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October 8, 2026Misunderstanding Quantum Physics at a Deeper Level
It’s quite common in physics to hear that no one understands quantum mechanics and that the only possible way to teach it can be summed up by the phrase “shut up and calculate.” Among the general public, there are a number of misleading metaphors circulating, the best known of which is Schrödinger…
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October 7, 2026Jaspreet Singh’s “The Time of the Earth”
The Time of the Earth is the last in Jaspreet Singh’s “Still Astonished” poetry trilogy, following How to Hold a Pebble and Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock.Investigating the emotional and existential registers of inner life in this epoch informally named the Anthropocene, The Time…
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October 6, 2026Morally Modal Love and the Law
In an article in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, “Unconditional Love, Some Implications for the Law,” I argued, provocatively, that the concept of “unconditional love” is useful for explaining why the law has certain modal features: viz., obligations to care for adult disabled children,…
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October 5, 2026Chewing Away at Inaccuracies: Improving Mandibular Reconstruction Through a Day-of-Surgery, Image-Guided System
Small deviations in surgical accuracy may seem insignificant, but their consequences can be substantial. A mere one millimeter error in mandibular osteotomy can lead to the need for revision surgery and increased OR time. A one degree deviation when plating fibula segments can result in poor load…
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October 3, 2026The Future of Work in an Age of AI
Professor Phillip Brown was a distinguished research professor at Cardiff University, UK, before giving up his day job to become an emeritus professor. He spent much of his academic career studying the future of work and its relationship to education, economy, and society. His research has…
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September 29, 2026Le Dame di Margherita: Reviving the Art of Historical Self-Accompanied Singing
This talk-performance explores the historical practice of singing while self-accompanying, focusing on the musical atmosphere of the Estense court in Ferrara at the turn of the seventeenth century. Specialized in early music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, the musicians of the trio Le dame di…
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September 28, 2026Music for Disasters and Deep Stress—A Perspective on Contemporary Music History, the Composition Process, and Music in Academia
A question that has been asked for centuries: How do you define music? Every era of Western music history has had composers pushing the bounds of music to controversial extremes, from Monteverdi and Bach to Schoenberg and Cage. With all of this historical context behind us, where does that leave…
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September 22, 2026Education, Opportunity, and the Future of Work in an Age of Smart Machines
This talk seeks to answer the question of whether we’re entering a new age of opportunity or witnessing the end of knowledge work as we know it. Here, I challenge the dominant narrative that today’s industrial transformation will ultimately create more and better jobs, with education remaining the…
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September 18, 2026AI for All? Humanities and Social Science Perspectives on Trust and Artificial Intelligence
Session 1: AI through the lens of Science and Technology Studies (STS)9:00–10:00 amWhat lessons does STS provide us for understanding and intervening in the current public discourse around AI and the changes it is bringing about? What can STS scholars do to help improve the public discourse…
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September 17, 2026Telling Stories of Nature in Times of Darkness
Drawing from his extensive experience as a science writer and his newfound passion for birding, Ed Yong talks about the necessity, potential, and limits of storytelling at a time when the living world is under enormous threat. In this lecture, Yong shows how he crafts compelling narratives,…
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