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Arts & Humanities

Can We Cheat Death via Mind-Uploading?

Can the sum of knowledge and experience we’ve accumulated over a lifetime live on after we die? The concept of “mind-uploading” is a modern version of an age-old human dream. Transhumanism hopes to not only enhance human capacities but even transcend human limitations such as bodily death.

Science & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Hubs: How to Catch the Next Pandemic Early

COVID-19 won’t be the last pandemic to impact our lives. To prepare for the next global health crisis, we must focus on advancing artificial intelligence – and share the knowledge we gain across borders.

Arts & Humanities

Digital Humanities – A Science unto Itself? A Conversation with Valérie Schafer

The digital humanities are up-and-coming, but what’s the buzz all about? We talked with historian Valérie Schafer about the challenges and developments of the humanities in an increasingly fast-paced and data-driven world.

Arts & Humanities

Call for Book Proposals: Reihe Germanistische Linguistik

Für unsere traditionsreiche “Reihe Germanistische Linguistik” suchen wir nach Publikationen, die neuere gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen in den Fokus rücken, welche die Entwicklung von Sprache und kommunikativen Praktiken nachhaltig prägen werden.

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