Times Talk Wednesday, March 25, noon-12:50 p.m. Russell Library Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dr. Veronica Womack on 'The Significance of Place: Rural Communities in[...]

Times Talk Wednesday, March 25, noon-12:50 p.m. Russell Library Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dr. Veronica Womack on "The Significance of Place: Rural Communities in the Age of Data"

Please join us Wednesday, March 25, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Dr. Veronica Womack , professor of Political Science and executive director of The Rural Studies Institute at Georgia College & State University on "The Significance of Place: Rural Communities in the Age of Data"

The following articles may be referenced during the discussion:
The backlash over data centers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/podcasts/the-daily/ai-data-centers-backlash.html?unlocked_article_code=1.R1A._dBR.piwe9ZvTjvR1&smid=url-share
Trump says Tech Firms Should Pay More for Electricity https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/climate/ai-data-centers-trump-energy-costs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.R1A.YLaD.HMia92eAxMlf&smid=url-share
Data Centers and your Power Bill https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/climate/data-centers-power-bills.html?unlocked_article_code=1.R1A.N6Rk.Ja4zPgcAC4vm&smid=url-share.

Times Talk at Georgia College is celebrating 20 continuous years as the first in the nation college weekly facilitated campus-wide conversation series on current and significant public events and issues as reported by the New York Times and other reputable news sources. The topics change weekly and are chosen and facilitated by volunteer faculty, staff, students and community members. Times Talks are open to all campus and local community members. Just bring your brain. There will be free pizza while it lasts!

Next week's Times Talk on April 1 is facilitated by Dr. Brian Newsome, dean of the Honors College and professor of History