Abstract: The lecture focuses on the use of robots (primarily humanoid) in robotics laboratories to produce knowledge about human–robot interaction (HRI). Robotics is a large and diverse field, but with …
Abstract: The importance of understanding the principles of brain computation and incorporating them into artificial systems is often considered necessary to advance AI technologies. However, the recent advent of large, …
There is so much toxicity and contamination in the world. It is incontestable that vast parts of nature are poisoned, ailing or in retreat, and under threat. We live amongst …
Abstract: My thesis is that discussion of ethical and other issues in the philosophy of technology needs to be complemented with political philosophy. Development of the thesis takes place in …
Abstract: New emerging sciences and technologies - such as AI, synthetic biology, or robotics - are too often discussed in isolation. As a result, little attention is paid to the …
Abstract: The notion of uplift has a science-fictional and social justice connotation: it is the raising up of one species by another as well as a historical (and often racially …
Abstract: Materials are found at the very center of our life, situated in the complex zone between nature and society. In the recent decades, new discoveries in the natural sciences …
Keynote “Politics of the Machines” Conference Abstract: This talk is about quite ordinary matters, such as the prevention of perishability in rubbers and oils, and how one makes a non-dairy …
This event is part of our summer semester 2024 Lecture Series Lifelikeness. If you would like to attend, please write a short email to events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.
Abstract: In studying the historical dynamics of scientific knowledge, concepts constitute central objects. Their study, however, poses difficulties and challenges that have to do with their specific character as basic …
Abstract: This lecture explores the impact of machine learning on the future of music research and theory. It argues that AI-generated music poses a deep challenge for existing theories: AI …
This event is part of our summer semester 2024 Lecture Series Lifelikeness. If you would like to attend, please write a short email to events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.
Käte Hamburger Kolleg:
Cultures of Research (c:o/re)
Theaterstraße 75
52062 Aachen
