Who bears the responsibility when everyday technology ends up shaping conflicts around the world?

Were the the ancient Mesopotamians scared to die? The epic of Gilgamesh has been told and retold for thousands of years. It is THE classic story of fighting against mortality and ripping off monster arms. Read the oldest known written story in the world and find out if ancient fantasy was anything like ours.

Technology is becoming ever more intimately involved in our lives and has enormous potential to bring us closer together. But can technology truly offer an intimate experience?

Another Existential Tuesday discussion! Consider the possibility that you might be a machine, or try to prove the opposite. Use logic, science, common sense, personal insight, or whatever you can bring to the table for an intimate philosophical conversation in the Nook.

Check out our mini-events in the Nook this week. Discuss the news during Monday’s Media Breakdown and try out some meaning of life stuff on Existential Tuesdays.

There’s the news, and then there’s the way the news is presented. Today let’s look at how news about the war in the Gaza strip is portrayed in Western media.

The climate scenarios we face offer little cause for optimism. We are looking for ways in which we can imagine and create better futures. But how do we imagine a future so radically different from anything that has come before?

Wat als we de wereld zouden bezien vanuit de vrouwelijke blik?

Bring your electrifying ideas and shocking discoveries to this creative writing session for all levels.

Discuss the news during Monday’s Headlines and try out some meaning of life stuff on Existential Tuesdays

Politiek filosoof Ivana Ivkovic en hoofd Studium Generale Leon Heuts vertellen over de geschiedenis van de filosofie aan de hand van actuele thema’s.

In de stad is alles ontworpen: de breedte van de straat, de hoogte van de gebouwen, de plek van de boom en het paaltje. Daarbinnen speelt het leven zich af, dat door de tijd steeds andere eisen stelt aan de stad.