Traveling by car is 100 times more deadly than flying by plane, yet only one is a common anxiety inducer. In a recent installment of Innovation Hub, SAIC's Scientist-in-Residence and Senior Lecturer Eugenia Cheng (Liberal Arts) demystifies why statistics have no influence on people's feelings about air travel. Listen here to learn more.
October 9, 2020
Lecturer Rachel Swearingen Debuts Short Story Collection
Lecturer Rachel Swearingen was interviewed for Newcity about her debut short story collection published this month. How to Walk on Water features nine stories that explore "not only what it means to survive in a world marked by violence and uncertainty, but also how to celebrate what is most alive." In the interview, Swearingen discusses the development of these stories, the experience of writing in and about
August 26, 2020
Faculty and Alums Awarded MAP Fund Grants
The MAP Fund announced its 2020 grant recipients, distributing $1.3 million to 171 performing artists and arts organizations.
August 13, 2020
The New York Times Interviews Faculty Member Eugenia Cheng
The New York Times recently interviewed SAIC's Scientist-in-Residence Eugenia Cheng for their "By the Book" column, which features "writers on literature and the literary life." Cheng—who has penned three books, How to Bake Pi (2015), Beyond Infinity (2018), and The Art of Logic (2019)—has a fourth book that will be released August 25, titled X+Y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender.
