(How) can we achieve a circular economy? The environment is screaming for an end to our wasteful economy. But first, consumer behavior will need to change, as will laws, regulations, taxes, education, and more. Can we overcome the obstacles and the challenges?
How should our university be governed? Students and staff of various organizations have come together to create a platform for discussion.
Is it better to fit in or to find your own way in life? Let’s discuss what it means to be an independent or original thinker. And whether aspiring to be one is good for you or not.
Will you be replaceable? How much of your work have you already outsourced to technology? Join us for discussion, drinks and pizza!
Watch Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “His Motorbike, Her Island” with the VOX Film Club!
Zou jij een kind op deze wereld willen zetten? In de voorstelling Adem twijfelt een jong stel – kunnen we dat wel doen, gezien een mogelijke klimaatramp?
We live in chaotic times, but living in overly-structured times might not be much better. The coming months we’ll be reading the dystopian novel We, a book that inspired works like Brave New World and 1984.
How should ideas and opinions be handled in society? Are our knowledge and beliefs market driven or is this itself an outdated idea? Join us and discuss!
Power shapes but also disrupts our relationships. Can you be truly open and honest with someone who has power over you, without any fear of the consequences?
Join us at the Art & Tech Café, where we will explore the agency and intelligence of non-human entities such as the objects, animals, and ecologies all around us.
Sylvia Pont laat u in deze lezing het licht zien, letterlijk en figuurlijk, door waarneming, optica en ontwerpen met elkaar te verbinden en door wetenschap, kunst en techniek samen te brengen. Je kan licht pas ontwerpen als je het kan zien.
Upcoming films of the VOX Film Club include India Song and The Conversation. Small viewings for the true film buff!
Endless sequels, prequels, remakes and marketing. Are these symptoms of a larger cultural phenomenon? Join VOX’s presentation and discussion on Frankfurt School philosophers Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer’s classic work “The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception.”
Can we write a new story for our world? One where we live in harmony with nature, treat each other equitably and use our knowledge and technology democratically?
Having reached the modern level of control over nature, humans are now collapsing under their success. Will they find a way to relate differently to their environment?
