Lectures, webinars, and more!

A conversation between theologian Jordan Wales (Hillsdale College) and scientist John Dolan (Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon) on the theological and ethical implications of interacting with artificial intelligence, particularly androids. Dr. Wales and Dr. Dolan will address the science of artificial intelligence, what robots can currently and will soon be able to do, as well as the ways in which humans relate to artificial intelligence in order to help us conceive of a proper place for artificial intelligence in a flourishing society.

Prof. Tyler VanderWeele, Dr. Kristin Collier, Dr. Benjamin Miller, and Prof. Grant Martsolf consider what it means to flourish; the notion of human flourishing that has been implicit in decisions within health care delivery, public health, and broader social policy; and how a more capacious understanding of human flourishing might aid our response to the COVID-19 pandemic moving forward.

Genealogy is best visualized dynamically. Unlike modern family trees, medieval "trees of consanguinity" were designed to be imagined in motion.

Beatrice Institute welcomed Dr. Jonathan Anderson (Biola University), co-author of Modern Art and the Life of a Culture, for a lecture on Warhol's Catholicism and a gallery talk on the Revelation exhibit.