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The question of belonging takes center stage in our global/tribal planet. Three writers of Indian origin speak of multiple levels of belonging and unbelonging as they navigate continents and cultures. In his This Land is Our Land, Suketu Mehta evaluates the destructive legacies of colonialism and the fear of the 'other’. Sayantani Dasgupta offers fluid definitions of home as she traces her journeys across the world in Brown Women Have Everything. 

 

AI has stimulated new connections within the intangibles of the digital humanities with its ability to discern patterns and insights. This progress raises questions about creating empathetic  AI systems aligned with human values. As the Director of the National Humanities Center, Robert Newman was a key figure in re-establishing and expanding a space for the humanities as a crucial institution for the world. Founder of the first executive humanities degree in the world, Rishi Jaitly’s deep investment in directing technology to change human lives has recently brought his attention to founding and growing OpenAI in India. Thomas Hofweber, Professor of Philosophy with a particular interest in metaphysics and language, has since the advent of AI, been pursuing the question of how to grasp its philosophical underpinnings through studying its linguistic operations. The speakers bring their diverse experience to address the challenges AI faces in incorporating complex cultural and ethical issues into algorithms and scientific monocultures.

 

Food is an intangible trigger of deeper memories, feelings, emotions, and  internal states of  the mind and body. Taste buds and the olfactory sense carry the essence of remembrance and are invoked by writers in literature and poetry. To most of us, the food that we associate with home -- our national and familial homes-- is an essential part of our cultural heritage.

Comedian and actor Kanan Gill's debut novel, Acts of God, is an ode to comedic science fiction, blending together questions of human existence, the multiverse and life itself. In conversation, Gill dives into this post apocalyptic world and gives us a glimpse into his comedic and writing life.

The question of belonging takes center stage in our global/tribal planet. Three writers of Indian origin speak of multiple levels of belonging and unbelonging as they navigate continents and cultures. In his This Land is Our Land, Suketu Mehta evaluates the destructive legacies of colonialism and the fear of the 'other’. Sayantani Dasgupta offers fluid definitions of home as she traces her journeys across the world in Brown Women Have Everything. 

 

AI has stimulated new connections within the intangibles of the digital humanities with its ability to discern patterns and insights. This progress raises questions about creating empathetic  AI systems aligned with human values. As the Director of the National Humanities Center, Robert Newman was a key figure in re-establishing and expanding a space for the humanities as a crucial institution for the world. Founder of the first executive humanities degree in the world, Rishi Jaitly’s deep investment in directing technology to change human lives has recently brought his attention to founding and growing OpenAI in India. Thomas Hofweber, Professor of Philosophy with a particular interest in metaphysics and language, has since the advent of AI, been pursuing the question of how to grasp its philosophical underpinnings through studying its linguistic operations. The speakers bring their diverse experience to address the challenges AI faces in incorporating complex cultural and ethical issues into algorithms and scientific monocultures.

 

Food is an intangible trigger of deeper memories, feelings, emotions, and  internal states of  the mind and body. Taste buds and the olfactory sense carry the essence of remembrance and are invoked by writers in literature and poetry. To most of us, the food that we associate with home -- our national and familial homes-- is an essential part of our cultural heritage.

Comedian and actor Kanan Gill's debut novel, Acts of God, is an ode to comedic science fiction, blending together questions of human existence, the multiverse and life itself. In conversation, Gill dives into this post apocalyptic world and gives us a glimpse into his comedic and writing life.