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Thursday, October 11, 2018 12:00 pm - Saturday, October 27, 2018 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Impossible Blue Rose - video installation at UWAG

Visit the multidisciplinary video installation by artist Lisa Lipton on display at the University of Waterloo Art Gallery (UWAG) until October 27. The fragmented narrative follows the artist's surrogate Frankie as they journey from the fictional town of Greysville crisscrossing North America before making it all the way to paradise: Hawaii. Augmented by props, furniture, and costumes from the nine chapters of the video, the installation evokes the desire to run away, reinvent oneself, and find true love.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Minds in Machines: Comparing Biological and Synthetic Intelligence

The incredible explosion in the power of artificial intelligence is evident in daily headlines proclaiming big breakthroughs. What are the remaining differences between machine and human intelligence? Professors Chris Eliasmith and Paul Thagard discuss AI now and in the future.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Searching for Winnetou: film and talk with Drew Hayden Taylor

Waterloo Centre for German Studies invites you to a screening of the documentary film, Searching for Winnetou, and a conversation with Ojibway author and humourist Drew Hayden Taylor about his quest to understand the roots of the German obsession with Native North Americans.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Theatre & Performance presents TomorrowLove

The Theatre and Performance program in the Department of Communication Arts presents TomorrowLove, a truly contemporary play that allows us to meditate on the possibilities and dangers technology introduces into love and relationships in the 21st century. 

Thursday, November 15, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Theatre & Performance presents TomorrowLove

The Theatre and Performance program in the Department of Communication Arts presents TomorrowLove, a truly contemporary play that allows us to meditate on the possibilities and dangers technology introduces into love and relationships in the 21st century. 

Friday, November 16, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Theatre & Performance presents TomorrowLove

The Theatre and Performance program in the Department of Communication Arts presents TomorrowLove, a truly contemporary play that allows us to meditate on the possibilities and dangers technology introduces into love and relationships in the 21st century. 

Saturday, November 17, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Theatre & Performance presents TomorrowLove

The Theatre and Performance program in the Department of Communication Arts presents TomorrowLove, a truly contemporary play that allows us to meditate on the possibilities and dangers technology introduces into love and relationships in the 21st century. 

Monday, November 19, 2018 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Jack Halberstam: TRANS* Visual archives of the transgendered body

Jack Halberstam is Professor of Gender Studies and English at Columbia University. He is the author of several books, including: Trans: A Quick and Quirky Guide to Gender Variability (U of California Press, 2018); Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal (Beacon Press, 2012); The Queer Art of Failure (Duke UP, 2011); In A Queer Time and Place (NYU Press, 2005) Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters (Duke UP, 1995); Female Masculinity (Duke UP, 1998).

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Keeping the Human in Artificial Intelligence - expert panel

Join Doug Peers, Dean of Arts, University of Waterloo, and a panel of professors with expertise in economics, philosophy, and human-computer interaction for a discussion about what we need to know and do to ensure artificial intelligence serves humanity for the good of everyone.

Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Turning back the Doomsday Clock

It’s no joke. The Doomsday Clock is a widely recognized indicator of global threats from nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies. Join Doug Peers, Dean of Arts, for a discussion with Faculty of Arts scholars in political science, sociology, and English to understand the real threats and possible actions for turning back the clock.