Agenda
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Persecuted for Who You Are | Holocaust Memorial Day Testimony
Programme in Dutch - What does it mean to have to flee or go into hiding simply because of who you are? Come and listen to Bert Woudstra survived the Second World War as a Jewish boy and Leila Prnjavorac who fled from Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1992.
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Course | Hinduism
What is Hinduism? This polytheistic religion, in which cows are sacred and there are many colourful festivals and rituals, appeals to the imagination here in the West. When do you call someone a Hindu, and do Hindus themselves all agree on this?
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Latin School's Last Day
Radboud University is leaving the Latin School! Saturday 31 January is your last chance to be amazed by everything there is to do inside.
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The Housing Crisis: Towards a New Housing Ideal
Should we abandon the ideal of home ownership and place more emphasis on living together? Can housing policy encourage new forms of cohabitation and make housing affordable again? What does that require of our ideas about ownership and independence?
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Dealing with the News. Addict or Avoider?
(Young) people struggle increasingly with how to deal with the news. Conflicts around the world are escalating, and politics is rife with polarization.
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AI at Radboud University: Ethics, Opportunities and Risks
AI tools promise to reshape the way we teach, learn, research and organize our work. When and how is AI helpful and when does it do more harm than good?
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Van Halen: Finding Your Groove As An Outsider
What can we learn from the Van Halen brothers when we are searching for our own place in life? Their story shows how creativity and music can make you resilient and lead to great music.
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The Limits of Protest
Dutch programme - Where is the line between maintaining public order and restricting fundamental rights? And is there a shift taking place in how that balance is struck?
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Denkwerk | Festival
Festvial both in Dutch and English - The world is complex. There is much thinking to be done! Join Denkwerk, and reflect more deeply on both everyday and major issues of our time.
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Radboud Reflects Book Club on A Short History of Eternal Life
Programme in Dutch - Read 'A Short History of Eternal Life' by biologist Tiina Raevaara and join philosopher Cees Leijenhorst and moderator Noortje Schonck in a discussion on our constant fight against dead and old age.
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Course | Black holes: current knowledge
What is a black hole? Why can't you “see” it, but you can “hear” it? Will we ever disappear into a black hole? Join the course taught by renowned astronomers from Radboud University and learn everything there is to know about black holes.
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Geert Mak on Power and the History of Europe
DUTCH conversation - Are the people in the political spotlight really the right people to tackle major challenges? In his new book, Geert Mak writes about the life of American Harry Hopkins. What can Hopkins's story teach us about Europe today?
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From Rome to Today: How Politicians Use Antiquity
Dutch programme - When politicians draw on history to reinforce their message, they strikingly often turn to antiquity—with the Roman Empire up front. Do these references actually make sense, and does that even matter?
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Anna Terruwe and Identity
Who was Anna Terruwe? As a passionate scientist, innovative psychiatrist and traditional Roman Catholic, she inspired both admiration and resistance. How does her theory relate to the way scientists now think about identity?
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Parkinson’s Disease, Art, and the Future of Healthcare
Art and music can help people with Parkinson’s disease. Should we start looking differently at what good healthcare really is? Is more art the solution to keeping healthcare in the Netherlands affordable?
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AI and The End of Copyright
Who owns AI-generated culture? Is using data without permission to train AI models a form of theft? Or is our idea of ownership simply outdated?
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Imagine! How Dystopian and Utopian Stories Shape Our Future
Programme in English - Can utopian movies help us to imagine alternative futures, or do we overestimate how much our imagination can shape our future?