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Chomsky, Russian, fake news, Old French. These are all keywords for the GAME ON workshop on June 13th.
Department seminar. Fernando Stipanicic Márquez is
a Postdoctoral Researcher at Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley. He will present the paper: "The Creation and Diffusion of Knowledge: Evidence from the Jet Age" (written with Stefan Pauly).
In this talk, Linn Iren Sj?nes R?dvand presents data from the underdescribed Austronesian language Patani.
Join us for a CIMS seminar and panel discussion on Rebel Governance and Kinship Groups in the Middle East and Africa
Can planetary health escape a technocratic tunnel vision on climate and health adaptation and contribute to contextualised, participatory policy actions that improve health equity? In this seminar, Dr. Remco van de Pas will unpack the planetary health paradigm.
Rose Trappes is a postdoctoral research fellow at Egenis, the Centre for the Study of Life Sciences at Exeter University, UK. Rose works in philosophy of biology and feminist philosophy. Her research currently focuses on concepts and research practices in ecology and related disciplines, exploring topics such as individuality, ecological niches, ecological mechanisms, animal tracking technology, data synthesis, and citizen science. Together with Sabina Leonelli, Rose is also working on conceptualisations of research environments.
Unlocking New Horizons in Transgenic Mouse Model Generation: Join us for our workshop and discover the latest techniques in transgenic mouse model generation.
Martin Refseth is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK). This seminar marks his midway evaluation.
Contemporary Russian society does not visibly oppose the invasion of Ukraine. There are no barricades or protesters in the streets, and even the military mobilisation has not triggered an open clash between the public and the authorities. But does this silence mean consent and support for the war?
In the aftermath of the Chernobyl explosion, a great divergence appeared between the medical opinions of the East and West on the long-term consequences on public health. In this keynote lecture, Kate Brown, Professor in the History of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gives us insight on what these conflicting stories can tell us about how Western and Soviet scientists understood humans and the ecologies in which they lived.
Department seminar. Martin Dufwenberg is a Karl & Stevie Eller Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Arizona. He will present the paper: "Threats+" (written with Flora Li and Alec Smith).
Department seminar. Fatih Guvenen is the Curtis L. Carlson professor of economics at the University of Minnesota. He will present the paper: "Skewed Business Cycles" (written with Sergio Salgado and Nicholas Bloom).
This lecture has unfortunately been cancelled.
What would it mean to tell the stories of trees? How can we represent them in ways that do not rely on problematic forms of ventriloquism, which reinscribe inequalities, and which do not rely on various forms of empathy or sympathy? This talk by Dalia Nassar, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney, aims to outline a theory of representation that aims to respond to these questions in relation to trees.
Stefano Coretta (Edinburgh) will give a guest lecture about why the IPA vowel chart doesn't work
Research project Bodies in Translation at IKOS is delighted to invite you to a special afternoon of performance and presentations.
The Center of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (CIMS) at UiO is inviting researchers and students of all levels to a Master Class with Asef Bayat, Professor of Sociology from the University of Illinois.
Philosophical Seminar with Kristin Gjesdal
Department seminar. ?rem Gü?eri is an Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, at the University of Oxford. She will present the paper: "Dynamics of Financing Frictions for R&D."
Join us for a CIMS lecture with Asef Bayat, Professor of Sociology from the University of Illinois.
Henrik Johnsson (University of Troms?) will present his ongoing research on Ibsen's plays and the degeneration discourse.
Dr Bonnie Evans is a Senior Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London, and author of The Metamorphosis of Autism (Manchester University Press). She has a PhD from the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University, and has held a research fellowship at King’s College, London's Centre for Medical Humanities. She has lectured in the international history of child sciences, psychology and eugenics. In addition to her academic work, she writes for popular publications such as Aeon Magazine, and has appeared on BBC television.
Open lectures by this year's Abel Prize winner Luis Caffarelli and three other specially invited matematicians.
Invited speaker Professor Jussi Taipale will present at the NCMM Tuesday Seminar on the topic “Towards predicting gene expression from sequence”.
Department seminar. Johannes Haushofer is a Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University. He will present the paper: "The Comparative Impact of Cash Transfers and Psychotherapy on Psychological and Economic Well-being" (written with Robert Mudida and Jeremy Shapiro).
What happens when political priorities, cultural squabbles and business interests undermine public health efforts during a pandemic? In this breakfast seminar, Professor Emily Mendenhall will discuss how people responded to COVID-19 in Okoboji, a small town in the American Midwest.