Talks
Annual Public Policy Lecture: We’re all going to die! (Or are we?)
Drawing on her experience as an entrepreneur, legislator and board member, Martha Lane Fox will explore what AI could mean for the next 50 years, including its effects on work, business, entrepreneurial opportunity, existing institutions, culture, security and defence. Chaired by Prof Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge.
| 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? |
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| 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. |
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| 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". |
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| Fri 25 October 2024 | 2:30PM - 3:30PM |
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. |