If future entities look back on this time, will they think that this is why we’re here: to build the infrastructure of a planetary brain? Join us for a little chat about the internet and planetary evolution.
Upcoming films of the new, free, and open VOX Film Club include Cinema Paradiso and Hannah & Her Sisters. Small viewings for the true film buff!
What is the international community doing about the war in Gaza? Find out about the judicial efforts and their impact.
How does the obsession with looks impact individuality? And how can TUD students and professionals help reflect on how it influences the development of technology?
How often do you catch yourself knocking on wood, calling out a jinx, or warding off the evil eye? Let’s chat about superstition and how it still plays a major role in our ultra-rational scientific age.
Are humans too selfish to prevent ecological collapse? Join us for a little chat about human nature, (bio)politics, and the consequences of posthumanism.
If you could choose two colours that together say something about who you are, or where you would like to go in your life, what colours would those be, and why?
Are there perspectives on China that the West tends to miss? Join the short presentation and discussion to gain some insight and share your views.
De mens als de maat der dingen, dat is hoe wij onze maatschappij hebben ingericht. Flora, fauna en technologie zetten we in voor ons welbevinden. Wat als we rekening houden met de wensen van niet-mensen?
Filosoof en hoofd Studium Generale Leon Heuts vertelt over de geschiedenis van de filosofie aan de hand van actuele thema’s.
Upcoming films of the new, free, and open VOX Film Club include Cinema Paradiso and La Ciénaga. Small viewings for the true film buff!
Are we stuck in a singular, all-consuming consumerist worldview with no hope of escape? Let’s explore Fisher’s ideas together and see where his wisdom leaves us.
Lunch discussion! The history of social hierarchies is paired with great accomplishments and terrible oppression. Why do we keep doing this? Do we really need to create hierarchies of power?
The film is based on the experiences of writer Sir Laurens van der Post, a WWII veteran who was taken as a POW by the Japanese military.
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?
