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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

STV 205: Cybernetics and Society

Cybernetics is the study of the interfaces between humans and machines. This course will present an overview of cybernetics from automation and robotics to prosthetics and wearable computing. The roles of men and women in a post-human era will be discussed along with related themes dealing with gender, cyberspace, politics and popular culture.

Join your fellow students this Spring to discuss and explore!

Instructor: Mark Morley

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

CSTV movie night: The Star Wars Kid

In 2002, Ghyslain Raza made a fun video of himself playing a Star Wars character. Later the video was posted on the internet without his consent.
It became the first viral video, with enormous consequences for Raza.
In 2022, Raza broke his silence to speak about his experience and reflect on its meaning today.
Join us in E5 6004 @ 7pm on Feb. 15 to watch this documentary as Raza revisits "The Star Wars Kid."

Free admittance!  Free popcorn!

Wednesday, November 23, 2022 10:30 am - 10:30 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Canada and the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

Project Ploughshares is hosting a virtual workshop focused on Canada, the growing nuclear threat, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

There are nearly 13,000 nuclear weapons in existence today. Each presents an existential, yet preventable, risk. Now is the time for decisive Canadian action toward nuclear abolition.

Thursday, November 10, 2022 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

CSTV movie night: Rossum's Universal Robots

Join us to watch and discuss a performance of Karel Čapek's (1920) play "Rossum's Universal Robots," the work that introduced the word and concept of "robot" to the world.  

When robots rise up, will humanity fall?

See you on November 10 at 7pm in E5 6006.  Free admittance & free popcorn!

This performance is a presentation of Battle Damage Theater.

Friday, October 28, 2022 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Misinformation: AI for evil and for good

Join us via zoom on Friday, October 28, 12 pm - 1:30 pm. CARE-AI welcomes philosopher, cognitive scientist and author Paul Thagard as he discusses a new theory of information and misinformation based on mechanisms of acquisition, inference, memory and spread.