Polymathic Pizza: Wonder ~ Where It Can Take You

Event
  • Add to Calendar 2023-10-06 17:00:00 2023-10-06 18:30:00 Polymathic Pizza: Wonder ~ Where It Can Take You 05:00 pm 06:30 pm America/Los_Angeles public
October 6, 2023 - October 6, 2023
5pm
Harman Academy

RSVP Required

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.  ~ Socrates

The most beautiful experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and science.  Whoever does not know it can no longer wonder, is as good as dead, and their eyes are dimmed. ~ Albert Einstein

It is said that Leonardo once stared for hours upon hours in wonder at the wings of dragonflies. Gallieo wrote, "What exceeds all wonders, I have discovered four new planets and observed their proper and particular motions, different among themselves and from the motions of all the other stars." 

Wonder kept the attention of these two great polymaths ~ on the minutiae and celestial worlds they observed ~ with unimaginable results. For this special Trojan Family Weekend event, we will explore together wonder's potential to inspire and create.

  • neda maghsoodi

    Neda Maghsoodi

    Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

    Ameneh (Neda) Maghsoodi joined USC as a Gabilan Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering in January 2023. Maghsoodi works at the intersection of mechanical engineering, biology and material science, and she’s equally committed to creating a culture of human flourishing. Neda pursued her postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (2021-2022) and Harvard University, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (2019-2020). She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2019) and M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering (2017) from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. 

  • Richard Lemarchand

    Richard Lemarchand

    Associate Professor of Cinematic Arts

    Lead designer on the critical and commercial hit series of games Uncharted, from the Sony-owned developer Naughty Dog, Lemarchand has a long history in the commercial games industry. He has been a full-time USC Games professor since 2012, teaching classes in game design, game production, and more. He makes experimental games as part of the USC Game Innovation Lab and his first book, A Playful Production Process: For Game Designers (and Everyone), was released by the MIT Press in 2021.