The Helix Center Archives - Page 11 of 14

This roundtable will examine how science approaches the problem of consciousness, and the roles of physics, psychology, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, philosophy, and religion in understanding sentience and self-awareness.

Sat
Dec 6th
2014

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French Surrealism: A Revolution of the Mind

This roundtable will explore French Surrealist poetry in translation, situating it within the broader history and activities of the Surrealist movement from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Sat
Oct 11th
2014

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Cancer: Body & Mind

This roundtable will examine current advances in the biology of cancer and consider how emerging research informs, and complicates, our understanding of any relationship between mind, immunity, and disease progression.

Sat
Dec 13th
2014

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The Search for Immortality

This roundtable will examine how awareness of mortality shapes human life, from early anxieties to philosophical and spiritual responses, and how scientific and spiritual developments inform ideas about transcendence, perception, and possible forms of existence beyond death.

Sat
Nov 15th
2014

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Complexity and Emergence

This roundtable will examine emergence and complexity in brain, biological, and social systems, and the implications for understanding mind, prediction, and human behavior.

Sat
Oct 25th
2014

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The Span of Infinity

This roundtable will examine the concept of the infinite across cosmological, mathematical, philosophical, psychological, and theological perspectives, and its implications for understanding existence and human knowledge.

Sat
Sep 20th
2014

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Knowledge and Limitations

This roundtable will examine the scope and limits of human knowledge about the universe, and whether metaphysical inquiry can be integrated with empirical approaches to understanding nature.

Sat
Jun 14th
2014

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Responses: Poetry with Patrick Rosal and Jean Valentine

This event will feature poets Patrick Rosal and Jean Valentine reading and responding to each other’s work, as part of a dialogue-centered poetry series.

Sat
May 17th
2014

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Women and the Work World

This roundtable will examine the causes and consequences of persistent obstacles to women’s employment and advancement, despite increased parity, considering cultural, psychological, and biological factors.

Sat
Apr 26th
2014

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Women and Science

This roundtable will examine the gender gap in STEM, the challenges women face in advancing in scientific fields, and the cultural, psychological, and structural factors that shape equal opportunity in science.

Podcast: The Helix Center

Apprehending Consciousness

French Surrealism: A Revolution of the Mind

Cancer: Body & Mind

The Search for Immortality

Complexity and Emergence

The Span of Infinity

Knowledge and Limitations

Responses: Poetry with Patrick Rosal and Jean Valentine

Women and the Work World

Women and Science