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A.I. ate my homework
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 1, 2021 The bots are coming. And not just over the horizon, people, but right now, right here, in your computer and smart phone. And they’re coming
Time to downsize the American empire: An interview with Northwestern historian Daniel Immerwahr
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 29, 2021 In the latest installment of its occasional opinion series, “Snap Out of It, America!” the New York Times on November 7 featured a provocative article
‘Inspiring’ music professor Victor Yampolsky begins last season teaching and conducting at NU
Evanston RoundTable, Oct. 22, 2021 After more than four decades of conducting, Victor Yampolsky will soon be hanging up his baton. The distinguished maestro, the Carol F. and Arthur L.
To Make Something Beautiful
Sustaining one beautiful note is enough reason to play. One beautiful, outrageous, extraordinary, death-defying note, which like the butterfly’s flight can change the world. Evanston RoundTable, Oct. 13, 2021 Recently
Chasing the dream
Evanston RoundTable, Oct. 1, 2021 My 12-year-old grandson Ben still calls every night so I can read to him. We’ve been doing this for five years, starting with the Harry
The wind blows and we are alone together
Evanston RoundTable, Sept. 15, 2021 I was your typical happy-go-lucky, clueless kid, content to play baseball and ride my bike and ignore the drearier aspects of life, such as homework
Moonlight on the Buffalo
Evanston RoundTable, Sept. 1, 2021 I grew up in New York, and I try to get back there at least once a year to see family and friends. In fact,
Centennial Column
Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 18, 2021 This was supposed to have been about my 100th column, a milestone worthy of some celebration and reflection. I started writing my bi-weekly column for
High Focus
Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 12, 2021 Failure is part of the human condition. To forgive oneself for failing is the first step toward succeeding. I’ll admit it: concentration has never been