Simulated Class: Complex Problems

Thursday, November 10, 2022

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Eastern Standard Time

Location: Virtual

Description:
Join us for a simulated class from our Complex Problems seminar series - don't worry, there won't be any tests! Tonight's class: What is the matter with us? Is matter really all that matters? Can identity, culture, music, mathematics, information, mind, soul, body, and everything that humanity encompasses all be reduced to atoms? The ancient Greek philosopher Democritus said "By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void." In this seminar, we will investigate these ideas and questions using the tools of science, technology, economics, philosophy and humanism to analyze case studies of how humans have shaped the material world and how they have been shaped by it. Live captioning of this presentation will be available to those that need it and can be accessed by using the following link: https://link.ai.media/session?plink=AU-OE-KT

Registration period closes Thursday, November 10, 2022