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OPEN YOUR MIND 65 years Studium Generale Groningen This fall, Studium Generale Groningen celebrates the 65th anniversary with the surprising lustrum programme ‘Open your Mind’: innovative thoughts and theories that can radically change our way of thinking and our vision of the future.
Monday 12 September The Cyborg Experiments
– Kevin Warwick Kevin Warwick, the ‘world’s first human cyborg’, takes a practical look at how the use of implant and electrode technology can be employed to create biological brains for robots, to enable human enhancement and to
diminish
the effects of certain neural illnesses.
Tuesday 20 September Cracking the Code of the Human Brain
– Rainer Goebel The brain is the most complex organ we know and we still do not understand how cognitive phenomena such as object recognition, speaking and consciousness are created. Combining new insights of psychology, neuroimaging and computational neuroscience will enable us to reach a deeper understanding of how mind emerges from the brain.
Tuesday 27 September Behind the Music of the Mind
– Mick Grierson Musicians may soon be able to play instruments using just the power of the mind. Researchers have developed technology to translate thoughts into musical notes. Soon it will be possible to consciously or unconsciously choose music from your library based on your brain activity.
Tuesday 18 October Prosperity without Growth
– Tim Jackson Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion in 2050? Tim Jackson provides a credible vision of how human society can flourish within the ecological limits of a finite planet.
Monday 31 October The Scientific Search for ET
– Seth Shostak The scientific hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence is now into its fifth decade, and we still haven't uncovered a confirmed peep from any cosmic company. New technologies suggest that we might find evidence of sophisticated civilizations within a few decades. What would contact tell us, and what would it mean to us, and to our descendants?
Time and location of all five lectures: 8.00 – 9.30 p.m. | Academiegebouw Tickets: € 2,50 | For students and SG-members tickets are available for free.
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