A quarter of all people live in conflict-affected countries. Is militarism on the rise again? Is defense funding justified when humanity faces so many crises?
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VOX Discussion Night: Loneliness in Modern Society
Do you feel that a sense of community has been eroded in society? Why do so many people feel lonely in our hyper-connected, densely populated world? Join the discussion with VOX and try to work out this paradox together.
VOX Discussion night: Macho Culture in Stem
Recently, Professor Daphne Stam resigned due to what she described as a pervasive ‘macho culture’ at the Aerospace Faculty. VOX felt it was a good time to have an open, inclusive discussion about the experience of being a woman working/studying in STEM, here at the TU and elsewhere.
VOX Discussion Night: Can Art Change the World?
Have you ever felt skeptical about the grand claim that art has the power to change the world around us? Join us and discuss!
Decolonising Knowledge: The Last African in Europe (Film Night)
Imagine the Netherlands and most of Europe has been flooded. The African Union decides to close all borders to all displaced people except their own citizens. What would you do? Where would you go? And to whom could you turn for help?
Online Book Club: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Join the free online book club organized by VOX Delft, SG, Hesiodos magazine, and the TUD Library! Link to the online Jitsi meet TBA here. Over the next few weeks we’ll be reading the short story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. On January 13th, join the online conversation to discuss the book’s themes together. Register […]
Online Book Club: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Have you always wanted to read a classic scifi novel? Over the next few weeks we’ll be reading the scifi-horror Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, touted as the first scifi novel ever written.
Why Biodiversity Loss is not a Disaster
Nature is disappearing. More and more species have become extinct and the remainder of the rainforest is being cut down as we speak. That feels like a disaster, but is it? Philosopher Bas Haring urges us to rethink the loss of biodiversity and contradicts the apocalyptic consequences of biodiversity loss. We can afford to lose some species, he claims. Do you agree?
Het eindige leven: geschenk of vloek?
De vader van filosofe Ivana Ivkovic lag op sterven maar wilde niet nadenken over zijn naderende einde. Dat had gevolgen voor het hele gezin. Documentairemaakster Sara Kolster filmde Kess, die haar zus verloor. Wil Kess het daar eigenlijk over hebben nu ze naar de middelbare school gaat of houdt ze het liever voor zichzelf? De dood is er altijd.
Verantwoordelijkheid nemen voor verandering, hoe doe je dat?
De Veerstichting denkt dit jaar na over het thema ‘Verantwoordelijkheid’ en als onderdeel van hun programma is er op 19 december een avondsymposium in Delft. Tijdens deze avond zullen we praten over politieke, individuele en kunstmatige verantwoordelijkheid. Tijdens deze avond gaan we met elkaar in gesprek, een gesprek waar drie sprekers alvast een voorzetje voor geven.