A week of free online lectures that will speak to a broad audience! From cosmology to cold fusion, and a live interview with Robbert Dijkgraaf at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton as icing on the cake.
Archives
Communicating About Climate Change
How do you talk about climate change and the science behind it when nobody wants to listen? This is how they do it at Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Klimaatzuster.nl
Non-Western Narratives and Experiences with Climate Change
On the experiences of indigenous peoples and cultures around the world who face the worst consequences of climate change and environmental racism.
Spotting Bullshit: Social Media Manipulation (livestream only)
What will happen to public debate and to democracy if we let ourselves be influenced and steered by for-profit multinational tech-giants?
Spotting Bullshit: Fake News & Fact Checking (Livestream only)
Come see the tools, the challenges, and the highs and lows of fact checking the worst and the silliest BS that humans can come up with.
Spotting Bullshit: Deepfakes (Zoom only)
We’re entering an era in which our enemies can make anyone say anything at any point in time. What will happen to society when we can’t trust our eyes and ears anymore?
Day of Sustainability 2020
How will we meet humanity’s needs without destroying the environment? Online lectures and workshops introducing the Doughnut Economy model.
Spotting Bullshit: Troll armies (Livestream only)
Artificially intelligent ‘bot’ accounts, junk news sites and fake online profiles: they’re all troll armies. Can we arm ourselves against fake news?
Spotting Bullshit: Freedom of Choice
Joris will critique the core of Western culture: namely, the freedom we hold so dear, but that lets us make such bad decisions.
Online Book Club: A Clockwork Orange
Join the free online book club organized by VOX Delft, Studium Generale, and Hesiodos magazine!