Agenda
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Course | Mythical Creatures
SOLD OUT | Our world is full of mythical creatures that play a major role in our daily lives and carry a wealth of meaning. Come and learn in five lectures by religion scholar Arjan Sterken why mythical creatures are so important.
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Lecture series | Buddhism
Who was Buddha? What is Buddhism? Is Buddhism as we know it here the same as Buddhism in Asia? Learn all about Buddhism from the inspiring religion scholar Paul van der Velde in a series of six lectures.
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What is Trauma?
Programme in Dutch - What is trauma? Where is the line between something unpleasant and something traumatic, and has that line shifted over time? And what does trauma do to the way your brain works?
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How Democracies Collapse
Programme in Dutch - Is democracy inherently fragile? And do we see signs of such a shift again today, for example in the United States?
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Discussion Speed Date
Three rounds, three statements about the university, different interactors in a small group, that's the Discussion Speed Date. Sign up, bring your lunch and have a good and fun conversation.
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Architecton. The Beauty of Ruin
Programme in English - What is the difference between rubble and a ruin? Come watch 'Architecton' and join the conversation about the value of ruins.
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Course | Equality according to Piketty and Sandel
Piketty and Sandel join forces in the book ‘Equality. What it is and why it matters'. Radboud scientists put this book centre stage. Learn from them to think further about solutions for a more equal society.
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The Power of Stories
What makes a story a powerful and even empowering tool for influence? Everyone loves a good story. When is a story the right tool to change behaviour, for instance? What power does a good story have?
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Radboud Reflects Book Club: Hope. On a Sensible Relationship to the World
Conversation in Dutch | Read 'Hoop. Over een verstandige verhouding tot de wereld' by historian Philipp Blom and discuss how we can still have hope in times of climate crisis.
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Zen in an Age of Ecological Crisis
How can a Zen-Buddhist perspective help us rethink our relation to the planet in the light of the ongoing ecological crisis? Come and listen to philosopher Jason Wirth, who pleads for a transition from political economy to political ecology.
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Discussion Speed Date
Three rounds, three statements about the university, different interactors in a small group, that's the Discussion Speed Date. Sign up, bring your lunch and have a good and fun conversation.
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Bye Bees, Bye Birds, Bye Ice. On Climate Grief and Resilience
Can you actually feel grief for animals and plants you didn't know? Join an outdoor musical gathering in which they figure this out, and then listen to the conversation with social environmentalist Riyan van den Born.
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Course | Awareness; The hard problem
What is consciousness? Philosophers have long pondered this question. But what is the current state of thinking about consciousness? Learn from philosophers at uu77 about the mysterious world of our consciousness.