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Mon 21 October 2024 7:00PM - 8:00PM

'GUSLI: from archaic to the present day', a talk by Olga Shishkina with Q&As

'GUSLI: from archaic to the present day', a talk by Olga Shishkina with Q&As

Tue 22 October 2024 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Are there Underlying Principles of Protein Evolution? Reconsidering Law and Purpose in Biology

The second of the Faraday Research Seminars for Michaelmas Term, delivered by Dr Zachary Ardern

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Internet mediated injustices: Contexts of complexity and contestation

How do we contextualise and analyse the complicated and contested relations of power and inequality that are expressed in everyday use of the internet and digital technologies?

Thu 24 October 2024 4:30PM - 6:00PM

Highlight "History of the Wars" by Procopius of Caesarea

Peter Sarris (Professor of Late Antique, Medieval and Byzantine Studies, University of Cambridge) will speak about "History of the Wars" by Procopius of Caesarea, and engage in discussion with the attendees.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

The New Editorial and Literary Landscape in Post-War France (1944-46)

A talk by Dr Marie Puren on the role of Resistance literature in rebuilding national consciousness after World War Two.

5:30PM - 7:30PM

T.S. Eliot Lecture 2024 - Richard Harries

Author, broadcaster and theologian Richard Harries will talk on "Eliot, Auden and the enjoyment of life".

Fri 25 October 2024 2:30PM - 3:30PM

Uncomfortable Science Tour

Commissioned for the Cambridge Festival, the Uncomfortable Science tour at the Whipple Museum explores the complex history of science, reflecting on its societal and ethical dimensions. The guided tour highlights conflicts between scientific advancements and ethics, addressing controversial issues like eugenics, colonialism, and how gender, race, and socio-economic disparities influenced science.

5:30PM - 6:45PM

Digital immortality: On new forms of care, responsibility, and empathy in the age of AI

This event in the Intellectual Forum's "Death and Dying" lecture series will consider how the advent of new technologies is changing how we experience death, dying, and immortality.