http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~events/pls/Hofstadter.shtml
It was asked that I post that Douglas Hofstadter was speaking at Rice on the 17th of November. This looks like a cool presentation.
http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/hofstadter/
Information on an awesome book by Hofstadter.
http://www.amazon.com/Godel-Escher-Bach-Eternal-Golden/dp/0465026567