Events

Together with renowned experts from academia and society, we embark on a weekly journey of thought during the semester, exploring desirable futures in different areas of life. Our guests present their research and engage in discussion with students, young scientists, and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint excursion to a location relevant to the topic. Registration via this email: jungesdenken@uni-bonn.de

Together with renowned experts from academia and society, we embark on a weekly journey of thought during the semester, exploring desirable futures in different areas of life. Our guests present their research and engage in discussion with students, young scientists, and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint excursion to a location relevant to the topic. Registration via this email: jungesdenken@uni-bonn.de

Together with renowned experts from academia and society, we embark on a weekly journey of thought during the semester, exploring desirable futures in different areas of life. Our guests present their research and engage in discussion with students, young scientists, and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint excursion to a location relevant to the topic. Registration via this email: jungesdenken@uni-bonn.de

ThinkJourney: " From “Animal Machines” to “Machines for Animals”: Are New Technologies in Animal Husbandry a Step into the Future or a Step Backward for Animal Welfare Research?" Together with renowned experts from academia and society, we embark on a weekly journey of thought during the semester, exploring desirable futures in different areas of life. Our guests present their research and engage in discussion with students, young scientists, and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint excursion to a location relevant to the topic. Registration via this email: jungesdenken@uni-bonn.de

Together with renowned experts from academia and society, we embark on a weekly journey of thought during the semester, exploring desirable futures in different areas of life. Our guests present their research and engage in discussion with students, young scientists, and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint excursion to a location relevant to the topic. Registration via this email: jungesdenken@uni-bonn.de

Together with renowned experts from academia and society, we embark on a weekly journey of thought during the semester, exploring desirable futures in different areas of life. Our guests present their research and engage in discussion with students, young scientists, and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint excursion to a location relevant to the topic. Registration via this email: jungesdenken@uni-bonn.de

ThinkJourney: "From Intelligence to Personhood—AI as a Challenge to Our Self-Image" Together with renowned experts from academia and society, we embark on a weekly journey of thought during the semester, exploring desirable futures in different areas of life. Our guests present their research and engage in discussion with students, young scientists, and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint excursion to a location relevant to the topic. Registration via this email: jungesdenken@uni-bonn.de

6. Roundtable Forced Migration Studies: "Migration leben - Demokratie gestalten - Gemeinschaft(en) stärken"

Conference: What role do organoids — self-organizing, stem cell-derived models of human organs — play in the rapidly evolving field of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), and what challenges are currently hindering the translation of these insights into clinical practice? This conference aims to bridge the disciplines of ethics and law to foster a comprehensive understanding of these issues. By doing so, it seeks to address pressing questions surrounding public trust, individual rights, and the future of research involving human surrogates. The event also offers a platform to discuss how responsible innovation can support both scientific progress and societal acceptance.

ThinkJourney: " Heavy Rain Prevention, CO2 Sequestration, and Bio-Based Products—the Agriculture of the Future?" Together with renowned experts from academia and society, we embark on a weekly journey of thought during the semester, exploring desirable futures in different areas of life. Our guests present their research and engage in discussion with students, young scientists, and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint excursion to a location relevant to the topic. Registration via this email: jungesdenken@uni-bonn.de

Together with renowned experts from academia and society, we embark on a weekly journey of thought during the semester, exploring desirable futures in different areas of life. Our guests present their research and engage in discussion with students, young scientists, and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint excursion to a location relevant to the topic. Registration via this email: jungesdenken@uni-bonn.de

The authors of the contributions present their research project, followed by a response of an international expert and a conversation with the participants. The aim is to explore new pathways in religious education and enhance international knowledge transfer.

ThinkJourney: "The Future of Neuroscience and AI for a Good Life" Together with renowned experts from academia and society, we embark on a weekly journey of thought during the semester, exploring desirable futures in different areas of life. Our guests present their research and engage in discussion with students, young scientists, and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint excursion to a location relevant to the topic. Registration via this email: jungesdenken@uni-bonn.de

Workshop: "Was läss mich hoffen und wie kann ich das sagen? Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Hoffnungssemantiken in Krisenzeiten"

Whilst typical AI user interfaces are designed to facilitate the illusion of a person-to-person interaction, the user is, of course, engaging with a vast ‘social’ network distributed across human, non-biological and digital nodes, enabled by an infrastructure comprising human intellectual labour, data centres, energy resources etc. How should this sociality be modelled? What is its ontological status? The participation in social networks that enables human intelligence is reflected in the very nature of that intelligence – but does this, as is often claimed, provide a model for understanding the relation between AI and its (very different) enabling conditions? The Kyoto workshop will be devoted to addressing these and related questions.

The ascent of AI has both been fuelled by and produced a steady proliferation of images, which disturb not only through their sheer number, but due to their very nature. On the one hand, the images unsettle through their undeniable verisimilitude, sparking concerns about deep fakes, forgery, trust etc. in both political and personal domains. On the other hand, AI images disrupt through their uncanny quality, their mixture of hyper-realism and crude inaccuracy, which seems to manifest an intelligence parasitic upon and yet very much not our own. The increasing omnipresence of such images suggests that we think of AI image-cultures themselves as iconoclastic phenomena, but one occurring within the realm of image-production itself: a set of fundamental challenges to our understanding of the politics and ontology of images and associated preconceptions about originality, creativity, accuracy and representation.

Jun.-Prof. Lena Funcke Quantum Computing and Ethics Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Shen Xiaomen The Future of Sustainable Development in Cooperation Between Different Cultures Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Alexander Fekete The Future of Civil Protection in the Light of Climate Risks and Civil Defence Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Tobias Janz "Zukunftsmusik" - The Future of Music or the Music of the Future? Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Sophia Labadi Dependencies/Critical Heritage Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Excursion Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Schneiders Greener, Smarter, More Efficient? A ThinkJourney Into the Energy World of the Future Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Lecture by Dr. Jan Mehlich in the context of the Dies Academicus Can We Still Be Saved? How Environmental Ethics Can Support the European Green Deal Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Sabine Kern "Alone Together"? Is a Just, Solidary and Diverse (Urban) Society Possible? Gemeinsam mit renommierten Expert*innen aus Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft gehen wir im Semester wöchentlich auf eine DenkReise zu wünschenswerten Zukünften unterschiedlicher Lebensbereiche. Unsere Gäste stellen ihre Forschung vor und diskutieren mit Studierenden, Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen und der interessierten Öffentlichkeit. Am Ende des Semesters folgt nach den Reisen im Denken eine gemeinsame Reise als Exkursion zu einem thematisch einschlägigen Ort.

In light of the multiple crises we face, systemic changes in the way our societies operate towards greater sustainability are needed to ensure that we meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainability is not just about the environment, but also includes social and economic dimensions, making efforts to move towards greater sustainability an inherently interdisciplinary undertaking. This workshop aims to provide an interactive platform for early-career researchers across diverse fields to present, discuss, network, and deepen their ideas on the transformative role of interdisciplinary research for sustainability transitions. The workshop will explore how to translate academic knowledge across disciplines into actionable insights for a transition towards greater sustainability.

Clemens Collisi The World as a Factory? An Architectural Attempt to Understand the Smart World in the Context of Surveillance Capitalism Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Partelow Scaling Effective Ocean Governance Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen Ethics of Life Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Dr. Audrey Borowski The Future of AI as a Communication Partner Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Birgit Ulrike Münch What Can Art Do - What Is Art (Not) Allowed to Do? On the Future of Visual Ethics in the Area of Artifacts on “Illness” Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Dr. Timo Falkenberg The Future of Planetary Health Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Dr. Maria A Gwynn The Benefits of Transboundary Water Cooperation Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. David Wüpper How Can We Feed 10 Billion People in a Sustainable Way? Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Excursion Core Facility Klimakammern (Landwirtschaftliche Fakultät der Universität Bonn) Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Oberst im Generalstab Uwe Srp From Challenges to Renewed Strength - a Safer Future for Our Society? Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Stephan Klingebiel Development Policy - a Relevant Instrument for Shaping Relations with the Global South? Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Dr. Jeanette Klink-Lehmann Sustainable Bioeconomy in the Food Sector – Focus on Consumers. Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Dr. Jan Mehlich Re4Green. Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Klaus von Stosch Comparative Theology as a Model for the Coexistence of Religions Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Modern knowledge-societies value intelligence as a set of problem-solving capacities. In recent years, we could be said to have entered not only a so-called “AI summer”, but even a “technology summer”. This imaginary draws on accelerated progress in AI research and the large-scale socio-economic and political implementation of ‘intelligence’ technology. In our fall workshop we will question some of the key assumptions underlying this socio-political constellation. In particular, we will focus on existential and linguistic meaning as potential limits to intelligent processing. Our goal is to trace the contours of a novel type of ethics of intelligence that takes into account the fuzzy, historically changing, and apparently non-computable nature of values. This requires us to recalibrate our sense of what it is to understand meaning and value in an age in which intelligence and even understanding seem to emerge in the realm of our techno-scientific artifacts.

Roundtable Discussion Discussants Dr. Suraya Afiff (University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia) Dr. Constance Akurugu (University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana) Dr. Estela Herbas (Bolivian Catholic University, Cochabamba, Bolivia) Dr. Stephen Nkansah Morgan (College of Humanities, Accra, Ghana) Prof. Mangku Purnomo (Brawijaya University, Indonesia) Dr. Fernanda Wanderley (Bolivian Catholic University, La Paz, Bolivia) Sustainability science aims to provide solutions to the multiple socio-ecological crises by working beyond ‘modern’ disciplinary boundaries. At this Roundtable, we will first discuss how sustainability science is conceptualized and organized in Bolivia, Ghana, Indonesia, and Germany. Second, we will discuss how we can interlink the interdisciplinary field of sustainability science on a global scale.

Excursion Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

The Science Festival awaits you on July, 7 (12pm - 6pm) on the Hofgartenwiese with a colorful program for young and old. With lots of exciting hands-on activities, including the TRAllye - a "science rally" for the whole family - the Transdisciplinary Research Areas (TRA), the Clusters of Excellence and other research areas of the university will be presenting themselves. Here, fascinating scientific findings and experiments can be experienced by all age groups! The university invites all students, university members and citizens from the city and region to enjoy this day together. We are looking forward to seeing you and your families!

Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen Ethics Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Jüdische Konstellationen der Grenze zwischen Absonderung und Öffnung Prof. Dr. Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert (Standford University) Die Annemarie-Schimmel-Lectures sind eine Vorlesungsreihe zu Fragen des interreligiösen Dialogs und der Komparativen Theologie, die seit 2023 jährlich im Juni an der Universität Bonn stattfindet. In diesem Rahmen stellen die weltweit führenden Köpfe der Komparativen Theologie ihre aktuelle Forschung einem breiten Publikum vor. In den Spuren der Namensgeberin Annemarie Schimmel soll die Exzellenz religionsbezogener Forschung ebenso gefördert werden wie der interreligiöse Austausch.

Reading: "The Ahr Valley of Compassion. 89 fragments from life after the flood", edited by Diana Ivanova Selected texts are read by students from the University of Bonn Musical accompaniment: Ursula Schnabel Foreword: Susanne Bell)

Prof. Dr. Dominik Bach Neuroscience and Medicine Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

"Jüdische Nachbarschaften: Über die Figur der Nachbar*in" Prof. Dr. Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert (Standford University) The Annemarie Schimmel Lectures are a series of lectures on questions of interreligious dialogue and comparative theology, which have been held annually in June at the University of Bonn since 2023. In this context, the world's leading minds in comparative theology present their current research to a broad audience. Following in the footsteps of the namesake Annemarie Schimmel, the aim is to promote the excellence of religion-related research as well as interreligious exchange.

Jun.- Prof. Dr. Jaqueline Lorenzen Vision “Climate-resilient and Climate-neutral City of the Future” - Legal Impulses, Instruments and Obstacles in Sustainable Urban Development Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

"Jüdische Diaspora als jüdische Heimat in der Fremde" Prof. Dr. Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert (Standford University) und anschließendes Gespräch mit Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (Antisemitismusbeauftrage des Landes NRW) The Annemarie Schimmel Lectures are a series of lectures on questions of interreligious dialogue and comparative theology, which have been held annually in June at the University of Bonn since 2023. In this context, the world's leading minds in comparative theology present their current research to a broad audience. Following in the footsteps of the namesake Annemarie Schimmel, the aim is to promote the excellence of religion-related research as well as interreligious exchange.

Dr. Kees van der Geest Climate change and migration in the Marshall Islands: A short history of the future (2024-2050) Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Invitation to the 4th Roundtable Forced Migration Studies on "Exploring Ethical Questions in Forced Migration Studies"

Prof. Dr. Monika Hartmann Sustainable Food Consumption - Relevance, Challenges and Strategies Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

5th General Assembly of TRA 'Individuals, Institutions and Societies'. On 2024-06-05 the annual general meeting of TRA 4 will take place.

Conference: 'What Does Theology Do, Actually? Part IV - On loci and Locations ins Systematic Theology' (Non-)Systematic Theologians from a highly diverse set of cultural, confessional and experiential backgrounds will reflect on the following topics: -Their areas of topic expertise -The kinds of objects on which they focus their attention and why -Who ca do Systematic Theology -How those who understand themselves as Systematic Theologians perceive and situate themselves in their work -How they approach their areas of expertise methodologically and why -The purpose of their work as well as their own motivation to engage in that work -The audience(s) of their work an the meaning and significance of their work for the intended audience(s)

Prof. Dr. Shu-Perng Hwang Shaping the Future by Protecting Values: Reflections on the relationship between value constitutionalism and national constitutional identity in the EU Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Jun.- Prof. Dr. Julia Binter Can Museums Become Laboratories for More Sustainable and Fairer Knowledge Creation? Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

In May 2024 it will be that time again: The city of Bonn, the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg district, the Ahrweiler district and the University of Bonn invite you to the 14th Bonn Science Night. The Bonn Science Night offers fascinating insights into the world of science for young and old - in the heart of the city. With interactive stations, experiments and exhibitions, a wide variety of research and scientific institutions from Bonn and the surrounding area present their latest findings and invite you to exchange ideas. The TRA Individuals, Institutions and Societies as well as their cooperations are also represented! The 14th Bonn Science Night will take place on May 16th and 17th, 2024! This year's motto is "Freigeist".

Dr. Sebastian Müller Economic Ethics This event will take place as part of the Dies Academicus in lecture hall VI (main building, 1st floor). Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Matthew Smith Future of Digital Surveillance Technology Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Digitalization of the Humanities and Social Sciences In numerous scientific fields of application, revolutionary new possibilities are developing as digitalization progresses, for example in working with texts, with spaces, with objects, with complex system relationships and much more. In addition to AI applications that process ever larger amounts of text and data, other digital methods are also constantly evolving, such as remote sensing, geophysical prospection, computer vision and image recognition, to name but a few. New digital tools, applications and methods are not only changing the research and publication process and thus the working culture in science, they also offer potential for innovative and inter-/transdisciplinary forms of collaboration, e.g. through the digital availability of sources, new applications for collaboration in the research process or the replicability and reproducibility of research results.

Prof. Dr.- Ing. Theo Kötter Cities of the Future/Urban Development and Land Use Planning Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

The third Roundtable Forced Migration Studies will take place on March 14, 2024 on the topic "What moves Bonn? Exploring our City in the Context of (Forced) Migration".

Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard Family Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Werner Eichhorst Work Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Dr. Tilman Altenburg Globalised Economy Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

How can the objects and case documentation of the Hans Gross Criminal Museum in Graz help to explore the topics of 'guilt' and 'reconciliation'? These and other questions will be discussed in the digital seminar using real criminal cases. The seminar introduces the new cooperation between the Bonn Center for Reconciliation Research and the Hans-Gross-Criminal Museum of the University of Graz. Professors, students and also external interested persons are cordially invited! Registration via vforum@uni-bonn.de until November 1, 2023.

Kathrin Peters Generations Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

How can the objects and case documentation of the Hans Gross Criminal Museum in Graz help to explore the topics of 'guilt' and 'reconciliation'? These and other questions will be discussed in the digital seminar using real criminal cases. The seminar introduces the new cooperation between the Bonn Center for Reconciliation Research and the Hans-Gross-Criminal Museum of the University of Graz. Professors, students and also external interested persons are cordially invited! Registration via vforum@uni-bonn.de until November 1, 2023.

Prof. Dr. Detlef Kurth Future Cities Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Book presentation & panel discussion: ‚Vergangenheitskonstruktionen. Erinnerungspolitik im Zeichen von Ambiguitätstoleranz‘ Kollektives Erinnern ist Vergangenheitsbearbeitung um einer gemeinsamen Zukunft wegen. Die aktuelle erinnerungspolitische Debatte geht davon aus, dass fragile und heterogene Gesellschaften ein Bedürfnis nach sinnstiftenden Großerzählungen haben. Im Begriff des kollektiven oder kulturellen Gedächtnisses sollen daher Wissensressourcen, Bilder und Narrative den Zusammenhalt der »geglaubten Gemeinschaft« (Max Weber) sichern. Bestehende Verunsicherungen und Ambiguitäten werden durch eine Politik der Erinnerungs- und Konsenssteuerung überbrückt. Im Gegensatz dazu zielen die Beiträge des neuen Werks, darauf, dass gegenwärtige Gesellschaften den pluralen Erinnerungsfeldern, den diversen Erinnerungsbedürfnissen und den damit einhergehenden Deutungskonflikten durch Praktiken der Ambiguitätstoleranz begegnen können.

How can the objects and case documentation of the Hans Gross Criminal Museum in Graz help to explore the topics of 'guilt' and 'reconciliation'? These and other questions will be discussed in the digital seminar using real criminal cases. The seminar introduces the new cooperation between the Bonn Center for Reconciliation Research and the Hans-Gross-Criminal Museum of the University of Graz. Professors, students and also external interested persons are cordially invited! Registration via vforum@uni-bonn.de until November 1, 2023.

Prof. Dr. David Kaldewey Science & Society Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

The project “Semantizing the future. Agency and integrity in face of 'Grand Challanges'” led by Prof. Dr. Cornelia Richter and Dr. Andreas Odenthal will conduct a workshop on the topic of ‘Narration, Agency, and Imaginative Play: Visions of the Past and Future in Contemporary Tabletop Role-Playing Games' on November 23, 2023.

Prof. Dr. Mark Lawrence Political dimensions of science Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Gemeinschaft - Gemeinwohl - Gemeinsinn Gemeinschaftssemantiken fungieren häufig als Kampfbegriffe, sie markieren Bruchlinien und schließen die eigenen Reihen – und das sowohl in der in Praxis als auch der Theorie. Dabei wird aus dem Gemeinschaftskonzept zugleich ein bestimmtes Gemeinwohl abgeleitet, das wiederum mit einem (imaginierten) Gemeinsinn unterlegt ist. Die Verklammerung dieser drei Konzepte ist häufig implizit, bedarf aber einer klärenden Sortierung, besonders für die Debatte in sich immer stärker ausdifferenzierenden, pluralistischen Gesellschaften.

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Sahin Albayrak Smart Living Spaces' Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

How can the objects and case documentation of the Hans Gross Criminal Museum in Graz help to explore the topics of 'guilt' and 'reconciliation'? These and other questions will be discussed in the digital seminar using real criminal cases. The seminar introduces the new cooperation between the Bonn Center for Reconciliation Research and the Hans-Gross-Criminal Museum of the University of Graz. Professors, students and also external interested persons are cordially invited! Registration via vforum@uni-bonn.de until November 1, 2023.

Prof. Dr. Aleksander Berentsen Money/Currency Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Handelnd hoffen oder hoffend handeln? Zum Verhältnis von Ethik und Eschatologie aus exegetisch-neutestamentlicher und systematische Perspektive How do apocalypse and imminent expectations affect human actions? This question, which arises in view of the religious history of apocalypticism for the various writings of the NT, has (again) systematic relevance in the present. On the one hand, this results from the loss of significance of the progress model for the present and from the increasing diagnosis of an end-time crisis situation. On the other hand, it results more acutely from the cosmo- and process-theological revisions of the old transcendence-immanence opposition. Does God ultimately act through man, who no longer subdues the earth, but who causes the catastrophe? And what options for action are then still conceivable? The workshop will address these questions between New Testament and systematic approaches.

The world today is increasingly dominated by a new domain - a domain that is both the cause and consequence of cutting-edge developments in technology: Cyber. But Cyber is more than a technology, a product, or a tool. Cyber is the unseen organizing principle at the core of the modern human condition, and it has reconfigured power structures and human interaction around the world. The film Cyber Everything is an exploration of this new domain – its implications on war, peace, and the future of humanity. It features AI and internet pioneers, philosophers, artists, and us, the users, who shape it as much as we are shaped by it. The fragile tension between control and loss of control is critically discussed on the basis of contemporary phenomena such as the Internet, Big Data and the dangers of cyber war. Against this backdrop, the guiding thread of the investigation constricts into an open-ended but inescapable question: What is the future of humanity in the cyber world?

Prof. Dr. Christa Liedtke Resource Utilization Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

Prof. Dr. Andrea Bührmann Pluralistic Society Together with recognized experts from science and society, we go on a weekly ThinkJourney to explore desirable futures in different areas of life, spanning the semester. Our guests present their research and discuss with students, young researchers and interested members of the public. At the end of the semester, the journeys of thought are followed by a joint journey in real life to a thematically relevant place or institution.

The project “Semantizing the future. Agency and integrity in face of 'Grand Challanges'” led by Prof. Dr. Cornelia Richter and Dr. Andreas Odenthal will conduct a workshop on the topic of 'Political Hope and Collective Action' on October 12, 2023.

Workshop: 'Meet the Expert' Ulysses contracts and neurotechnology: Accounting for Unintended Effects of Neuromodulation - Prof. Dr. Jennifer A. Chandler The Center for Life Ethics and haus_für_JUNGES_denken will conduct a workshop on October 9, 2023 from 10 am - 1 pm on "Ulysses contracts and neurotechnology: Accounting for Unintended Effects of Neuromodulation - Prof. Dr. Jennifer A. Chandler" The workshop will take place at the Center for Life Ethics, Schaumburg-Lippe-Str. 7, 53113 Bonn, Germany. All interested parties are asked to register by email to jungesdenken@uni-bonn.de by October 8, 2023. The number of participants is limited to 25 slots. The workshop will be held in English.

DETECTING UNUSUAL CONSCIOUSNESS: FROM BRAIN ORGANOIDS TO AI SYSTEMS Bonn, 27–28 September 2023 Are some brain organoids, or sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) systems (e.g., ChatGPT 4) conscious? In some cases, it may seem so. But how can we tell? The Center for Science and Thought (CST) at the University of Bonn and the Epileptology Clinic of Bonn invite abstracts for talks at a two-day conference. The conference will focus on unusual candidates for consciousness such as isolated hemispheres after split brain or hemispherotomy surgery, and advanced AI systems (e.g., ChatGPT). The main aim of the conference is to explore cases and investigate what kind of (traditional or innovative) demarcation criteria could be used to detect whether an entity or its local states are conscious. VENUE: University of Bonn (Germany) Sept 27. IZPH philosophy building: Poppelsdorfer Allee 28 Sept 28. Life & Brain Building (University Hospital): Venusberg-Campus 1

The project “(De-)Democratization and Power Structures” led by Prof. Dr. Svenja Kranich, Prof. Dr. Daniela Pirazzini, PD Dr. Simone Knewitz will conduct an interdisciplinary workshop on the topic of 'Democratization, roles, and discourse' on September 12, 2023.

Artifacts are a primary object of study in the humanities. They are products and, thus, manifestations of human thought, action, and self-determination without which they cannot be understood. At the same time, human mindedness depends on artifacts, as well as other objects – a dependence that is itself manifest in the form of artifacts themselves. Our Fall 2023 Institute will consider ways in which human mindedness and the reality of artifacts are dialectically intertwined. Of special interest will be automatically or mechanically produced artifacts, as well as artificial intelligent systems that are neither mere inert causal models of human thinking nor independently minded (let alone, conscious) entities. The ontology of such products thus needs to be calibrated in light of the aforementioned mutual dependence of mindedness and artifacts.

Workshop: 'Meet the Expert' The Center for Life Ethics and haus_für_JUNGES_denken will conduct a workshop on August 29, 2023 from 10 am - 1 pm on "Common Boundaries. The Theory and Practice of Environmental Property (Prof. Dr. Michael Cox)." The workshop will take place at the Center for Life Ethics, Schaumburg-Lippe-Str. 7, 53113 Bonn, Germany. All interested parties are asked to register by email to meet-the-expert@uni-bonn.de by August 15, 2023. The number of participants is limited to 25 slots. The workshop will be held in English.

Black holes have long fired the imagination and creativity of science, philosophy, and literature. Once they were speculative constructs of general relativity. Today, astronomical observations have confirmed their real existence. Now they raise exciting questions: What is the nature of space and time? What are the limits of our knowledge? How subjective is knowledge? During the Dialogue on Deck, experts will shed light on these closely interwoven scientific, epistemological and theological aspects. Afterwards we invite you to a joint discussion!

Call for Applications (Deadline: 14.04.2023): Summer School "Valuing Plurality, Decolonising Socio-ecological Futures" (July 16-22, 2023) Please submit your application by 14.04.2023 sending an up-to-date CV (1 page) and a brief statement outlining your interest in specific topics and on which of those you want to contribute (1-2 pages) combined into a single PDF-document, to Nicolas Knecht (E-Mail: nknecht@uni-bonn.de).

Prof. Dr. Rudolf Stichweh Universität Bonn - forum internationale wissenschaft bonn "Die Zukunft der Demokratie in der Weltgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts" Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

Participatory science - for everyone! Be there & join in: - TRAllye, the family science rally - Hands-on activities - Musical stage program - Food truck mile

Martina Leicher, Compass Tourismus Partner eG Verband Deutscher Naturparke e.V. Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

Dr. Lena Laube Universität Bonn - forum internationale wissenschaft bonn "Über unterschiedliche Visionen von europäischer Demokratie und ihren Grenzen. Der Streit um zivile Seenotrettung im Mittelmeer." Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

The project "AI Postdocs: joint postdoc program of CST Bonn and LCFI Cambridge on the philosophy of AI" under the direction of Prof. Dr. Markus Gabriel, Jan Voosholz, Prof. Dr. em. Huw Price (Cambridge, Dist. Em. Prof. University of Bonn), Dr. Stephen Cave (Cambridge) and Dr. Kanta Dihal (Cambridge) will conduct a workshop on 'The Global Politics of Artificial Intelligence: Historical, Comparative, and Critical Perspectives' (Academy of International Affairs NRW, Bonn, Org. A. Taillandier) on June 23-24, 2023, to which all interested parties are cordially invited. If you have any further questions about the event, please do not hesitate to contact the project management or Ms. Johanna Tix.

AI, HUMAN VALUES AND MEANINGFUL HUMAN CONTROL 22-23 June | CST Bonn For the conference program please see the links and information provided below.

Prof. Dr. Maren Hartmann Universität der Künste Berlin "Verbindliche Herausforderung & herausfordernde Verbindung: (Mobile) Mediennutzung heute und morgen" Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

4th General Assembly of TRA 'Individuals, Institutions and Societies'. On June 19, 2023, the annual general meeting of TRA 4 will take place. You can register to attend until Jun 11, 2023.

Prof. Dr. Beatrix Kreß Universität Hildesheim Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

What is love? How does it work? What is beauty? These questions will be negotiated at the first Annemarie Schimmel Lecture from June 12 to 14. The first event will take place at 5 p.m. in Bonn Cathedral. On June 13 and 14, another lecture will follow at 4 p.m. each day in the Festsaal of the University of Bonn. The events will be held in English. Interested parties are cordially invited to attend! The speaker will be the philosophy professor and Jordanian Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad. Registration at lwiesenh@uni-bonn.de is requested.

What is love? How does it work? What is beauty? These questions will be negotiated at the first Annemarie Schimmel Lecture from June 12 to 14. The first event will take place at 5 p.m. in Bonn Cathedral. On June 13 and 14, another lecture will follow at 4 p.m. each day in the Festsaal of the University of Bonn. The events will be held in English. Interested parties are cordially invited to attend! The speaker will be the philosophy professor and Jordanian Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad. Registration at lwiesenh@uni-bonn.de is requested.

What is love? How does it work? What is beauty? These questions will be negotiated at the first Annemarie Schimmel Lecture from June 12 to 14. The first event will take place at 5 p.m. in Bonn Cathedral. On June 13 and 14, another lecture will follow at 4 p.m. each day in the Festsaal of the University of Bonn. The events will be held in English. Interested parties are cordially invited to attend! The speaker will be the philosophy professor and Jordanian Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad. Registration at lwiesenh@uni-bonn.de is requested.

Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

Sustainability and economics - do they go together? Very well, in fact. Consumers and producers consume energy and cause pollution. Prices on markets do not adequately reflect the social costs of a product. On the other hand, markets, for example for emission certificates, can help to prevent pollution, or to reduce the costs of climate protection. Other interventions can also promote more sustainable decision-making patterns without substantially endangering economic welfare. Thus, when it comes to sustainability and climate change, the natural sciences and economics are closely intertwined. The lens of economics helps to understand causes and assess solutions. In four short lectures with space for discussion, scientists from Bonn will give an insight into their current research.

As part of the Dies Academicus on May 24, 2023, staff members of the Center for Life Ethics will tell how and why ethical values affect all areas of life and thus all disciplines. The event will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Lecture Hall IX at the University of Bonn.

Prof. Dr. Stephan Jonas Universitätsklinikum Bonn Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

Great science starts with unexpected encounters! - But do we really want to wait for that? Rather, we want to provide a creative space to learn about interesting research questions outside of one's comfort zone. Specifically, with "Transdisciplinary Gardening" we would like to promote the exchange of scientists from the life sciences and medicine (TRA Life and Health) and the humanities, cultural studies and social sciences (TRA Individuals, Institutions and Societies) at the University of Bonn. We therefore invite interested scientists* to an exclusive event at the Botanical Garden to bring together research and researchers from both TRAs and discover topics and research interests together. "Garden" with us on May 17, 2023 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Please see the flyer and info sheet in the download section for more important info!

Are you a researcher working on topics related to forced displacement, migration, (re-)integration, flight and refugees – such as for example forced migration, livelihood of refugees, labour migration, climate migration, mobilities through societal transformation processes such as urbanization, modalities of integration in receiving countries, or border and migration governance? Are you interested in meeting colleagues from research institutions across Bonn who work on similar topics? We cordially invite you to join us for an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion on forced displacement and migration-related research. The objective of the roundtable is to provide a platform to share your work and information about projects, publications, and research interests. If you are interested, please register by March 28, 2023

Prof. Dr. Stefan Dietze Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf "KI zwischen Online- und Offline-Diskursen und was ChatGPT damit zu tun hat" Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

Prof. Dr. Kathrin Friedrich Universität Bonn "Reality Media – Wahrnehmen, Wissen und Handeln in virtuellen Umgebungen" Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

Prof. Dr. Uta Hauck-Thum Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität "Bildung im Kontext von Digitalität und Nachhaltigkeit" Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

Join us for the "Numerical Methods and Applications in Social Sciences" workshop! This transdisciplinary event aims to bring together practitioners and developers of methods to discuss the latest advancements and their application in the social sciences. This workshop offers a unique opportunity for discussion and learning. The talks will cover a variety of topics, including quadrature and optimization. Our keynote speaker, Ken Judd, will talk about climate economics. With degrees in Computer Science, Math, and Economics, Ken Judd embodies the transdisciplinary spirit that we hope to foster. This is an excellent opportunity to network with like-minded professionals and expand your knowledge of numerical methods and their applications in the social sciences. We hope to see you there! If you are interested, please register by April 12, 2023.

Dr. Stefan Partelow, Center for Life Ethics Universität Bonn Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen, Center for Life Ethics/Hertz Chair TRA 4 Universität Bonn "Werte für die Zukunft" Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

(Prof. Dr. Jan Börner, Universität Bonn – Institut für Lebensmittel- und Ressourcenökonomik) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

(Prof. Dr. Thomas Dohmen, Universität Bonn – Institut für Angewandte Mikroökonomik) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

(Prof. Dr. Birgit Münch, Kunsthistorisches Institut der Universität Bonn) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

(Prof. Dr. Stefan Tewes, FOM – Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management; Harry Gatter, zukunftsInstitut) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

(Prof. Dr. Detlef Müller-Mahn, Universität Bonn – Geographisches Institut) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

"Konzeptionen des (Vor-)Politischen als Antworten auf die motivationalen Herausforderungen demokratischer Ordnungen" The "grand challenges", such as the consequences of climate change, the question of mobility and migration, as well as the rapid changes in society through digitalization and artificial intelligence, affect all people. The question of the appropriate perception, description, and interpretation of these complexes of phenomena is central, because their semantization already forms possible actors and spaces of action through the use of certain concepts, categories, linguistic images, and value patterns. Different semantizations thus lead to specific ideas of agency and integrity within the presented future scenarios. It is precisely this relationship that is to be investigated in the project. Please register via rwitteki@uni-bonn.de, briefly indicating whether you would like to participate in presence or via Zoom.

EU Funding Talk: This event is co-organised between Research and Innovation Services, TRA 4 and 5 as well as NKS Gesellschaft. In addition to introducing ‘Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society’, it will present the idea of SSH integration across the entire HEU funding programme, including the support offered by the Net4Society project. Researchers of all career levels are welcome, however those new to Horizon Europe and/or with first proposal writing experiences are invited explicitly. The event will be held in English, but questions can be asked in German as well.  https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/67550510404?pwd=RE9RODNMdC9sTmFYa21PaGJ2TitmQT09 Meeting ID: 675 5051 0404 Passcode: 120128

The project "Home office and well-being" under the direction of Dr. Johanna Hartung gives a lecture with subsequent discussion on the topic 'Wohlbefinden zwischen Arbeitsplatz und Home-Office' (Dies Academicus) on December 7, 2022, to which all interested parties are cordially invited. If you have any further questions about the event, please feel free to contact the project management or Ms. Johanna Tix.

"Gesucht: Verlässliche Gesundheitsinfos im Internet" Just ask "Dr. Google"? For many consumers, the Internet is the first port of call for questions about health. The skills that are helpful when dealing with online health information and how competencies can be strengthened are currently the subject of much discussion and research. In the project "Orientation aids in dealing with online health information" (OriGes), the websites www.gesund-im-netz.net for adults and www.klick2health.net for adolescents were further developed as orientation aids for dealing with online health information from 2020 to 2022. To mark the successful conclusion of the project, we cordially invite you to our public closing event. We look forward to presenting the results to you and discussing them with you. The event will take place hybrid.

(Prof. Dr. Conrad Schetter, Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

(Marcel Cardinali, Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe Detmolder Schule für Architektur und Innenarchitektur urbanLab) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

"Rethinking Relationsships between Humans, Technology and Society" The conference “Autonomy in the Digital Age: Rethinking Relationships between Humans, Technology, and Society” aims to encourage a conversation among all disciplines interested in issues concerning ‘Autonomy and Technology’, allowing for diverse and interdisciplinary perspectives. We intend to explore the significance of autonomous living in our digital societies, to question the humanist concept of autonomy itself in our technological reality and to analyse the implications of our interaction with (semi)autonomous systems.

(Prof. Dr. Tina Comes, Delft University of Technology – Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management Engeneering Systems and Services) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

The project "The Illusion of the Obvious. On Truth and Reliability in Times of Crisis" under the direction of Prof. Dr. Cornelia Richter will be holding a conference from November 11th to 12th, 2022 on the topic “Der Anfang der wirklich Großen Erzählungen. Serielle Identität(en) und serienhafte Existenz". ​

The project "Attributing Acts of Omission to the State in an Era of Expanding Responsibilty" under the direction of Dr. Thomas Grosse-Wilde and Dr. Laurence O`Hara will hold a conference on the topic 'Zurechnung bei staatlichem Unterlassen' on November 10/11, 2023, to which all interested parties are cordially invited. If you have any further questions about the event, please feel free to contact the project management or Ms. Johanna Tix.

(Dr. phil. habil. Weert Canzler, WZB – Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

The project "Knowledge policy of school closures" under the direction of Prof. Dr. David Kaldewey and Prof. Dr. Adrian Hermann will conduct a project presentation at the FIW Colloquium on November 8th, 2022, to which all interested parties are cordially invited. If you have any further questions about the event, please feel free to contact the project management or Ms. Johanna Tix.

(Prof. Dr. Nick Lin-Hi, Universität Vechta) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

(Dr. Miikka J. Lehtonen, Nordic Rebel, Rikkyo University, College of Business, Specially Appointed Associate Professor) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

International experts discuss possible and probable futures, and the challenges we face in making these futures desirable. Participants will speak across disciplines to consider ethics, artificial intelligence and resilience among other topics. At each session, a succinct lead presentation will be followed by several specialist commentaries, setting the scene for a substantial, free and open discussion. This is a rare opportunity to engage with globally leading thinkers in the field of futures. The event will be held in English. Participate in-person or online - please enter your preferred mode in the registration form.

On October 24, 2022, the Center for Life Ethics founded by Professor Christiane Woopen, Hertz Chair TRA 4, and the House for Young Thinking will be officially opened with a ceremony. We are pleased to welcome Mr. Hendrik Wüst, Minister President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Ms. Katja Dörner, Lord Mayor, to discuss the question "How do we look at life?" with all faculty. The streaming link to the event can be found on the event page (link below ) or here: https://youtu.be/ugKF793LcrI.

3rd General Assembly of TRA 'Individuals, Institutions and Societies'. On 21. October 2022 the annual general meeting of TRA 4 will take place.

(Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen, Center for Life Ethics/Hertz Chair TRA 4, University Bonn) Off to new shores! Together with experts, we will embark on a journey of thought towards an ethically based design of desirable futures in different areas of society. In the House for Young Thinking of the Center for Life Ethics, experts from science and society will present their research and ideas for discussion. The DenkReise is open to all interested parties.

The " DenkReise" invites students and young scientists to set out for new shores and to develop new ideas for an ethically founded shaping of the future in different areas of society. At the Center for Life Ethics' House for Young Thought, renowned experts from various disciplines will present their research and ideas for discussion. Finally, we will travel to the Futurium in Berlin. All interested people can take part in the DenkReise; financial support for train travel and accommodation to the Futurium in Berlin is available from TRA 4 for 25 participants. You want to join the Futurium? Write us why this DenkReise is particularly exciting for you and your scientific career (max. 1500 characters, pdf format), by 31.10.2022 to lifeethics@uni-bonn.de

Full title: 'Arts - Agonism - Conviviality: Analyses following Marcel Mauss'. Registration by email is not required! The Essai sur le don. Forme et raison de l'échange dans les sociétés archaïques (The gift. Form and function of exchange in archaic societies) by French ethnologist and sociologist Marcel Mauss synthesizes a wealth of diverse research. The 1923/24 text is dense, highly complex, and contradictory. Not least, it combines two perspectives that are not easy to reconcile: one of the study, in the broadest sense, of 'pre-modern' societies and one of the analysis of contemporary conditions.

Remembrance policy is work on the past for the sake of a common future. It is open to development and controversial, it is contested and sometimes fought for. However, if it wants to contribute to the critical confrontation with ideologies, with past and present crimes against humanity and diverse constructions of identity, then it must be reflexive. Such reflexivity "lives" on the capacity for reciprocity of perspectives. We ask for prior registration. The number of places is limited. Registration for participation (on site): vforum@uni-bonn.de Please include the subject line "Politics of Memory" with your registration. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Full Title: "Undocumented Migrants in Europe and Their Access to COVID-19 Vaccination" The existing Corona pandemic is a challenge on several levels, not only for the European states, but for each and every one of its citizens. For example, most states provide both Corona tests and vaccines free of charge to their populations in order to contain the pandemic. Many citizens, however, who have easy access to these measures, refuse them, believing, for example, in a global pharmaceutical industry conspiracy. Undocumented migrants, on the other hand, are partially or completely excluded from these measures for various reasons. While it is not clear how many undocumented migrants live in Europe, it should also be in the interest of states to let them participate in the protective measures to fight the pandemic more efficiently. However, besides a potential mistrust of these measures, the fear of deportation seems to prevail in the case of undocumented migrants.

Practices of interpretation are central to both the humanities and social sciences, whose typical objects of interpretive activity range from artworks, texts and musical scores to rituals, economic behaviour and all manner of “data”. Yet the phenomenon of interpretation is no less puzzling than it is familiar and raises a host of fundamental questions: Can there be a science as well as an art of interpretation? Is interpretation an essentially human activity? Is there a difference between interpretive activity and programmable forms of data processing? Is interpretation by its nature a creative enterprise? Is it possible to develop something like an algorithm for interpretation? Do practices of interpretation as practiced by different disciplines share an essential common core? These and a host of related questions will occupy us at this year’s event. The seminars will be led by Prof. Dr. Markus Gabriel (Bonn), Prof. Dr. Zed Adams (New School) and Prof. Dr. Paul Kottmann (New School)

At this conference we will undertake an interdisciplinary reconsideration of privacy, asking how we do want our society to look like based on what we saw, experienced and hopefully learned from the current present and recent past. The concerned disciplines range from different cultural and language studies, law, media studies, philosophy, political theory, psychology, sociology and surveillance studies to computer science and beyond. Contributions from bioethics, health sciences, medicine, etc. or the humanitarian sector are also welcome. The idea is to suggest a Manifesto for the Future of Privacy that can be signed by the participants. The symposium is part of a project funded by a special grant program for research into societal/social, legal and cultural impacts around the Covid-19 pandemic and related liberal arts research of the transdisciplinary research area ’Individuals, Institutions and Societies’ as part of the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments.

'The Joy of Pricing - Creating Value from Data' (Dr. Felix Schrank, Dr. Heiko Wagner) Registration required via http://open-econ.org/events – first come, first served! Restricted places.

The project "Digital Public Sphere(s) in the Pandemic: Information and Disinformation Discourses on Instagram" under the direction of Prof. Dr. Caja Thimm will conduct a workshop on July 19, 2022 on the topic of 'Forschen mit Instagram-Daten: Werkstattbericht zu Möglichkeiten & Schwierigkeiten von Ansätzen der Computational Social Sciences' (conducted by Dr. Lisa Merten, Hanna Immler M.A. and Philipp Kessling M.A., Hans Bredow Institute) to which all interested parties are cordially invited. If you have any further questions about the event, please feel free to contact the project management or Ms. Johanna Tix.

Full Title: ‘Hi folks, Boris Johnson here, taking a moment to wish you all a merry little Christmas’: The discursive construction of ordinariness in political discourses’ (Prof. Dr. Anita Fetzer, Universität Augsburg) Part of the lecture series and collaborative interdisciplinary research project "Democratisation and Power Structures".

"Clarifying the concept and evaluating the evidence (invoked by philosophers)" (Dr. Uwe Peters) Zoom link: https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/69810017849?pwd=OTV5eTcvMWFBOUh2MDBwTFFCdW9zQT09 ID: 698 1001 7849 Password: 764216

Conference (07.-09. Juli 2022): 'What Does Theology Do, Actually? Part III - The Unity of the Church and ist Histories' To speak of “challenges” is not an arbitrary choice of words. “WDTD3: The Unity of the Church and its Histories” seeks to engage the seemingly irresolvable tension between the idea of a universal church and the particularity of Christian traditions from historical perspectives. In so doing, challenges arising from this tension related to confessional identity, belonging and acceptance take center stage. Building on the WDTD Project’s interest in the confessional and cultural diversity of approaches to work in the theological disciplines, WDTD3 will consider how the work of the History of Christianity or Church History is evolving as the participants and actors doing this work engage their field interculturally and in conversation with issues of contemporary global concern.

Full Title: "Audiovisual representations of the Chinese minority in the US: A diachronical approach" (Prof. Dr. Francesca Santulli, University of Venice) Part of the lecture series and collaborative interdisciplinary research project "Democratisation and Power Structures". The ability of cinema to shape individual and public imagery has long been discussed across disciplines (Fluck 2003; Gallese & Guerra 2020), and it is especially complex when power relations among different ethno-linguistic groups are at stake. On the one hand, when a majority group represents a minority, it is common to have representations that can be defined as ethnotypes, a fictional rationalisation of difference (van Doorslaer et al. 2016). On the other hand, when the members of a minority reclaim representativity and become involved in the creative process of filmmaking, their challenge would be to cater to both majority and minority expectations (Morrison 1992).

Full Title: “Multi-modal evaluation of epilepsy patients using computational methods” (Dr. Theodor Rüber) Zoom link: https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/69810017849?pwd=OTV5eTcvMWFBOUh2MDBwTFFCdW9zQT09 ID: 698 1001 7849 Password: 764216

"(White) identity politics and the contemporary US culture wars" (PD Dr. Simone Knewitz) Part of the lecture series and collaborative interdisciplinary research project "Democratisation and Power Structures". This talk will trace the “career” of the term “critical race theory” and the discourse it has generated to shed light on how the power of language is deployed within the culture wars around identity politics in the United States. It highlights “critical race theory” as a paradigmatic example of a larger conservative strategy to appropriate and reframe concepts of the political left in order to secure power. Situating the debate on “critical race theory” within the contemporary discourse on racism in the US, the presentation seeks to raise the question of why this strategy is successful and whether it exposes flaws in progressive ideas about race and (anti-)racism.

'Risk in Banking - Automated Decision-Making' (Martin Slowik) Registration required via http://open-econ.org/events – first come, first served! Restricted places.

(Dr. Sergio Genovesi and Dr. Julia Mönig) Zoom link: https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/69810017849?pwd=OTV5eTcvMWFBOUh2MDBwTFFCdW9zQT09 ID: 698 1001 7849 Password: 764216

Full Titel: ‘On democratization and change in institutional power discourse‘ (PD Dr. Elisabeth Reber) Part of the lecture series "Democratisation and Power Structures". Democratization has been described as the “reduction of overt markers of power asymmetry” (Fairclough 1992: 98). Reber (2021) has studied how practices of quoting serve to (de)construct power at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), a parliamentary session with the Prime Minister at the British House of Commons, and how these practices have changed between 1978-2013. The aims of this paper are twofold: 1) I show how changing practices of quoting at PMQs can be related to democratization and argue that democratization may be linked to personalization. 2) Looking at another type of institutional discourse, I present first steps into a new project on United States Supreme Court Opinions, which explores how power asymmetries are created from the early 20th century to today through linguistic and discursive practices.

Full Title: "Virtual reality induces symptoms of depersonalization and derealization" (Dr. Niclas Braun) Zoom link: https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/69810017849?pwd=OTV5eTcvMWFBOUh2MDBwTFFCdW9zQT09 ID: 698 1001 7849 Password: 764216

"A visual and anthropological approach" (Dr. Stefano Boni) Part of the lecture series and collaborative interdisciplinary research project "Democratisation and Power Structures". The presentation focuses on two spatial dichotomies to illustrate recurrent forms of political arrangements. The first dichotomy is visible in horizontal and vertical organizations: a horizontal and circular disposition of bodies is associated to equality of value and power dispersion among participants; on the contrary, the choreographic vertical elevation of leaders expresses inequality and power concentration. The second dichotomy, characteristic of vertical organizations, distinguishes those who stand above from those below. A visual and cross-cultural approach is used to illustrate the nuances that the organizational models present throughout human history (the visual material is available at Le figure del potere (eleuthera.it) ).

(Dr. Apolline Taillandier) Zoom link: https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/69810017849?pwd=OTV5eTcvMWFBOUh2MDBwTFFCdW9zQT09 ID: 698 1001 7849 Password: 764216

(Prof. Dr. Daniela Pirazzini, Karolina Küsters & Silvia Sommella) Diese Veranstaltung ist Teil der Ringvorlesung "Demokratisierung und Machtstrukturen"

(Dr. Julia Mönig) in the context of the poster exhibition: "Rethinking Privacy after the Pandemic" at the Diversity Day, University of Bonn

"Marginalisation in performance" (Dr. Imke Lichterfeld) Part of the lecture series and collaborative interdisciplinary research project "Democratisation and Power Structures". “If we want to reflect the society in which we live we need to allow other voices to be heard, other stories to be told.“ This profession on casting of formerly marginalised groups in the theatre was announced by Gregory Doran, the Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He assembled a diverse, inclusive ensemble that presented “a massive crack in the glass ceiling”, the imagined threshold of traditionally white male castings. Professed colour-conscious and gender-conscious casting can highlight this. What about people with different health issues recognised as disabilities?

'Pay & Pray - How to Measure the Performance of Offline Marketing' (Dr. Andrej Fischer, Dr. Lukas Kießling, Dr. Daniel Lenz) Registration required via http://open-econ.org/events – first come, first served! Restricted places.

(Dr. Johannes Lierfeld) Zoom link: https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/69810017849?pwd=OTV5eTcvMWFBOUh2MDBwTFFCdW9zQT09 ID: 698 1001 7849 Password: 764216

"Goodhart’s law as an emergent feature of complex goal-oriented systems" (Dr. Oliver Braganza) Zoom link: https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/69810017849?pwd=OTV5eTcvMWFBOUh2MDBwTFFCdW9zQT09 ID: 698 1001 7849 Password: 764216

Full Title: "What role do MPs play and why do the play them? A latent class analysis of parliamentary activity in the UK Hose of Commons, 2001-2019" (Prof. Dr. Stephen Bates) Part of the lecture series "Democratisation and Power Structures" The roles that politicians play and what factors hinder or facilitate role incumbency have consequences for how well parliaments and individual parliamentarians are able to undertake their representation, oversight and policy-making functions. Work on parliamentary roles, especially in the UK case, has tended to start by interviewing MPs. We take here a different approach by using latent class analysis to analyse parliamentary activity of all backbench MPs (n=2,133) in the UK House of Commons between 2001 and 2019.

Das von der TRA 4 im Rahmen der Sonderforderlinie für „Forschungsfragen mit gesellschafts-, sozial-, rechts- oder geisteswissenschaftlichem Fokus rund um die Pandemie“ geförderte Projekt widmet sich aus wissenschaftssoziologischer und medienwissenschaftlicher Perspektive den Debatten um Schulschließungen während der Corona-Pandemie. Diese werden verstanden als Ausdruck einer Wissenspolitik, die nicht einfach den wissenschaftlichen Konsens klärt, sondern im Spannungsfeld multipler Fakten und pluraler gesellschaftlicher Werte navigiert. Ziel des ersten Projektworkshops ist eine Vorstellung der Forschungsfragen, des Projektteams sowie erster explorativer Ergebnisse. Zudem sollen methodologische Fragen diskutiert werden. Eingeladen sind Wissenschaftler*innen und Studierende der Universität Bonn, die sich für die Thematik interessieren und/oder Interesse haben, mit dem Projektteam in Austausch oder in Kooperation zu treten.

"Filmtechnologien, ästhetische Strategien, politische Interventionen" (Prof. Dr. Britta Hartmann) Part of the lecture series and collaborative interdisciplinary research project "Democratisation and Power Structures". Anhand von ausgewählten Beispielen zielt der Vortrag darauf, das Spektrum des Videoaktivismus abzustecken und die technologischen Voraussetzungen, die ästhetischen und kommunikativen Strategien der Gestaltung und Verbreitung von Social Web-Videos darzulegen. Aus aktuellem Anlass soll ein Fokus auf dem Ukraine-Krieg liegen und der Rolle von TikTok als einer in diesem Konflikt zentralen Kommunikationsplattformen, auf der Informationen und Zeugenschaftsberichte, Falschmeldungen, emotionale Appelle an die Weltöffentlichkeit und Propaganda gleichermaßen geteilt werden.

"Clarifying the concept and evaluating the evidence (invoked by philosophers)" (Dr. Uwe Peters) Zoom link: https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/69810017849?pwd=OTV5eTcvMWFBOUh2MDBwTFFCdW9zQT09 ID: 698 1001 7849 Password: 764216

Full Title: "Macht und Demokratie in Funktionssystemen der Weltgesellschaft: Kunst ,Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft" (Prof. Dr. Rudolf Stichweh & Dr. Evelyn Moser) Part of the lecture series and collaborative interdisciplinary research project "Democratisation and Power Structures". Der Vortrag verknüpft die Frage nach der gesellschaftsweiten (über die Politik hinausreichenden) Bedeutung von Demokratie und Macht mit der Diagnose der funktionalen Differenzierung der Gesellschaft als der primären Differenzierungsform der Weltgesellschaft. Unter diesen Voraussetzungen ist die zentrale Frage: Welche Rolle spielen diese beiden Leitbegriffe moderner politischer Systeme in den radikal different verfassten Problemwelten der Kunst, der Wissenschaft und der Wirtschaft?

The project "Knowledge policy of school closures" under the direction of Prof. Dr. David Kaldewey and Prof. Dr. Adrian Hermann will conduct a project presentation at the FIW Colloquium on April 26, 2022, to which all interested parties are cordially invited. If you have any further questions about the event, please feel free to contact the project management or Ms. Johanna Tix.

(Dr. Charlotte Gauvry) Zoom link: https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/69810017849?pwd=OTV5eTcvMWFBOUh2MDBwTFFCdW9zQT09 ID: 698 1001 7849 Password: 764216

"Outline of a research agenda" (Prof. Dr. Svenja Kranich & Hanna Bruns) (Part of the lecture series ‘Democratisation and Power Structures’) As opening lecture for our lecture series on Democratization and Power Structures, we will present an overview of the overarching research agenda which the collaborative research project has set for itself. Focusing on developments in societies since the 1960s, our research interest is to gain a better understanding of the process of democratization, which has been stressed more and more in many societies as an ideal worth striving towards, and the power structures underlying these societies, which may sometimes counteract the democratization ideals, including liberal values, non-discrimination and equality, that are explicitly stressed in discourse.

Spätestens seit den 1960er Jahren haben liberale Werte, wie die gleichberechtigte Teilhabe aller in verschiedenen sozialen, politischen, kulturellen Sphären und die Selbstbestimmung und Freiheit der Einzelnen, einen zentralen Stellenwert im gesellschaftlichen Selbstverständnis demokratischer Staaten erlangt. Zu beobachten ist eine zunehmende Abflachung offensichtlicher sozialer Hierarchien sowie die Entmarginalisierung von Randgruppen im öffentlichen Diskurs – Entwicklungen, die mit dem Begriff der „Demokratisierung“ umschrieben werden können. Jedoch erscheinen diese Tendenzen häufig begleitet von neuen, oft verdeckten Machthierarchien.

"Eine bildungstheoretisch-anthrolpologische Hermeneutik von Zukunftserwartungen" An educational-theoretical-anthropological hermeneutics of future expectations. Conference of the interdisciplinary project "Semantisierung in Zukunftsdiskursen" in the framework of TRA 4 at the University of Bonn.

Sie war Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts vermutlich die berühmteste nicht-muslimische Islamwissenschaftlerin: Annemarie Schimmel (1922-2003). Zum 100. Geburtstag der Gelehrten, die über viele Jahre an der Universität Bonn tätig war, lädt das International Center for Comparative Theology and Social Issues der Universität Bonn zu einer Festveranstaltung am 7. April ein. Beginn ist um 14 Uhr im Großen Hörsaal des Collegium Albertinum (Adenauerallee 19). Auf einen Vortrag über das Leben und Wirken von Annemarie Schimmel folgt ein Stadtspaziergang auf ihren Spuren. Er dauert rund eine Stunde und endet an Schimmels Grab auf dem Poppelsdorfer Friedhof. Um Anmeldung wird gebeten.

"AI systems and human cognition are not equally opaque" (Dr. Uwe Peters) Zoom link: https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/69810017849?pwd=OTV5eTcvMWFBOUh2MDBwTFFCdW9zQT09 ID: 698 1001 7849 Password: 764216

"Why comparisons between the transparency of artificial intelligence and human cognition are problematic" (Dr. Uwe Peters) Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms used in high-stakes decision-making contexts often lack transparency in that the internal factors that lead them to their decisions remain unknown. While this is commonly thought to be a problem with these systems, many AI researchers respond that we shouldn’t be overly concerned because empirical evidence shows that human decision-making is equally opaque and isn’t usually required to be more transparent. I argue that the empirical data on human cognition that are claimed to support this equal opacity view don’t sufficiently support it. In fact, the equal opacity view rests on a narrow, selective, and uncritical survey of relevant psychological studies.

Introduction of a new new research initiative from Prof. Dr. Caja Thimm/Prof. Dr. Maximilian Mayer Part of the fourth research conference of the Faculty of Arts

Provisional description of the research initiative from Prof. Dr. Markus Gabriel Part of the fourth research conference of the Faculty of Arts

Introduction of a new research centre from Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Soeffner Part of the fourth research conference of the Faculty of Arts

Part of the lecture series: "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg & Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers, Ministerpräsident a.D., Bundesminster a.D.) "Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion.

Full Title: "'The Return of Beauty: Restitution on Nazi-looted Art in Comparative Perspectives" Over 75 years have passed since the end of WWII and the issue of Nazi-looted art is still very much present and even growing. Museums and private owners worldwide and in Israel still hold artworks looted from Jews during the Holocaust which have not yet been restituted. In 1998 the Washington Conference set up principles for the restitution of artworks confiscated during the years 1933-1945. The course was the first comprehensive attempt to bring together law and art-history students, from Israel and Germany, and academically teach them two primary disciplines: the legal framework for restitution; and provenance research. The course aimed at providing historical context and research methods, and discussing their interaction with the legal issues raised, such as what can be considered a ‘just and fair solution’ as stipulated in the Washington Principles.

(Prof. Dr. Benno Zabel) Part of the lecture series "Mauss Revisited. Aktuelle Überlegungen zu (Gaben-)Tausch und Sozialität"

"Using Monitoring to Target Inspections of Deforestation" (Dr. Alipio Ferreira Cantisani) Trial lecture of the Argelander Professorship of Environmental Economics, Sustainability and Inequality (TRA 4)

"The social healthcare costs of air pollution in France" (Dr. Julia Mink) Trial lecture of the Argelander Professorship of Environmental Economics, Sustainability and Inequality (TRA 4)

Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Karoline Noack & Prof. Dr. Mareile Flitsch, Universität Zürich) "Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion.

(Prof. Dr. Kathrin Chlench-Priber) Part of the lecture series "Mauss Revisited. Aktuelle Überlegungen zu (Gaben-)Tausch und Sozialität"

"Examples and Implications for Systems Engineering" (Part of the AI Research Group) (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Koch, FKIE) “Intelligence” and “autonomy” are omnipresent in the biosphere. Before any scientific reflection or technical implementation, all living creatures fuse sensory impressions with learned and communicated information. In this way, they perceive aspects of their environment in order to act in accordance with their goals. In the complex technosphere, cognitive machines support human intelligence and autonomy via artificially intelligent automation, i.e. 'cognitive machines', by which they can increase their capabilities far beyond natural levels. Which requirements of systems engineering need to be fulfilled so that such machines take account of human beings using them as a responsible person?

Full Titel: "Versöhnung als Transformationsprozess individueller und kollektiver Konflikte in jüdischer und christlicher Tradition" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Cornelia Richter & Prof. Dr. Susanne Talabardon, Universität Bamberg) "Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion.

Robo Ethics (Part of the AI Research Group) (Dr. Johannes Lierfeld) Zoom link: https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/94884157465?pwd=VW1SdnVDeEdqa3VOeUJyUjkwZ25Idz09 ID: 948 8415 7465 Password: 731091

Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Andreas Nachama, Allgemein Deutsche Rabbinerkonferenz & Prof. Dr. Benno Zabel) "Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion.

"Zur Vorgeschichte der Theorie der Gabe von Marcel Mauss" (Prof. Dr. Beate Wagner-Hasel, Universität Hannover) Part of the lecture series "Mauss Revisited. Aktuelle Überlegungen zu (Gaben-)Tausch und Sozialität"

Full Title: "Evaluating Fairness in the Framework of a Trustworthiness Certification of AI Systems" (Dr. Sergio Genovesi, Dr. Julia Maria Mönig) Current publications on AI and fairness show that there is a need for a clear definition of fairness and that an ethical understanding of fairness exceeds the mere de-biasing of data and code. In this talk we make use of the interdisciplinary competence of our consortium and start from different definitions and understandings of "fairness". We are interested in those with regard to the certification of trustworthy AI. We will discuss which of the presented understandings of "fairness" can be operationalized in order to be able to certify what might be "fair". To illustrate, how a "fairness" certification can look like, we will discuss the use case of a credit loan algorithm, considering different fairness metrics from an ethical perspective.

The Center for Science and Thought in cooperation with the TRA 4 project ‘AI Postdocs’ invites you and your teams to join the new AI research group, hosted by the CST and the joint postdocs. This transdisciplinary team will meet weekly on Mondays, 9.00‐11.00 a.m., to discuss papers and work in progress by its members, starting on March 15, 2021. Every session will consist of two half‐hour presentations, each followed by half an hour open discussion. The group is open to all researchers, from PhD to professorial level.

Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Birgit Münch & Jun.-Prof. Dr. Ulrike Saß) "Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion.

"Zur Sozioprudenz des Gabentauschs" (Prof. Dr. Clemens Albrecht) Part of the lecture series "Mauss Revisited. Aktuelle Überlegungen zu (Gaben-)Tausch und Sozialität"

Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Constantin Goschler, Universität Bochum & Prof. Dr. José Brunner, Universität Tel Aviv) "Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion.

"Tischszenen mit François Ier und Benvenuto Cellini" (Prof. Dr. Sabine Mainberger) Part of the lecture series "Mauss Revisited. Aktuelle Überlegungen zu (Gaben-)Tausch und Sozialität"

"Psychological effects of interactions between minds and AI" Part of Meeting KI-Postdocs (Prof. Dr. Joanna Bryson, Hertie School Berlin; Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Hildt, Illinois Institute of Technology) The purpose of the second workshop is to explore new perspectives on two related recent topics discussed by psychologists and philosophers of cognitive science: How do our interactions with AI technology shape our minds and affect our mental health? And is cognition (the mind in general) solely realized in the brain, or partly extended into computer technology such as AI systems? Through an interdisciplinary approach, this workshop investigates the nature of people's increasingly more intimate psychological connection with AI systems, the influence of AI systems on mental health, and the potential epistemic risks of so-called 'brain machine interfaces (BMI)'.

Due to their global and fast spread in the last decade, both legal and philosophical research has yet to explore the implications that recommender systems have for our lives in a digitalized society. The ever-changing technological landscape requires a detailed philosophical and ethical analysis of Recommender Systems to both evaluate existing legislation and shape future regulatory measures. This conference will kick-start this important work bringing together scholars working on the philosophical, ethical, and legal aspects of recommender systems and their environments as well as from scholars working in neighboring, related fields.

Full Titel: "Versöhnung – lateinamerikanisch: Wahrheits- und Versöhnungskommissionen" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Michael Schulz and Dr. Monika Wehrheim) "Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion.

"Rethinking computers, learning, and gender difference at MIT in the 1980s" (Dr. Apolline Taillandier) This paper explores the “critical” AI projects developed around the Lego community at MIT in the mid-1980s. While a rich scholarship studies how programming and AI were made masculine, little has been said about those AI practitioners who drew on literary criticism and feminist epistemologies with the hope to overcome the “technocentric stage of computer discourse” and undo gender hierarchies underlying computer cultures and programming experimental standards.

Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Stephan Conermann and Prof. Dr. Katharina Hornidge) "Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion.

"'Gabe'-Praktiken in der gegenwärtigen Wirtschaft" (Prof. Dr. Michael Hutter) Part of the lecture series "Mauss Revisited. Aktuelle Überlegungen zu (Gaben-)Tausch und Sozialität"

"Semantisierung(en) und ihre Wirkung(en)" The "grand challenges", such as the consequences of climate change, the question of mobility and migration, as well as the rapid changes in society through digitalization and artificial intelligence, affect all people. The question of the appropriate perception, description, and interpretation of these complexes of phenomena is central, because their semantization already forms possible actors and spaces of action through the use of certain concepts, categories, linguistic images, and value patterns. Different semantizations thus lead to specific ideas of agency and integrity within the presented future scenarios. It is precisely this relationship that is to be investigated in the project. The analytical connection of the terms semantization, agency and integrity is innovative.

"Philosophical zombies, data and the eternal question of the nature of qualia" This Talk is part of the AI Research Group (Dr. Johannes Lierfeld) In the age of artificial intelligence our world view is increasingly mechanistic. Reductive materialism seems to be able to answer everything, since most aspects of our lives appear to be representable in data. Cognition is thinking, thinking is brain activity, brain activity is either electrical or metabolic, and both forms of activity can be measured – hence, cognition can be measured. Moreover, the term "mind reading" suggests that artificial intelligence systems can also predict our minds. Recommender systems even anticipate the users next item of interest, and they do so with remarkable accuracy. However, it is nothing but interpretations.

Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Cicek, Universität Wien & Prof. Dr. Moshe Zimmermann, Dist. Prof. Em.) "Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion.

"Herder, Goethe und der 'literarische Handelsverkehr'" (Prof. Dr. Christian Moser) Part of the lecture series "Mauss Revisited. Aktuelle Überlegungen zu (Gaben-)Tausch und Sozialität"

Full Title: "Versöhnung im Spannungsfeld von Barmherzigkeit und Gerechtigkeit" Part of the lecture series: "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Dr. Jochen Sautermeister & Prof. Dr. Mouhanad Khorchide, Universität Münster) "Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion.

Part of Meeting KI-Postdocs (Prof. Dr. Tamar Sharin, Radbound University; Dr. Saheli Burton, University College London) The deployment of AI systems in healthcare has raised significant concerns about rights and justice, but also hopes of new clinical and biomedical benefits. Focusing on mental health, in particular, the two workshops aim to shed new light on these much-debated topics by proposing a transdisciplinary approach to AI and mental health. This first workshop aims to clarify the political, social and economic implications of AI deployment in global health policy. It explores the politics of digital health as involving questions ranging from the privacy and fairness of AI systems, to the global regulation of technology companies, to the set of normative assumptions about social good, justice, and health underlying digital health policies.

Full Title: "Einführung und methodische Überlegungen zur interdisziplinären Versöhnungsforschung" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Soeffner and Esther Gardei) "Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion.

Versöhnung“ ist ein vielschichtiges menschliches Phänomen. Prominent verortet ist „Versöhnung“ in Kulturen, die vom Juden- und Christentum geprägt wurden. Andere Kulturen kennen äquivalente Prozesse der Konfliktbewältigung oder andere Formen der Konflikttransformation. Formen und Praktiken der Konfliktbewältigung und Transformation stehen im digitalen Dialogforum „Theorie und Praxis der Versöhnung“ zur Diskussion. Während das Dialogforum explizit für interessierte Bürgerinnen und Bürger geöffnet ist und einen Raum für Austausch bietet, wird komplementär ein Seminar exklusiv für Studierende angeboten. Hier werden Grundlagen der qualitativen und interdisziplinären Sozialforschung vermittelt. In der moderierten Diskussion kommen mittwochs, 18:15-19:45 Uhr jeweils zwei Professoren ins Gespräch (18:15-19:00) und es folgt eine moderierte Diskussion (19:00-19:45).

(Prof. Dr. Frank Adloff, Universität Hamburg) Teil der Ringvorlesung "Mauss Revisited. Aktuelle Überlegungen zu (Gaben-)Tausch und Sozialität" Für Versuche, Sozialität ohne utilitaristische Reduktion zu denken, ist das auf den französischen Soziologen und Ethnologen Marcel Mauss zurückgehende Theorem der Gabe noch immer produktiv. Denn in der Gabe kommen alle Dimensionen gesellschaftlichen Lebens zusammen: ökonomische, politische, religiöse, moralische, ästhetische; sie steht damit quer zu den ausdifferenzierten Systemen, als die wir Gesellschaft heute sehen. Mit Rekurs auf die Gabe können von diesen Einteilungen verschüttete Querverbindungen zwischen den einzelnen Bereichen sichtbar gemacht werden. Dies kann auf dem Wege historischer Tiefenbohrungen geschehen, aber auch durch die Analyse gegenwärtiger Phänomene.

Lecture: ‚KI-Zertifizierung und KI-Verordnungsentwurf: die Rolle der Ethik" at the Online-Conference „Zertifizierung und der KI-Verordnungsentwurf der Europäischen Kommission – Chancen, Herausforderungen, Perspektiven‘ The European Commission recently launched the world's first comprehensive legal framework in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). The draft AI regulation is intended to secure a trustworthy use of these technologies that is in line with European values. Certification, among other things, is also considered a central building block for achieving these purposes. From the perspective of all stakeholders involved, it is advisable to address the regulatory content of the draft and the possibilities for its implementation at an early stage. The conference will therefore take a closer look at the draft regulation in general, the role of certification, and practical aspects of the regulatory concept.

This seminar will revisit our paradigms concerning objectivity in the humanities. To many, it seems as if the humanities provide us at best with less-than-objective knowledge claims. Arguably, there are at least two overall reasons for this. On the one hand, there is a tendency to associate objectivity with the kind of knowledge-acquisition, explanation, and justification characteristic of the natural sciences. On the other hand, the humanities themselves have contributed to the impression that they might be less relevant than the natural sciences to epistemic progress, due to internal discussions about the very concept(s) of knowledge, reality and objectivity. In order to reshape our account of the human being as the source and object of knowledge claims, our seminar will test the following thesis against a variety of objections: we cannot eliminate from our account of reality as such the standpoint from which humans grasp both human and non-human reality.

‘Einführung‘ (Prof. Dr. Sabine Mainberger & Prof. Dr. Christian Moser) sowie ‚Gabentausch und Versöhnungspraxis. James Tullys Konzept einer „transformative reconciliation“ (Prof. Dr. Andreas Gelhard) Teil der Ringvorlesung "Mauss Revisited. Aktuelle Überlegungen zu (Gaben-)Tausch und Sozialität" Für Versuche, Sozialität ohne utilitaristische Reduktion zu denken, ist das auf den französischen Soziologen und Ethnologen Marcel Mauss zurückgehende Theorem der Gabe noch immer produktiv. Denn in der Gabe kommen alle Dimensionen gesellschaftlichen Lebens zusammen: ökonomische, politische, religiöse, moralische, ästhetische; sie steht damit quer zu den ausdifferenzierten Systemen, als die wir Gesellschaft heute sehen. Mit Rekurs auf die Gabe können von diesen Einteilungen verschüttete Querverbindungen zwischen den einzelnen Bereichen sichtbar gemacht werden. Dies kann auf dem Wege historischer Tiefenbohrungen geschehen, aber auch durch die Analyse gegenwärtiger Phänomene.

Für Versuche, Sozialität ohne utilitaristische Reduktion zu denken, ist das auf den französischen Soziologen und Ethnologen Marcel Mauss zurückgehende Theorem der Gabe noch immer produktiv. Denn in der Gabe kommen alle Dimensionen gesellschaftlichen Lebens zusammen: ökonomische, politische, religiöse, moralische, ästhetische; sie steht damit quer zu den ausdifferenzierten Systemen, als die wir Gesellschaft heute sehen. Mit Rekurs auf die Gabe können von diesen Einteilungen verschüttete Querverbindungen zwischen den einzelnen Bereichen sichtbar gemacht werden. Dies kann auf dem Wege historischer Tiefenbohrungen geschehen, aber auch durch die Analyse gegenwärtiger Phänomene. Die Vorträge dieser Ringvorlesung (dienstags, 18-20 Uhr) gehen der Frage nach, inwieweit der von Mauss ausgehende Impuls für die aktuelle Forschung in verschiedenen disziplinären Kontexten fruchtbar gemacht werden kann.

Full Title: "How is Artificial Intelligence Changing Science? A Research Project" (Prof. Jens Schröter) Link to the project: https://howisaichangingscience.eu/

"Cause for special concern" (Dr. Uwe Peters) Focusing on the epistemological issue of how we may detect algorithmic biases and recognize their harmfulness, I argue that algorithmic bias against people’s political orientation differs from algorithmic gender and race biases in important ways. The reason is that there are strong social norms against gender and race biases, but this is not the case for political biases. Political biases can thus more powerfully affect individuals’ cognition and behaviour. This increases the chances that they become embedded in algorithms. It also makes it harder to detect and eradicate algorithmic political biases than gender and race biases even though they all can have similarly harmful consequences. Algorithmic political bias thus raises hitherto unnoticed and distinctive epistemological and ethical challenges.

(Dr. Oliver Braganza) Oliver Braganza will present and comment Beale, Battey & Mackay (2020)’s paper: “An unethical optimization principle” Zoom link https://uni-bonn.zoom.us/j/94884157465?pwd=VW1SdnVDeEdqa3VOeUJyUjkwZ25Idz09 ID: 948 8415 7465 Password: 731091

"A rough guide on religion and othering" The Global Network for Excellence in Theology (G_NET) at the University of Bonn and the Institute for Faith and Flourishing invite you to participate in the "Enemy, Stranger, Neighbor, Friend" 2021 programme (Oct 4- Nov 1, 2021). The Enemy, Stranger, Neighbor, and Friend (ESNF) training programme draws upon our original ESNF Rough Guide on Religion and Othering and your experience in youth-led projects focusing on such topics as: peace and conflict, community building, inclusive practices, and interdenominational and interreligious cooperation. The programme will consist of 5 fundamental capacity-sharing tracks combining theoretical and applied skills focused on the categories of Enemy, Stranger, Neighbor, and Friend. Participation will require approximately 2 hours of work per week for 5 weeks. Live gatherings will be held Mondays 14:30-16:00 Central European Summer Time CEST.

International Online Conference on "Digital Fragmentations and Digital Sovereignty" Recently, there has been a steady global trend towards “digital sovereignty” and “data localization”. Tensions are therefore rising between the vision of an open, global Internet and state tendencies to invoke sovereignty in cyberspace. Data localization requirements could even lead to a splinternet with many regional systems, which could further deter innovation regarding a wider variety of data-utilizing sectors. Accordingly, the idea of the fragmentation or Balkanization of the Internet began to play a growing role in debates on global Internet governance. This debate, however, does not solely cover the Internet as an infrastructure but also considers geopolitics, national jurisdictions, and a power struggle about the future of global governance.

Full Title: "Transfers und Modelle: Aspekte von 'Versöhnung' in geschichtswissenschaftlicher Perspektive" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Peter Geiss und Prof. Dr. Michael Rohrschneider) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

2nd General Assembly of TRA 'Individuals, Institutions and Societies'. On 19.07.2021 the annual general meeting of TRA 4 will take place.

Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Clemens Albrecht) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

"Ian McEwan’s Machines Like Me (2019) and Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun (2021)" (Prof. Dr. Marion Gymnich ) It stands to reason that fictional representations of AI in general, and of androids in particular, which can be found across a wide range of science-fiction novels, movies and TV series, have had a considerable impact on how many people are likely to imagine AI today. In recent years, two of the most renowned contemporary British writers have published novels that feature androids very prominently: Ian McEwan’s Machines Like Me and Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun.

Central to the purposes of the What Does Theology Do, Actually? series is to observe, document, and describe the functions of theological knowledge production and communication as experienced, cultivated, and institutionalized around the world today. WDTD seeks not to do theology but to observe what theology does. The forms of theological communication vary widely by cultural and academic-institutional context. By comparing approaches to the same theological disciplines across these diverse contexts, WDTD aims to contribute to a contemporary theory of transcultural trends in contemporary theology. This event takes place on July 9th, 9-17:40 and July 10th, 9-17.

"Verdrängen, Beschreiben, Versöhnen?" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Dr. Monika Wehrheim) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

"Das Confesionario (Beichthandbuch) des Bartolomé de Las Casas als lateinamerikanische Utopie der Sklavenbefreiung und Versöhnung" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Michael Schulz) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

"Ethical challenges of merging biological and artificial cognition" (Dr. Johannes Lierfeld; response: Pater Dr. Dr. Justinus C. Pech, Hochschule Heiligenkreuz) The notion of a bridge between protein and silicon has slowly evolved into a reality due to the development of brain-computer interfaces or brain-machine interfaces (BCIs / BMIs). Besides some alarmism there is much hope to achieve wonderful things with and through the use of BCIs. However, as fruitful the applications can be in the best case, as severe the ethical repercussions would be in a worst-case scenario. Thus, serious ethical challenges monger around the usage of these mind-machine-bridges, since their applications might interfere with personal integrity, identity, and accountability. Especially the field of affective BCIs poses cascades of ethical concerns regarding their operative field: human affections and emotions.

The project "Certified AI" led by Dr. Julia Maria Möning and Dr. Sergio Genovesi will give a presentation on 'Certifying Sustainable AI in the framework of the AI.NRW flagship project' (Sustainable AI Conference)' on June 17, 2021, to which all interested parties are cordially invited. If you have any further questions about the event, please feel free to contact the project management or Ms. Johanna Tix.

"John Fryers (1839 – 1928) Neuer Roman (Shíxīn xiǎoshuō 時新小說) im Kontext der missionarischen Bildungs- und Lehrbuchliteratur der späten und ausgehenden Qing-Zeit (1793-1911)" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Sabine Weber) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

"Individuen, Institutionen und Gesellschaften im Wandel" (Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen) Veränderung ist ein Kennzeichen des Lebendigen. Das gilt für das Leben des Individuums ebenso wie für das Leben der Gesellschaft, der Wirtschaft und der natürlichen Umwelt. Vier systemisch zusammenwirkende Dynamiken spielen in unserer Zeit dabei eine herausragende Rolle: Technisierung, Ökonomisierung, Ökologisierung und Globalisierung. Wohin führen sie uns? Welche Bedeutungen haben unsere moralischen Werte und Orientierungen hierbei? Inwiefern kann und muss die Ethik sich bei der Analyse und Gestaltung der Veränderung im Rahmen inter- und transdisziplinärer Forschung, Lehre und Beratung verbindend einbringen?

Full Title: "Extended Mindreading and the Tracking of Digital Footprints" (Dr. Uwe Peters) There has been much philosophical and empirical research on mindreading, our ability to attribute mental states to people to explain, predict, or influence their actions. It is commonly assumed that mindreading is situated within an individual’s head. Here I challenge this assumption by relating it to Clark and Chalmers’ hypothesis of extended cognition, the view that the physical realizers of cognition can include artefacts outside the body. I argue that if we endorse common conditions for extended cognition, then there is reason to believe that people’s mindreading is often partly realized by (vs. merely causally coupled to) artefacts, specifically, computer algorithms on the Internet that track our digital footprints to infer our preferences, interests, etc. from them to personalize websites.

"Zum zeitgenössischen Umgang mit den tschingisidischen Eroberungen in Eurasien im 13. und 14 Jh" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Dr. Ishayahu Landa) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

Full Title: "Religionspolitische und -wissenschaftliche Analysen zur konstruktiven Versöhnungsforschung innerhalb von Diasporagesellschaften in Deutschland" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Cicek, Univ. Wien) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

Full Title: “On Digital Ethics for Artificial Intelligence and Information Fusion in the Defense Domain” (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Koch) For knowledge itself is power... Francis Bacon’s statement on achieving power as the meaning of all knowledge marks the beginning of the modern project. At the latest since the advent of AI in the defense domain, however, technology meant for the benefit of humanity may turn against humanity. This specific type of instrumental knowledge makes the modern crisis as visible as in spotlight. Ethical knowledge of man and his nature must complement Bacon’s knowledge. There is an 'Ecology of Man': he does not make himself; he is responsible for himself and others. How can the AI and information fusion community technically support responsible use of the power we are harvesting from AI and Fusion? To argue more specifically, we consider documents of the German Bundeswehr, founded in the 1950s when the term AI was coined.

Full Title: "Religiöse Potentiale der Versöhnung zwischen Sunniten und Aleviten in der Türkei und deren Konsequenzen für das Verhältnis dieser beiden Religionsgemeinschaften in Deutschland" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Mouhanad Khorchide, Universität Münster) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Moshe Zimmermann, Dist. Prof. Em.) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

Full Title: "Jorge Semprún und die problematische Versöhnung nach dem Spanischen Bürgerkrieg" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Mechthild Albert) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

"Norbert Wiener and cybernetic metaphysics" (Dr. Tobias Keiling) Tobias Keiling will present and comment Peter Galison’s Paper on Norbert Wiener’s critique of the worldview of cybernetics. See Peter Galison. 1994. “The Ontology of the Enemy: Norbert Wiener and the Cybernetic Vision,” Critical Inquiry Vol. 21/1.: 228-266

Full Title: "Die Erfindung der Toleranz im Zeitalter der Glaubenskriege" Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Mathias Schmoeckel) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Winfried Schmitz) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

Full Title: "Swarm Learning as a fully decentralized and confidentiality-enabling machine learning approach for disease classification" (Prof. Dr. Joachim Schultze & Stefanie Warnat-Herresthal) Fast and reliable detection of patients with severe and heterogenous illnesses is a major goal of precision medicine. We recently illustrated that leukemia patients are identified by machine learning (ML) based on their blood transcriptomes. However, there is an increasing divide between what is technically possible and what is allowed because of privacy legislation. To facilitate integration of any medical data from any data owner world-wide without violating privacy laws, we here introduce Swarm Learning (SL), a decentralized machine learning approach uniting edge computing, blockchain-based peer-to-peer networking and coordination as well as confidentiality protection without the need for a central coordinator thereby going beyond federated learning.

"Systematische Konturen aus theologisch-ethischer Sicht" (Prof. Dr. Jochen Sautermeister) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

Full Title: "When artificial intelligence outperforms human social cognition" (Dr. Uwe Peters) Suppose an artificial intelligence (AI) excels us in social cognition in that it ascribes psychological characteristics to people more accurately than us. It seems epistemically rational to then set aside our own judgments on those characteristics and defer to the AI. After all, being more accurate about people is better than being less accurate. I argue that this intuitive view is epistemically and ethically problematic.

Part of the lecture series "Versöhnung in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive" (Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Soeffner) Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine Exkursion durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen, in denen sich Potentiale zur Versöhnung abzeichnen. Case Studies zeigen sowohl Tiefenstrukturen‘ (Noam Chomsky) von Konfliktkonstellationen als auch ,Oberflächenstrukturen‘ der Konfliktbearbeitung in historisch, kulturell oder religiös variierenden Formen, zu denen Versöhnung, aber auch alternative Strategien und Modelle der Konfliktlösung gehören. Die Fallstudien der Vorlesungen sind kontrastiv, geschichts-, kultur- und religionsvergleichend ausgelegt.

Die Gegenwart ist geprägt durch militärische, religiöse und ökonomische Konflikte auf der einen Seite und zunehmende private Konflikte auf der anderen Seite. Gleichzeitig hat der Wunsch nach Versöhnung Konjunktur. Aber was bedeutet „Versöhnung“ in unterschiedlichen Kulturen und zu verschiedenen Zeiten? Historiker, Soziologen, Philosophen und Theologen setzen sich in einer neuen Ringvorlesung an der Universität Bonn mit dem Schlüsselbegriff "Versöhnung" auseinander und begeben sich auf eine Reise durch historische und aktuelle Konfliktzonen. Die öffentlichen Vorträge finden ab jetzt bis zum 21. Juli jeden Mittwoch von 18.15 bis 19.45 Uhr digital über das Konferenzsystem Zoom statt.

"A conceptual analysis" (Dr. Scott Robbins) Meaningful human control (MHC) is an oft-used phrase in the ethical literature on artificial intelligence (AI). But what is meaningful human control (MHC)? Let’s break that phrase down because it is quite ambiguous.

"Governing global change through AI safety" (Dr. Apolline Taillandier) This presentation focuses on the recent history of “AI safety,” understood as a set of strategies for mitigating long-term AI risk. AI safety brings together computer science and policy expertise: while some AI safety researchers have redesigned algorithmic training methods for ensuring control over the goals or behavior of “human-level” AI, or systems with “artificial general intelligence,” (AGI) AI safety policy experts have developed scenarios and metrics of AI progress in order to anticipate and prepare for uncertain technological breakthroughs through specific models of governance. I show how AI safety expertise intersects transhumanist debates about the singularity and the possibility to predict and tame the emergence of a posthuman kind of intelligence; economic models of rational behavior in computer science; and a realist model of global security >as a product of interest-based cooperation and alignment.

"On Self- building technologies" (Dr. Charlotte Gauvry) The recent literature has convincingly demonstrated certain perverse effects of what has been called the “merging with AI.” Susan Schneider (2019) even argued that different merging techniques, for example the implantation of silicon chips in our brains, could lead to a dissolution of our selfhood. In my talk, I propose to discuss this hypothesis based on a recent provocative article by François Kammerer, which considers, on the contrary, the possibility of "self-building technologies:"artificial technologies (paradigmatically some digital app) would actually allow us to “strengthen our selfhood.”

"Meaningful Human Control over the Evaluative" (Dr. Scott Robbins) In an increasingly autonomous world, it is becoming clear that one thing we cannot delegate to machines is moral accountability. Machines cannot be held morally accountable or responsible for their actions. This becomes problematic when a machine has an output that has a significant impact on human beings. Examples of machines that have caused such impact are widespread and include machines evaluating loan applications, evaluating criminals for sentencing, targeting and killing people, driving cars, and whatever digital assistants are supposed to do. The question that governments, NGOs, academics, and the general public are (or should be) asking is: how do we keep meaningful human control (MHC) over these machines? I argue that keeping meaningful human control over machines cannot be achieved without restricting the decisions we delegate to machines to the descriptive.

(Dr. Uwe Peters) The hypothesis of extended cognition (HEC), i.e., the view that the realizers of mental states or cognition can include objects outside of the skull, has received much attention in philosophy. While many philosophers have argued that various cognitions might extend into the world, it has not yet been explored whether this also applies to cognitive biases. Focusing on confirmation bias, I argue that a modified version of the original thought experiment to support HEC helps motivate the view that this bias, too, might extend into the world. Indeed, if we endorse common conditions for extended cognition, then there is reason to believe that even in real life, confirmation bias often extends, namely into computers and websites that tailor online content to us.

"The downside of optimization" (Dr. Oliver Braganza) Competitive societal systems by necessity rely on imperfect proxy measures. For instance, profit is used to measure economic value, the Journal Impact Factor to measure scientific value, and clicks to measure online engagement or entertainment value. However, any such proxy-measure becomes a target for the competing agents (e.g. companies, scientists or content providers). This suggests, that any competitive societal system is prone to Goodhart’s Law, most pithily formulated as: ‘When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure’. Purported adverse consequences include environmental degradation, scientific irreproducibility and problematic social media content. The talk will explore the notion that a systematic research program into Goodhart’s Law, nascent in current AI-safety research, is urgently needed, and will have profound implications far beyond AI-safety.

The "grand challenges", such as the consequences of climate change, the question of mobility and migration, as well as the rapid changes in society through digitalization and artificial intelligence, affect all people. The question of the appropriate perception, description, and interpretation of these complexes of phenomena is central, because their semantization already forms possible actors and spaces of action through the use of certain concepts, categories, linguistic images, and value patterns. Different semantizations thus lead to specific ideas of agency and integrity within the presented future scenarios. It is precisely this relationship that is to be investigated in the project. The analytical connection of the terms semantization, agency and integrity is innovative. These are understood as mutually constituting in an interrelation, whereby the processuality of the struggle for an adequate description of the future can be elaborated and conceptualized.

Part of the Third Research Conference of the Faculty of Arts Speaker: Prof. Dr. Thomas Dohmen, Prof. Dr. Clemens Albrecht

Block I: 'Digitization/AI' (approx. 09:00-11:00) Block II: 'Promoting young talent' (approx. 11:00-12:00) Block III: 'Reconciliation' (approx. 13:00-13:30) Block IV: 'Further potential areas & project ideas' (ca. 13:30-16:30)

"Rhetoric and Pragmatics of the Strategic Use of Truth and Reliability in Times of Political and Social Crisis." Following the conference "'Thou Shalt Not Lie.' On the Hermeneutics of the Talk of the Postfactual" (2017) and the prize question "What is Behind the Talk of the 'Postfactual'? Lie, Bullshit, Illusionary Self-Deception, or ...?", the discussion of the new political and social salability of the lie, exemplified by Trump, its function of longing projection and its dangerous legitimization through the speech of the postfactual will be continued in conversation with the prize winners.

This series of six lectures looks at the successes, as well as the failures, in the search of artificial intelligence and uses them as a window into the larger question of what this search can tell us about shifts in how we conceive of what it is to be human. The series will be hosted by Zed Adams and Markus Gabriel.

Academic Career Development, Workshop & Coaching for Academic Staff from Postdoc to Professor (TRA 4 - Individuals, Institutions and Societies)

Algorithm-based decisions are having an increasing impact on our daily lives. Whether we book a flight, apply for a job, apply for a loan or look for a life partner on an internet platform - it is often not clear that on the other side a machine is setting the price, pre-selecting applicants, assessing creditworthiness and looking for a partner. Online retailers are trying to extract the maximum willingness of their customers to pay by setting individualised prices based on algorithms. In some countries, criminal courts rely on software to assess the tendency of criminals to reoffend. These examples show that the use of algorithms raises a wide range of questions, some of which are of a legal nature, but also have links to ethics, economics and technology.

1st General Assembly of TRA 'Individuals, Institutions and Societies'. On 29.06.2020 the annual general meeting of TRA 4 will take place.

Prorector for Research & Innovation with postdocs of the University of Bonn (organization, implementation and moderation by TRA)

Part of the Second Research Conference of the Faculty of Arts Speaker: Prof. Dr. Thomas Dohmen, Prof. Dr. Clemens Albrecht