Past Lectures
Through the Tack Lecture Series, a William & Mary professor will address the community on a topic of interest at least once a semester.
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Here Comes the Sun: Building a Star on Earth
Surfing the AI Wave: A Human-Centered Approach to Innovation and Ethics
Space Fish, Zombie Shrimp and Other Saltmarsh Tales
A History of African American Theatre and Black Theater at William & Mary
Reconnecting Native Narratives to the Brafferton Indian School
Everything is AI-awesome: Rise of the Machines
Sea Monsters! 'O Brave new seas that have such monsters in them
Pumping Iron for Renewable Fuels
To Make a Poet Black: Navigating a Blues Sensibility
Liberating 'Black Beauty': A narrative on animal rights, gender, race and nation
The Secret Library of Marie Antoinette: Revealing the Inner Life of a Conflicted Queen
Women Out-Loud! The Gendered Landscape of Islamic Performance
Fake News for Real People
The Illusion of Control: Understanding and getting more out of your unconscious mind
The Illusion of Control: Understanding and getting more out of your unconscious mind
The Detective is (not) a Nazi: German Pulp Fiction
Remix and Revolution in Cuba: Screening the Island’s Transformation through Cinema
Wild Grief/Untamed Love: Emotions in the Animal World
An American Prima Donna and Apple-Pie Opera
Pity and Gratitude: Thinking About Emotions in Philosophy and Literature
The World that Panics Made
From Plankton to Planet
Finding Faults in Old Virginia
What's So Funny? The Nature and Value of Humor