Chemical Mind: The Battle of Thermopylae and the Discovery of Anesthetics
The Fourth Annual Brain Awareness Day program was produced on Saturday, October 24th, 2015 in the auditorium of the University of Chicago’s Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery. The event was sponsored by the NIH Conte Center for Computational Neuro...
Depression Is a Disease; Insight into the Future
The Fourth Annual Brain Awareness Day program was produced on Saturday, October 24th, 2015 in the auditorium of the University of Chicago’s Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery. The event was sponsored by the NIH Conte Center for Computational Neuro...
Behavior, Genetics and the Risk for Alcoholism
The Fourth Annual Brain Awareness Day program was produced on Saturday, October 24th, 2015 in the auditorium of the University of Chicago’s Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery. The event was sponsored by the NIH Conte Center for Computational Neuro...
Harper Lecture with Jack Gilbert: Adventures in Our Microbial World
People in the developed world spend more than 90 percent of their lives in the built environment. This new human ecosystem may be both the source and the solution to modern health concerns like depression, anxiety, allergies, and autism. In this lectur...
Divinity @ 125/150
The Divinity School marks the University’s 125th anniversary – and the Divinity School’s 150th anniversary – with a panel discussion on the history of the Divinity School, followed by a reception, a dinner, and further remarks after dinner....
Martin Buber: Philosopher of Dialogue Conference | Session Two
In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Martin Buber’s death, this two-day conference brings together leading scholars from around the country to generate new questions and reflections at the heart of Buber’s thought.
OMSA Heritage Series: Junot Díaz
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Junot Díaz discusses his works in light of current events and the changing landscape for writers of color. The talk is part of a series sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at the University of Chica...
Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life: A Collaboration
Principal Investigators Candace Vogler and Jennifer A. Frey present “Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life: A Collaboration” Under what conditions do the everyday activities associated with being a good person provide a source of happiness an...
Harper Lecture with Matthew M. Briones: Illusion Fields: Baseball and U.S. History
The study of baseball and the study of American history are not dissimilar. Both rely on origin myths and a profound sense of American exceptionalism. Both also require constant recycling of nostalgia and realism and a need for the scholar to read betw...
Wednesday Lunch with Hank Owings, “Baha’i 101”
Hank Owings, 2nd-year Divinity School student and a Baha'i, brings back our popular 101/Lunch crossover series with "Baha'i 101." "101s" are a no-pressure, no-prior-knowledge-required opportunity for students to learn from fellow students –student...