Exterminate All the Brutes I: Conversations on the Colonial Past
Part 1: Investigating the currents of civilisation and extermination running through Western History.
Part 1: Investigating the currents of civilisation and extermination running through Western History.
75 minutes of contemplative practice, spiritual teachings & collective reflection. Everyone is welcome. Together, we’ll explore the art of recognition by practicing agenda-free presence.
75 minutes of contemplative practice, spiritual teachings & collective reflection. Everyone is welcome. In this session we’ll feel out the textures of time and the aliveness of our memories.
Part 2: The histories of Christopher Columbus, the Alamo, the Trail of Tears and slavery in the Americas.
With the development of AI, our world will increasingly be shared with highly-capable artificially-intelligent agents, many operating relatively autonomously. Could their capacity to learn and recognize ethical features make them much-needed allies in promoting safety for AI agents and ourselves alike?
Wat zouden canonieke teksten uit de literatuurgeschiedenis ons te vertellen hebben? Ga mee op deze literaire reis.
What’s really wrong with extreme wealth? Haven’t men—since it’s nearly always men—like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos earned their fortune through hard work and smart business strategies? Who are we, the average people, to criticize them? Isn’t our disdain rooted in jealousy because we secretly wish to be like them? It’s curious that we even […]
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Dat het klimaat verandert is inmiddels bekend, maar wist u dat Nederland er daardoor heel anders uit zal gaan zien?
Dat het klimaat verandert is inmiddels bekend, maar wist u dat Nederland er daardoor heel anders uit zal gaan zien?
De menselijke ervaring bestaat uit meer dan logica en rationele kennis. Welke plek hebben emoties, intuïtie of het weten van het lichaam in het wetenschappelijke debat? Welke waarde hebben deze ongrijpbare vormen van kennis voor de samenleving? En hoe zetten we ze gegrond in?
SG hosts a lecture and discussion that reflects on the pro-Palestinian protests on campus: the context and history behind the slogans that are used, the demands that are made, and their social impact.
What’s really wrong with extreme wealth? Haven’t men—since it’s nearly always men—like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos earned their fortune through hard work and smart business strategies? Who are we, the average people, to criticize them? Isn’t our disdain rooted in jealousy because we secretly wish to be like them? It’s curious that we even […]
Wednesday morning in my home office in the attic. I start up my laptop, get myself a cup of coffee, and put on an extra jumper so I will not be interrupted mid-sentence by the freezing of my fingers. I am rested and ready to edit the manuscript of my second novel. Wait, before I […]
When is it genocide, and who decides?