One Day University at Heritage Museums & Gardens

One Day
University is returning to Cape Cod!  At One Day University there are no
grades, no tests, no homework, and certainly no stress!  The One Day
University program offers a half-day of the best and the brightest professors
from the country’s top universities presenting engaging talks on topics you’re
sure to find interesting. At Heritage, the only location in the Greater Boston
area, One Day University is bringing together the nation’s greatest professors
from the finest schools to present 60-minute versions of their very best
lectures. ”One Day U” works closely with each professor to identify the most
fascinating information that can be taught in 60 minutes. The professors, rated
as the best presenters at their prestigious universities are coming to educate
and to entertain. All you have to do is treat yourself to a few hours of pure
learning and intellectual stimulation.

Heritage
Museums & Gardens is partnering with One Day University to present a half-
day of great talks and entertainment. Advance registration is highly recommended
as these programs sell out.

What Makes Shakespeare Great? - Joseph Luzzi /
Bard College

Above all, our focus will be on the true evidence of Shakespeare's greatness

and discover why, in Shakespeare's own words, "the play's the thing."

What Makes
Mozart Great?  Craig Wright /
Yale

What is it in Mozart’s music that makes it among the
most sublime ever  written? Using music
and video clips from operas and films, we will 

explore the enormous diversity of Mozart’s music. At the same time, by  examining color photographs of his
autographed manuscripts and draft 

sketches, we will witness Mozart’s attention to the smallest detail.

By the end of this session,
we will come to see that not only is Mozart’s music great, but Mozart himself was unique, and arguably
the  most extraordinary creator ever to
set foot on this planet.

Political
Science Why Public Opinion Polls Are So Often Wrong
Jennifer Lawless / American University


The 2012 elections were as much a victory for many pollsters as for Barack

Obama. Nate Silver - among others - managed to predict with precision and

accuracy the outcome of the presidential election in all 50 states, and the

results of U.S. Senate races in nearly all cases. Given the limitations of

polling and public opinion data, the pollsters' success was remarkable. After

all, more people can name the judge who presided over the O.J. Simpson case
than the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. More women and men know the color
of Monica Lewinsky's infamous dress than the statute that conferred
investigative power on Kenneth Starr. And each year, more Americans watch American
Idol than the State of the Union Address. Yet Americans are polled - on a daily
basis - about their attitudes regarding the fiscal cliff, marriage equality and
reproductive rights, and - already - candidates likely to seek office in the
2014 midterm elections.


Considering how little Americans know about
politics, why have politicians, policy makers, and pundits come to rely so
heavily on public opinion polls? How do pollsters and analysts ever manage to
use public opinion data to generate accurate conclusions? Better yet, why are
Americans so disgruntled when the pollsters get it wrong? Professor Lawless
explains the common pitfalls associated with gathering "snapshots" of
what Americans are thinking, suggests that we raise an eyebrow to everything we
read, but ultimately underscores the value of polling, statistical evidence,
and careful analysis.