This sounds really cool and it's open to the public. --Mike "MATH BEHIND THE CURTAINS: DYNAMIC SIMULATION AT PIXAR," by senior animation scientist David Baraff, Pixar Animation Studios, will explore core physical simulation technologies of recent movies and the balancing of creative and technical needs in production. Presented by the Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications. Feb. 9, 7 p.m., B75 Amundson Hall. For more information, see http://www.ima.umn.edu/public-lecture/2004-05/baraff