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PERITIA Discussions@AUA: Discussing Michael Lynch

About the Event:  <p data-pm-slice="1 1 Truths: Trust in an Age of Disinformation. These lectures will feature prominent philosophers and academics from Europe and the United States and will address issues such as trust in science, conspiracy theories, trustworthy science, truth and democracy, and trust and cognitive science. To further raise interest and increase the […]

PERITIA Public Lecture: The Democratic Value of Truth

About the Event:  Truth and trust are becoming contentious topics for science and democracy. Conspiracy theories disrupt political elections, disinformation campaigns target scientific consensus around climate change and vaccines, and anti-elite populism overshadows public debates. In the midst of a pandemic, citizens find themselves asking quintessential philosophical questions: what truth is, whom we can trust, […]

10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Lichens and Fungi

About the  Event:  Lichens and fungi play important roles in our lives — serving as bioindicators of environmental pollution, tools for geological estimation, a source of food, ingredients in perfumes, and more. The presentation will provide basic information with interesting facts about these organisms. The symbiotic structure, the role, and function of lichens and fungi […]