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Robo-Buddhism: Kokoro, Technology, and Spirituality in Japan Today
Robo-Buddhism: Kokoro, Technology, and Spirituality in Japan Today
Presented by Professor Jennifer Robertson, professor emerita, University of Michigan Kokoro (心) is widely and innovatively used in everyday parlance and figures in many Japanese idioms. Kokoro connotes intellectual, emotional, and spiritual states and attributes. Kokoro is also a key …
Frontiers of Freedom: Negotiating the Nation in Multiethnic Ukraine 1648-1922
Frontiers of Freedom: Negotiating the Nation in Multiethnic Ukraine 1648-1922
The narrative of Ukraine’s 300-year struggle for freedom resounds with the stories and voices of its multiethnic population – such as Jews, Muslim Tatars, Roma, and Poles. This lecture highlights the coalescence of perspectives of Ukraine’s different ethnic, religious, and …
The Crime of Menticide: Antisemitism and Hate Speech in American Law – EVENT CANCELED
The Crime of Menticide: Antisemitism and Hate Speech in American Law – EVENT CANCELED
DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. In 1977, a group of Holocaust survivors from Skokie, Illinois, filed a lawsuit to stop a planned neo-Nazi march by alleging menticide—the psychological equivalent of genocide. In this lecture, historian James …
Complementing Flood Insurance Rate Maps with Community Resilience Estimates Data in Milwaukee County
Complementing Flood Insurance Rate Maps with Community Resilience Estimates Data in Milwaukee County
Thesis presentation of Christopher Archuleta: Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are primarily used for determining flood insurance rates and for determining which properties are required to have flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program. However, they are also flood risk maps …
Addressing lead exposure disparities in Milwaukee: An analysis of interventions, effectiveness, and equitable strategies
Addressing lead exposure disparities in Milwaukee: An analysis of interventions, effectiveness, and equitable strategies
Thesis presentation of Mark Miracle: This study investigates the negative health consequences linked to lead exposure, with a specific focus on interventions implemented in Milwaukee. Emphasizing the heightened susceptibility of young children during organ development, the research examines literature on …
Science Bag: Mr. Turing and His Amazing Machine, The Simplicity of the First Computer
Science Bag: Mr. Turing and His Amazing Machine, The Simplicity of the First Computer
Presented by Professor Peter Hinow, UWM Dept. of Mathematical Sciences (College of Letters and Science)