Jaron Lanier has been on the cusp of technological innovation from its infancy to the present. A pioneer in virtual reality (a term he coined), his startup VPL created the first commercial VR products. A computer scientist, composer, artist, and best-selling author (You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto), Lanier comes to CHF to explore his own lifelong relationship with technology as a guide to the possibilities of virtual reality. In Dawn of the New Everything, Lanier makes the case that virtual reality can actually make our lives richer and fuller. CHF Marilynn Thoma Artistic Director Alison Cuddy joins Lanier for a conversation exploring what it means to be human at a moment of unprecedented technological possibility.

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A book signing will follow this program.