Ted Anton will read from and talk about his grand tour through synthetic biology, Programmable Planet. “If you’ve ever wondered about the promise―and the peril―of synthetic biology and its power to transform life, then Programmable Planet is the book for you. Ted Anton’s exploration of both the history and the future of the ways we engineer life is incisive, engaging, and downright fascinating. -- Deborah Blum Ted Anton is Professor Emeritus of English at DePaul University. He is the author of...

Bradley Tusk: Lunch & Q&A with Venture Capitalist and Bookstore Owner  To subscribe to a weekly emailing list of Writers' Workshop events, please fill in the linked form or email iww@uiowa.edu with “Events Mailing List Subscribe” in the subject line.

Writers' Workshop alum Kevin Clouther will read from his latest short story collection, Maximum Speed. Booklist enthuses, "These wonderfully evocative, interconnected stories are about growing up, growing apart, and how modern communications technology enables distant figures from the past to suddenly be brought into the present." Author Frances de Pontes Peebles writes, "With meticulous craft and profound compassion, Kevin Clouther conjures this vibrant collection of connected stories of...

Bradley Tusk led Uber’s successful fight against taxi monopolies in cities across the world and helped connect hundreds of millions of people to better transportation. Now he’s disrupting how we vote, how we solve child hunger, how we do philanthropy, and more. In this conversation, Bradley will share his personal experiences from the front lines of technological and political disruption over the years—ranging from his work with Sen. Chuck Schumer on 9/11, to his efforts to legalize sports betting as an investor in FanDuel, and to his new novel examining the future of flying cars—and share his 10 Rules That Demystify Politics.