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CRISPR, Gene Editing, and Metamorphosis |
Biotechnology is transforming the human condition. A molecular tool called CRISPR-Cas9 is being used to edit human DNA. Scientists will join influential disabled thinkers to discuss ethical issues hovering around gene editing. |
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Nada Kubikova, Dagan Wells, Julia-Sophia Bellingrath |
26 Jul 2024 |
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Hunger Artistry: Kafka and the Art of Starvation |
Kafka’s provocative story “The Hunger Artist” explores starvation, art, and the nature of human existence. Experts discuss the story and its reception. |
Peter Boxall, Ankhi Mukherjee, Meindert Peters, Karen Leeder |
10 Jul 2024 |
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‘Franz Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’: Insects and Disgust and Repulsion’ |
Franz Kafka exploited people’s disgust at insects as his protagonist, Greger Samsa, was transformed into a giant insect. Is this disgust innate, widely shared or justified and what are the consequences for our treatment of insects? |
Liam Crowley, Rosemary Gillespie, Clair Linzey, Geraldine Wright |
12 Jun 2024 |
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Tuberculosis: vaccines, diagnostics and experience |
Kafka died in 1924 of tuberculosis, which remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. This talk looks at the various aspects of tuberculosis from candidate vaccines, the role of genetics in TB treatments and the perspective of a patient. |
Helen McShane, Philip Fowler |
12 Jun 2024 |
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Kafka's Cognitive Realism |
An interdisciplinary discussion of Dr Emily Troscianko's book |
Emily Troscianko, Sue Blackmore, Ritchie Robertson, James Carney |
26 Mar 2014 |
