Subtract-The Untapped Science of Less, and How to Access It in Your Lafayette Experience

2022 Judith A. Resnik & John and Muriel Landis Lecture

Subtract – The Untapped Science of Less, And How to Access It in Your Lafayette Experience

Leidy studies the science of design, which, he reminds us, is something we all do every day. His research has appeared in both Nature and Science and his debut popular science book, Subtract, is among the most influential published in 2021. Leidy is a frequent guest on interview programs including Hidden Brain, Freakonomics, and NPR, and has written for The Washington Post, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, and Scientific American. A professor at the University of Virginia, Leidy has authored more than 80 original research articles and secured more than $10 million dollars in competitive funding to support his and others’ work in this area. Before becoming a professor, Leidy designed schools in New Jersey and before that he played professional soccer. Leidy Klotz graduated in 2000 with a degree in Civil Engineering and is also a member of the Mens Soccer Maroon Club Hall of Fame.

The Resnik Memorial Lecture is named in honor of astronaut Judith A. Resnik, an electrical engineer who lost her life in the Challenger space shuttle disaster on January 28, 1986. The event is sponsored by the John and Muriel Landis Lecture Fund, and the Farber Memorial Endowment Fund for the Resnik Memorial Lecture series. 2022 Judith A. Resnik & John and Muriel Landis Lecture. The lecture is also sponsored by The Forum on Technology & the Liberal Arts, with support made possible by the Class of 1974 Technology and Liberal Arts Endowment.