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Spring 2018

Read more about the article Breaking Neuro Ground: Literary Neuroscience and the Benefits of Interdisciplinarity
Spring 2018 / UIC Lectures

Breaking Neuro Ground: Literary Neuroscience and the Benefits of Interdisciplinarity

October 22, 2018

In 1959, C.P. Snow famously described the humanities and sciences as “two cultures” separated by a “gap” of “mutual incomprehension.” But in 2018, is this still true? Or, is it…

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Read more about the article Bioremediating Greenness – Rethinking Human Exceptionalism
Spring 2018 / UIC Lectures

Bioremediating Greenness – Rethinking Human Exceptionalism

October 22, 2018

The Industrial Revolution, of the 18th and 19th centuries gave rise to modern cities removing humans from an entangled connection with nature. A growing body of genetic, physiological and psychological evidence suggests…

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Read more about the article Looking Without Seeing: Illusion and Consumption of the Indian Body
Spring 2018 / UIC Lectures

Looking Without Seeing: Illusion and Consumption of the Indian Body

October 22, 2018

What do fifteenth-century religious paintings of the souls and sixteenth-century drawings and engravings of Pictae(people who lived in tenth-century Scotland) and Indians of the Americas have in common?  Nudity, either associated with…

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Read more about the article A Framework for Capturing Interdisciplinary Dialogue
Spring 2018 / UIC Lectures

A Framework for Capturing Interdisciplinary Dialogue

October 9, 2018

Nida Abdullah's presentation will discuss a participatory design driven project among an interdisciplinary research team, exploring opportunities and conditions for facilitating and emphasizing a shared understanding between team members. Additionally,…

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Read more about the article Indigenous Approaches to the Ethics of Knowledge Exchange
Spring 2018 / UIC Lectures

Indigenous Approaches to the Ethics of Knowledge Exchange

October 8, 2018

Indigenous peoples are among the most vocal advocates of climate justice globally. One key dimension of this movement is Indigenous efforts to make climate science more multicultural and equitable. The…

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