals, colleges, universities,
> high schools and so on.
>
> Get in touch with me at pterry at readingodyssey dot com
>
> SPONSOR?
> If your company would like to sponsor The Reading Odyssey,
> then contact Phil Terry at pterry at readingodyssey dot com
>
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