STUDIUM GENERALE
Studium Generale offers a programme of lectures, debates and talkshows, lecture series, art, film, theatre and we organise the biennial PAS Festival.
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The Perfect Storm: Perspectives on a World in Flux | Lecture Series
THU 5, 12, 19 AND 26 NOV, AND 3 DEC – 19:30 TO 21:30
Karl Dittrich Hall, Student Services Centre, Bonnefantenstraat 2
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Geopolitical tensions, wars, the rise of illiberal politics, climate change, technological changes, energy insecurity – the world is facing several crises at the moment. Crises that are not isolated developments, but which interact with one another, producing new forms of instability and political tensions.
In this lecture series, we explore a number of these crises from perspectives within the humanities and social sciences.
Opera Zuid: Uprising | Opera Visit
FRI 13 NOVEMBER, 19:30
Vrijthof Theatre, Vrijthof 47
Tickets (only for students)
Uprising is a large-scale community opera that addresses one of the defining issues of our time: the climate crisis. Above all, it looks at the conversation surrounding it: on the streets, in politics, around the kitchen table, across generations and in the school playground.
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Knock-Out Comedy | Stand-Up Comedy
50/50 Film & Science Festival
WED 18 NOV, 14:30-22:30
Lumière Cinema, Bassin 88
Programme & Tickets
Lumière and Maastricht University are both celebrating their 50th anniversaries. Join us on Wednesday 18 November for a day bringing film and science together in a programme for all ages.
Create your own animated film, listen to our Stand-Up Scientists as they share the latest scientific developments, and broaden your horizons in the evening with our film carousel. This programme showcases thought-provoking short films, followed by Q&A sessions with the filmmakers or experts.
The Case Against Conscious AI | Tans Lecture
THU 19 NOVEMBER, 20:00
Franz Palm Lecture Hall, Tongersestraat 53
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Will an AI ever have feelings, including the ability to suffer? Many experts in AI seem to think so, but there are many reasons to be sceptical. Anil Seth will discuss the prospects for ‘conscious AI’, and the ethical and social implications of AI systems that either are, or merely appear to be, conscious.
Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves | Lecture
MON 23 NOVEMBER, 20:00
Auditorium, Tongersestraat 53
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Building on his own research on monarch butterflies, and taking us on a tour around the globe, Jaap de Roode introduces us to a whole menagerie of medicating animals, from apes to ants, from bees to baboons, and from cats to caterpillars.
Mariinka | Film & Talk
TUE 1 DECEMBER, 19:30
Lumière Cinema, Bassin 88
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Set in the town of Mariinka in Eastern Ukraine, this film traces several young Ukrainians whose lives have been shaped by more than ten years of conflict in the Donbas.
Mariinka begins long before the world watched the full-scale Russian invasion, after which the town was completely destroyed. A story about belonging, national loyalty and the fault lines where political conflicts can trump even the bonds of blood.
Nature as an Ally in Tackling Climate Change | Venlo Lecture
TUE 1 DECEMBER, 19:30
Lecture Hall, Nassaustraat 36, Venlo
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Ecosystems such as forests and grasslands are currently slowing down climate change by compensating about a quarter of our CO2 emissions. Over the last half century, their CO2 uptake has actually increased. Can we expect this increase to continue over the next few decades, or will climate change itself threaten this land carbon sink?
The New Economics of Stability | Joan Muysken Lecture
WED 2 DECEMBER, 20:00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
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Over the past decades, we have approached economic progress primarily through the lens of efficiency. At the same time several crises have shown that efficiency and resilience do not always align. This calls for a reassessment of resilience as an economic value.
