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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;
text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>THE UC
RIVERSIDE MELLON WORKSHOP on SCIENCE AND THE ARTS 2008-2009 presents:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>SCIENCE AND THEATRE:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>
a neglected genre? </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>DR. CARL DJERASSI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Stanford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>National Medal of Science, National Medal
of Technology<br>
Novelist, Playwright, Poet <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Founder: Djerassi Resident Artists Program</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Through his plays and novels, Djerassi has
consistently explored the convergence of science and literature. In
his plays, he has often worked with themes and plots that </span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>illustrate
“science-in-theatre”— the human side of science and the
personal conflicts faced by scientists because of their work.</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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In this talk and discussion<i>—</i>along with a reading of a few scenes
from his play <i>Taboos —</i>Dr. Djerassi will examine the relationship
between the accurate representation of science and the development of effective
drama. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>How best can theatre translate
society’s growing interest in scientific developments?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;
text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 26th: 1:00-3:00 PM<br>
CHASS Interdisciplinary Symposium Room—INTS 1113<br>
—complimentary copies of Dr. Djerassi’s book<br>
<i>Sex in an Age of Technological Reproduction (first 50)<br>
for advance copy or questions contact Brenda Varda: <a
href="mailto:bvard001@student.ucr.edu">bvard001@student.ucr.edu</a></i></span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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