BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN URL:https://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/ents/event/ics/1634/ VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALNAME:Ten Talks: Our Digital Futures (1634) BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:GMT Standard Time X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=4SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:UoB Xtra CREATED:20250219T154144 DESCRIPTION:Discover the answers to ten big questions that could change yo ur lives\, with with our free TED-style talks from leading Birmingham aca demics. This session asks how we make sense of a changing digital world\, and whether robots are the future.\n\nhttps://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/e nts/event/1634/\n DTEND:20250617T163000 DTSTAMP:20260421T223959Z DTSTART:20250617T150000 LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T142457 LOCATION:Lecture Theatre\, Physics West building SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ten Talks: Our Digital Futures UID:bfec14c8-b443-405e-9281-9c786ea8d6f1 URL:https://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/ents/event/1634/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Discover the answers to ten big questions th at could change your lives\, with with our free TED-style talks from lead ing Birmingham academics. This session asks how we make sense of a changi ng digital world\, and whether robots are the future.

https://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/ents/ event/1634/

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After a successful inaugural year\, our \;Ten Talks progr amme returns in June 2025! \;

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This prestigious event will f eature ten thought-provoking presentations from leading academics and pub lic figures\, each addressing \;a big question of local\, national&nb sp\;and global significance. \;This year\, \;groups of students w ill also be presenting their responses to the big questions being poised by the ten presenters. Ten Talks is a fantastic opportunity to hear direc tly from those at the forefront of research and the cutting edge of their fields.

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Session 2: \;Our Digital Futures

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Our c hair\, Professor Deborah Longworth (Pro Vice Chancellor Education)\, intr oduces:

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Are robots the future? \;D r Henry Taylor\, Associate Professor (Department of Philosophy)< /li>\n
Making sense of a digital world. \;Dr Dorothy Butchard\, \;Lecturer in Contemporary Literature &\ ; Digital Cultures (Department of English Literature)

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M ake sure to check out our other sessions! Bookings available soon.

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