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Human Cognition and the AI Revolution 7:00 pm
Human Cognition and the AI Revolution @ The New York Academy of Sciences
Dec 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Einstein once remarked, “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” Indeed, discovering the true nature of reality may ultimately hinge on grasping the nature and essence of human understanding. What are the fundamental elements or building blocks of human understanding? And how will superintelligent machines challenge our ideas about cognition, reality, and the limits of human understanding? The 21st century has seen rapid advancements in the realm of artificial intelligence, or AI, which[...]
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BPP Onscreen: Stalker 1:00 pm
BPP Onscreen: Stalker @ Brighton Beach Library
Dec 8 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Brooklyn Public Philosophers is hosting a movie and discussion on “Stalker”. Free popcorn.
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Working Papers in Ethics and Moral Psychology 5:30 pm
Working Papers in Ethics and Moral Psychology @ Icahn School @Mount Sinai, Annenberg 12-16
Dec 13 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Working Papers in Ethics and Moral Psychology is a speaker series conducted under the auspices of the Icahn School of Medicine Bioethics Program. It is a working group where speakers are invited to present well-developed, as yet unpublished work. The focus of the group is interdisciplinary, with an emphasis on topics in ethics, bioethics, neuroethics, and moral psychology. The meetings begin with a brief presentation by the invited speaker and the remaining time is devoted[...]
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Rethinking Pregnancy: Two Philosophical Perspectives with Suki Finn and Jennifer Scuro 6:30 pm
Rethinking Pregnancy: Two Philosophical Perspectives with Suki Finn and Jennifer Scuro @ Martin E. Segal Theater
Dec 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Pregnancy is something that affects all of us: Many of us are, have been, or will be, pregnant; and each and every one of us is the result of a pregnancy. But there remain deep and important questions about pregnancy that are yet to be answered. What is it to be pregnant?  How can we understand the complex relationship between the fetus and the mother?  What are the myths and assumptions that surround the phenomenon[...]
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