Uncertainty
Navigating the Unpredictable in Society, Cognition, and Existence
In an era defined by an unparalleled surge of dynamic and unpredictable events, the pursuit of predictability and security is both intuitively compelling and increasingly elusive. The proposed lecture series, 'Uncertainty: Navigating the Unpredictable in Society, Cognition, and Existence' is dedicated to exploring the mental, epistemological, and behavioral dimensions of uncertainty and its existential implications.
The series sets out with the primary goal of framing uncertainty not as an anomaly, but as a fundamental epistemological challenge that is intrinsic to our existence. This approach to uncertainty calls for a profound reevaluation of the core assumptions that underpin our knowledge, experiences, and actions, especially
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First symposium (26.02.2025):
Stefan Thurner (Complexity Science Hub, Vienna), Didier Sornette (Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen), Vincent Lam (University of Bern), David Krakauer (Santa Fe Institute), Nina Emery (Mount Holyoke College and University of Massachusetts at Amherst), Renato Renner (ETH, Zurich), Moderation: Karim Bschir (University of St. Gallen).
Second symposium (05.03.2025):
Giuseppe Pagnoni (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Juliane Britz (Université de Fribourg, Switzerland), Klaus Oberauer (University of Zurich), Ryan McKay (Royal Holloway, University of London), Moderation: Olaf Blanke (EPFL, Lausanne), Vittorio Gallese (University of Parma), Martin Rohrmeier (EPFL, Lausanne), Christine Knoop (Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt am Main), Philipp Ekardt (University of Konstanz), Markus Klammer (University of Basel), Moderation: Polina Lukicheva (University of Zurich).
Third symposium (19.03.2025)
Thomas Epper (CNRS & IÉSEG (School of Management)), Jörg Rieskamp (University of Basel), Craig R. Fox (University of California, Los Angeles), Moderation: Nick Netzer (University of Zurich), Ifat Levy (Yale School of Medicine, New Haven), Jessica Körning-Ljungberg (Luleå University of Technology), Jonathan Ilgen (University of Washington, Seattle), Moderation: Philippe Tobler (University of Zurich).
Fourth symposium (26.03.2025):
Lisandro Milocco (Stockholm University), Tanja Stadler (ETH, Zurich), Marcel Salathé (EPFL, Lausanne), Moderation: Gerd Folkers (ETH, Zurich), Michael Schaepman (University of Zurich), Stuart Kirsch (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), David N. Bresch (ETH, Zurich), Moderation: Christine Eriksen (University of Bern).