July Theodore Talk: Looking at How Time Ages

A Horological Discourse: Mechanism, Risk, and Wonder
Sunday, July 28, 2:30 pm Central Time
Where: via Zoom

With ingenuity and design came reflection on our place in the universe, the tilt of the Earth’s axis, precision and predictability, and the limits of our cognitive capacities. We engineered mechanisms to navigate our oceans and map the cosmos, explore metaphysical realms by animating the dead, and rendering forms from the golden mean. We generated machines of wonder that could play music, make magic, and conjure birdsong. We made devices for detonating the first manifestation of human-made existential risk, destroying living organisms by the millions.

Through examining the connections between this diverse set of objects, we will trace the story of craft and the science of horology, demonstrating its pivotal role in design through the ages, and why their preservation is vital to our future.

Brittany Nicole Cox, a horological conservator based in Seattle, WA, has a master’s degree in the conservation of clocks and related dynamic objects from West Dean College in the UK. She founded Memoria Technica in 2015, where she teaches, makes original work, and operates her conservation studio. Her work has been shown at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and was featured in National Geographic, Vanity Fair, and two feature-length documentaries.

Register for this presentation at: https://tinyurl.com/4dre6whp. You must register for each lecture with an email address associated with your Zoom account. If you don’t have one, you can sign up for a free Zoom account at: https://zoom.us/signup.

Even if you can’t attend the live Theodore Talk, as long as you register you will receive a link to a recording of the event. All Theodore Talks have closed captioning enabled. Theodore Talks are free to all Mensa members, in an effort to provide value to your membership.

Questions? Contact Brad Lucht at [email protected].