Friday Conference Keynote

We are delighted to announce that E. Andrew Boyd, Scheduled Contributor, Houston Public Media’s The Engines of Our Ingenuity, has agreed to be our keynote speaker.

In Search of the Limits of Human Creativity

"It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean."

John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

Locke was keenly aware the human mind wasn’t up to the task of knowing everything. But if so, what are we missing? We investigate our cognitive limits by taking a look at some underappreciated conundrums in the history of math and science; things that simply can’t be, but are.