Every spring and fall, Penn Arts and Sciences faculty present 60-second campus talks (rain or shine!), on topics ranging from human history and the knowable universe, to fractions and fly-fishing.
https://www.sas.upenn.edu/60second/
Charles Loeffler, Jerry Lee Assistant Professor of Criminology
"When Does a Child Become an Adult?"
Campbell Grey, Associate Professor of Classical Studies
"Why Do We Walk Where We Walk? A Meditation on Movement, Meaning, and Agency"
Meredith Tamminga, Assistant Professor of Linguistics
"Changing Sounds and Changing Signs in Philadelphia Dialects"
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