Programme Archive
On this page we provide an overview of recent activities of Studium Generale.
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Creation of a Sand Sculpture
21 May 2019 - Watch sand artists create a beautiful sand sculpture! -
Forces of Life: synthetic biology and definitions of life
25 April 2019 - Drs. Ludo Schoenmakers (Radboud University) about Synthetic biology and definitions of life. Over the past decade, synthetic biology has grown from an... -
Forces of Life: does synthetic biology imply the end of vitalism?
18 April 2019 - Dr. Cecila Bognon (Sorbonne, Paris) about if synthetic biology implies the end of vitalism. Synthetic biology emerged in the last decade, at the... -
Religious Nationalism
16 April 2019 - How does religion play a role in nationalism? A two-pronged series where different cases are under the spotlight. -
Forces of Life
09 April 2019 - Dr. C. T. Wolfe (Ghent University) about “Vitalisms, from Descartes to Canguilhem”. Vitalism was long viewed in biological theory as a... -
Searching for the Origins of Musicality
27 March 2019 - The ability to produce and appreciate music is a human universal. But do you ever ponder about how music came about? -
Science and Politics: Friends or Foes?
12 March 2019 - A Sharp Line: Prof dr. Rudy Rabbinge elaborates on the value of a clear distinction between your role as scientist, activist or politician, based on... -
Science and Politics: Friends or Foes?
06 March 2019 - What makes them tick? Dr. Eric Smaling will tell about his experiences as a politician in the Dutch first and second chamber of parliament and reflect... -
Peace in Practice
29 January 2019 - Evi Guggenheim Shbeta and Samah Salaime (Wahat al-Salam - Neve Shalom) discuss the method underpinning 40 years of peace in their shared community... -
Palestine, Story of a Land
22 January 2019 - Rare film archive footage (1880-1991) offers a unique historical backdrop to the future of peace between Israelis and Palestinians.