All NewsSnapshotsLife in the Universe, Politics of Pleasure Topics of Wesleyan Thinks Big Olivia DrakeDecember 6, 20133min Five Wesleyan professors delivered nine-minute lectures during Wesleyan Thinks Big Nov. 20 in Memorial Chapel. Wesleyan Thinks Big is a lecture series designed to give audiences presentations by popular faculty in a format similar to “TED” talks. Sarah Mahurin, visiting assistant professor of English, spoke about “What We Talk About When We Talk About Clothes.” Meredith Hughes, assistant professor of astronomy, spoke about “Life in the Universe.” Andrea Roberts, visiting assistant professor of biology, spoke about “Jury Duty, Stem Cells and Global Warming: The Importance of a Science in the Liberal Arts Education.” Tushar Irani, assistant professor of letters, spoke about “The Value of Learning.” Students nominated their favorite professors earlier this semester to speak at Wesleyan Thinks Big. (Photos by Ryan Heffernan ’16) wesleyan thinks big Related Articles All NewsCampus News & Events March 27, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Hugo L. Black Lecturers Establish What’s at Stake When Free Expression on Campus is Imperiled All NewsArts & HumanitiesStudents March 25, 2024 Andrew Chatfield Art Comes to Life through Student Partnership with the Center for the Arts All NewsAlumni March 25, 2024 Steve Scarpa True ‘Blue’: James Kaplan ’73 Documents a Key Collaboration in Jazz History