About the TalkThe research on footwear is multidisplinary. In his book, The Science of Footwear, Prof. Goonetilleke brings together high-quality contributions from designers, biomechanists, ergonomists, engineers, podiatrists, and scientists from industry and academia. It provides a holistic view of this topic which is intriguing, yet closely relating to our everyday life. In this talk, Professor Goonetilleke will use non-technical language to discuss the importance of the design and matching of footwear in promoting people’s well-being.The Science of Footwear is available from the Library as print book as well as electronic book (call number: TS990 .S334 2013).About the AuthorProf. Goonetilleke of HKUST’s IELM department is an expert on ergonomics. He invented the first intelligent seat. As a consultant, he worked with companies like Procter and Gamble, GM, Dow, Motorola, Honeywell and many more in establishing ergonomic controls. He was also a developer of the first PC based human modelling package, Mannequin, and led the Human Factors research group at Nike in Oregon to develop high-performance footwear.For enquiry, please contact Gabi Wong at 2358-6782. 

About the Talk

After the 1949 revolution, Chairman Mao famously proclaimed that "women hold up half the sky". During the early years of the PRC, the Communist Party worked to transform gender relations. However, some of women's past gains are being eroded in China's post-socialist era. Using the example of the recently popular trope in the media of "Leftover Women" ( 剩女) Dr. Hong Fincher shows how there has been a roll-back in women's rights relative to men; and at the same time, how this relates to how many women have not been able to benefit from the recent economic gains (especially in real estate) resulting from "reform and opening".

The book has been featured in the New York Times, The Economist, The Guardian, Financial Times, Publishers Weekly, LA Review of Books, Wall
Street Journal, and more media outlets.

It is available in the Library (HQ 1237.5 .C5 H66 2014)








About the Author


Dr. Hong Fincher received her B.A. from Harvard with high honors in East Asian Languages and Civilizations. After receiving her M.A. from Stanford, she worked as a journalist on Chinese and Asian affairs (receiving many awards for her broadcast and video reporting). She is the first American to receive a Ph.D. from Tsinghua University’s Department of Sociology (July 2014). She works here at HKUST, in the Division of Social Science.
For enquiries, please contact Victoria Caplan at 2358-6756.

座談會簡介古今中外，不少政權都是透過不同的形式來展示其威望及權力，包括宏偉的新首都、強大的軍力、壯觀的遊行、廣闊的大道、巨型的建築物和嚴肅的紀念碑。中共建國後的首要任務正是改建北京城。五十年代首都進行了大規模的改造，豎立了不少矚目的新地標，使北京的市容起了巨大的變化。《地標：北京的空間政治》 (索書號: DS795.8.A2 H86 2011) 是一本政治文化史著作，「空間政治」所指的並非是地理變革，或單純探討建築物的坐向，而是探討政治的地域布局， 及廣義的看政治與地理之間的互動、衝突和影響，藉此瞭解中共政權如何利用城市空間和建築物的設計來樹立其威信。 作者簡介洪教授專研現代中國文化史，其研究範疇包括當代儀式與政治、通俗與民間文化、政治空間及歷史等。他的研究成果，刊於眾多期刊、論文和書籍，近年的著作包括《地標：北京的空間政治》和 Maos New World: Political Culture in the Early Peoples Republic (Call Number: DS777.56 .H85 2011)。 如有查詢，請聯絡 Gabi Wong (2358-6782)。

About the Talk歐陽偉豪博士將會介紹他四本書各自的主題，即《粵講粵法》、《撐廣東話》、《中英大不同：語法解密》、及《中英大不同2：錯了就「火羅」爆的語法問題》。當中涉及很多有趣的語法特點，例如粵語俗話如何滲入數字組合；標語格式「小心XX」如何在香港譯成英語等。其實，這些不同的著作均指向同一目標，就是藉粵語提高讀者的語言自覺，及喚醒他們對文法及語法的關注。歐陽博士於科大畢業後一直在中大任教，閒時思考如何在香港推廣粵語的跨學科研究與應用。正當上述四本小書踏出推廣的一小步時，另一本跨學科的著作最近也出版了，名為《中文數學交叉點》。歐陽博士的著作將於座談會完結後限量銷售，歡迎向作者索取親筆簽名。出席此座談會的同學可獲HLTH1010課程中"Activities"單元的"Wellness and Personal Enrichment"1.5小時學習時數。同學須於入場及離場時出示學生證以作記錄。名額有限，請報名留座。About the Author歐陽偉豪，香港中文大學中國語言及文學系高級講師，香港科技大學語言學博士，研究興趣為「句法對比」和「語言習得」；曾任多個電台及電視台講者及嘉賓，講解語言知識，如擔任無線電視節目《最緊要正字》、《學是學非》嘉賓主持，亦參與《辛亥足跡》、《霎時感動》、《電視廣告醒字派》等電視節目，並曾於《信報》、《明報》、《星島日報》、《東方日報》撰寫專欄 及為廣東電台擔任電台主持培訓班導師，著有《粵講粵法》、《撐廣東話》、《中英大不同：語法解密》、《中英大不同2：錯了就「火羅」爆的語法問題》等書；最新作品為《中文數學交叉點》。如有查詢，請聯絡 Celia Cheung (2358-6768)。

About the Talk我們每個人的生活方式，直接或間接影響着地球的資源消耗、碳排放和自然環境。而過度發展、消費和浪費所造成的氣候逆轉會給地球與人類帶來極大的威脅。保護大自然不僅利人，而且也可以應當益己。我們邀請到香港天文台前台長李本瀅博士與大家分享生活中你可能看不到的「有」與「無」，決策上你可能會忽略的「取」與「捨」，亦不會影響生活質素， 更可從中穫益。About the Author李博士先後於香港英皇書院和香港大學就讀，之後輾轉加入天文台工作，於2009年成為第十四任天文台台長。除了處理日常繁重的公務外，天文台台長還撰寫「台長網誌」，與市民大眾分享台長及其團隊專業的見解和客觀的想法。議題從日常天氣現象，氣候變化，到歷史故事和科學進程，可謂包羅萬有。 2011年，香港天文台把 網誌内的文章結集成書，取名《台長札記》（索書號: QC990.C6 H6643 2011 ）。這書為香港政府長期暢銷刊物之一。2011年離開服務了31年的香港天文台後，李博士重返校園學習西班牙語及音樂，又繼續發展他對中西文化的興趣愛好，並參與慈善工作，真是退而不休，多彩充實。備註：李本瀅博士擁有個人網誌http://www.boon-ying-lee.blogspot.hk/ 分享他的所見、所聞和所想，歡迎覧閱。For enquiries, please contact Kevin Ho at 2358-6761.