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Renginiai Leiden, Nyderlandai 2023

8 events
This conference explores regional collaboration as a smarter way to address global challenges, focusing on climate change, migration, and economic collaboration in a digital, renationalizing reality. It also addresses academic challenges such as comparative legal integration and overlap between regional and global initiatives.
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave and the Lorentz Center are collaborating to organize a Lorentz Lecture on the neurological effects of DMT. Christopher Timmermann will give the English lecture. DMT is a psychedelic with historical ceremonial use, known for inducing immersive experiences and facilitating communication. The talk will delve into recent scientific research on DMT's impact on the brain and its potential in understanding consciousness. Additionally, the lecture will explore the relevance of these findings in using DMT for depression treatment. Christopher Timmermann, a PhD holder, will be the speaker. He obtained a BSc in Psychology in Santiago, Chile and an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Bologna in Italy. Currently, he is a post-doc at Imperial College London's Centre for Psychedelic Research, leading the DMT research.
Photo credits go to Desmond Bowles for the removal of Cecil Rhodes' statue at the University of Cape Town, as depicted in the image available on Wikimedia Commons.
Plants can improve mental well-being and taking care of them can bring a sense of pride. Bringing cuttings to a plant cuttings market is optional but encouraged. Limited cuttings will be provided and Hortus staff will offer guidance. Admission requires a Hortus entrance ticket.
Richard Aldrich, Professor of International Security at the University of Warwick, will be discussing the role of AI in espionage, political control, and military dominance in a Jean Monnet Teaching Exchange on cyber diplomacy. China's prioritization of AI and the US's concern over China's potential AI dominance are also highlighted.
At the University of Cambridge, Lieske Huist explores how the nineteenth century reconciled historical styles with modern wants and needs in domestic interiors, challenging the criticism that it neglected modern aesthetics.