Rensselaer Union Speakers Forum

Weird science, UFOs, mythbusters, and the mob are the topics of discussion for the Rensselaer Union's annual speakers series. The four-part series, which is free and open to the campus community, begins Oct. 14.

The lecture series will kick off with a talk by Peter Von Puttkamer on "Weird Science." An award-winning filmmaker, Von Puttkamer has traveled around the world to meet and film "the weirdest inventors and the strangest sci-fi science around." His talk will be held Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in DCC 308.

The series continues with Robert Hastings on "UFO: The Hidden History." Using declassified government files, Hastings presents 30 years of investigations and witness accounts of UFO sighting. His talk is Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 pm. in Room 324 of the Darrin Communications Center.

The series includes "An Evening With the Mythbusters" on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the West Hall Auditorium. The Discovery Channel's popular series Mythbusters, co-hosted by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, uses modern-day science to debunk popular myths.

The series will conclude with Albert DeMeo "For the Sins of My Father: A Mafia Killer, His Son and the Legacy of a Mob Life" on Thursday, Feb. 10, 7:30 pm at 7:30 pm. in Room 308 of the Darrin Communications Center.

Tickets are required for each lecture. The free tickets, issued on a first-come, first-served basis, are distributed to Rensselaer students, faculty, and staff (RPI ID required) at the Rensselaer Union Administration and Student Activities Office. Tickets for the October lectures are available beginning Oct. 4. Tickets for the "Mythbusters" lecture are available beginning Nov. 1. For more information, contact the Union at 276-6505.