David Skorton, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, made an eloquent case in his keynote address for rethinking pedagogy in U.S.-based educational institutes. Considering the changing nature of work brought about by…

In opening the first session, Revisiting Cybernetic Serendipity: A Catalyst for Research Breakthroughs, Roger Malina offers the provocation that we “look back, look…

Dr. David Skorton, Secretary of the Smithsonian, delivered a thought-provoking lecture titled “Branches from the Same Tree” on the importance of the combination of the arts and sciences in education. He…

Session One of the 2018 Sackler Colloqium, Creativity and Collaboration: Revisiting Cybernetic Serendipity, revisited Cybernetic Serendipity as a catalyst for research breakthroughs. The speakers, Roger Malina, Patrick McCray…