Short talks from the odd corners of the history of time, from the mysteries of the Antikythera Device to the realities of time travel, the race to solve the challenge of determining longitude to the methods of ancient monumental time keepers.
Eva Galperin ~ AntikytheWHAT? Besha Grey ~ Pope Gregory & the Computus Egan Hirvela ~ The Travails of Time Travel Michael Sollazzo ~ The Time Lords: Personifying Time Paige Lawrence ~ The Sun Dagger: Ancient Calendars & the Cycle of the Moon John Adams ~ John Harrison: Understanding Three Dimensions with the Fourth Dimension
Expert talks on odd topics; odd talks on everything else.
Odd Salon is an evening series of cocktail hour lectures in San Francisco, featuring short talks on extraordinary and unusual chapters from history, science, art, and adventure. Twice monthly at DNA Lounge.
