Jan. 17 Engineering, "Towards The Matrix: Intelligent Agents and Augmented Reality to Enhance Human Learning Performance," Brian Blake, Department of Computer Science, Georgetown University, 3-4 p.m., Swearingen Engineering Center, Faculty Lounge.
Jan. 24 Engineering, "Topic Detection and Tracking Using Nonnegative Matrix and Tensor Factorizations," Michael W. Berry, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee, 2-3 p.m., 300 Main Street, Lecture Hall, Room B103.
Jan. 28 Education, "Learning Through Life," Bill Ayers, professor of education and senior university scholar, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2-3 p.m., Museum of Education, Wardlaw Hall.
Feb. 1 Philosophy, "The Emotional Basis of Morality," Jesse Prinz, the John J. Rogers Professor of Philosophy at UNC Chapel Hill, 3:30 p.m., BA building, Room 363. For more information, go to www.cas.sc.edu/phil/colloquia.html.
Feb. 4 Southern Studies, reading, book signing, and reception with Mark Powell, author of 2002 novel Blood Kin and a graduate of the University's MFA program in creative writing. First in a series of six public appearances this spring by contemporary Southern novelists. Sponsored by the USC Institute for Southern Studies and the Friends of the Richland County Public Library. 6 p.m., Richland County Public Library, downtown Columbia. Free and open to the public.
Feb. 6 Women's Studies, "When God Changed Sex: The Feminization of Nineteenth-Century Religion," Carol Harrison, professor in the USC Department of History, 3:30 p.m., Gambrell Hall, Room 250.
Feb. 7 Carolina Productions, "My father's dream, my mission," Martin Luther King III, 8 p.m., Koger Center. Free for Carolina students, faculty, and staff. Tickets available at the Russell House Information Desk.
Feb. 8 Chemistry and biochemistry, "Electrochemical Charging and Discharging of Single Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles," Paul Barbara, University of Texas, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
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