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Every semester, this lunchtime lecture series offers topical talks by insightful faculty experts. Did we mention there's pizza? So sit back, relax, and have a slice on us.

If you can't make it to the lecture, watch a live stream of Knowledge by the Slice on Facebook or Twitter @PennSAS.

Upcoming Knowledge by the Slice Events

What is Race?

Knowledge by the Slice

Philosophers have asked "What is race?" for centuries now without any consensus on an answer. In this talk, Quayshawn Spencer will consider the U.S.

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Browse the Archives

The Democratic Primaries: What Can We Learn From Iowa and New Hampshire?

Finding the First Stars and Galaxies (by Looking Where They Aren't)

James Aguirre, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Is Flint a Signal of Things to Come? Our Nation’s Water Infrastructure Issues

Howard Neukrug, Professor of Practice and Executive Director, The Water Center

Observing the Invisible

Michael Weisberg, Professor and Chair of Philosophy

Queer Theory, Across Time and Space

David, L. Eng, Richard L. Fisher Professor in English

Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War

Mitchell Orenstein, Professor and Chair of Russian and East European Studies