¿Qué clases de seres somos los seres humanos?, ¿qué es el lenguaje?, ¿qué es la información?, ¿qué es lo que heredamos?, fueron solo parte de las preguntas que el Dr. Humberto Maturana, Profesor Titular de la U. de la U. de Chile y académico de la Facultad de Ciencias, fue planteando a la audiencia en su conferencia "El origen de lo humano", actividad abierta a todo público y organizada por el Departamento de Biología."¿Qué es eso que llamo ser vivo? ¿Qué tiene que estar pasando en aquel ente para que yo diga que es un ser vivo?

Entre el 13 y 14 de agosto se realizará una nueva versión de esta iniciativa que busca dar a conocer herramientas para resolver problemas de alta complejidad a estudiantes de ingeniería, economía, matemáticas y ciencias que se interesen en esta área.

La medición, hecha por el prestigioso Academic Ranking Of World Universities (ARWU), indica que la Casa de Bello lidera 18 disciplinas a nivel nacional, de las cuales en siete es la mejor de Latinoamérica.

LSE Legal Studies Working Paper by Eva Micheler and Anna Whaley: “Recently both the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority have carried out experiments using new digital technology for regulatory purposes. The idea is to replace rules written in natural legal language with computer code and to use artificial intelligence for regulatory purposes.

Goldie Blumenstyk at The Chronicle of Higher Education: “…The next step in using “big data” for student success is upon us. It’s a little cool. And also kind of creepy.
This new approach goes beyond the tactics now used by hundreds of colleges, which depend on data collected from sources like classroom teaching platforms and student-information systems. It not only makes a technological leap; it also raises issues around ethics and privacy.

Die Bildergalerie "HHU-Nostalgia" stellt interessante Archiv-Motive vor und wird kontinuierlich ausgebaut und ergänzt: Viel Spaß! Hier geht es zur kompletten Galerie (Übersichtsseite).Haben Sie vielleicht auch noch ein interessantes "historisches" Foto der HHU? Die HHU-Bildredaktion freut sich über jede Einsendung: Dieter Joswig, Tel. +49 211 81-14861E-Mail senden

The space around us is changing and Open Knowledge International needs a CEO who can help refine our identity and mission in this changing context. We are looking for someone who is entrepreneurial, creative and can work out what open means today, turning our mission into reality. You will be able to harness our activist ethos to deliver the services and products while ensuring the sustainability of the organisation and our mission.

We are very happy to announce that Synergia and Schumacher College are partnering to offer the Synergia program at Schumacher College in Totnes, UK from October 15-26.

Cyber space has become a focal point of international relations. With most global powers having realized that cyber security is integral to their national security, cyber issues have found their place in foreign policy, resulting in the emergence of cyber diplomacy. Cyber diplomacy is the use of traditional diplomatic tools including negotiations, formation of alliances, […]

A CommonsCamp will take place at Grenoble (France) August 22 to 26, during the Summer University of the French social movements
An open and self-organized gathering, this event is structured into 3 modules:

Paper by Sergei M. Guriev and Daniel Treisman: “In recent decades, dictatorships based on mass repression have largely given way to a new model based on the manipulation of information. Instead of terrorizing citizens into submission, “informational autocrats” artificially boost their popularity by convincing the public they are competent.
To do so, they use propaganda and silence informed members of the elite by co-optation or censorship.

Chris Willsher at ODX: “Studies have shown that a large majority of Canadians spend too much time in sedentary activities. According to the Health Status of Canadians report in 2016, only 2 out of 10 Canadian adults met the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines. Increasing physical activity and healthy lifestyle behaviours can reduce the risk of chronic illnesses, which can decrease pressures on our health care system.

“If we can speak up for women today, we can further support other minority groups in future.”

Frequent internet shutdowns have begun to hurt the Indian economy.
The blog post by Sushma UN was published in Quartz India on July 31, 2018. Akriti Bopanna was quoted.

Over the past few decades, the incessant development of digital technology and its disruptive impact on contemporary society have affected the relative equilibrium of the constitutional ecosystem. A series of normative counteractions are emerging to face the challenges of digital technology and restore a condition of relative equilibrium. Edoardo Celeste argues that digital constitutionalism is…

La primera versión de los GEOLAC Industry Awards, que reconoce el liderazgo y la excelencia en el desarrollo regional de la geotermia durante los últimos 5 años, premió a dicho centro de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas U.Chile, por la iniciativa del primer invernadero geotérmico de la Patagonia.

Las facultades de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la Naturaleza, de Odontología y de Ciencias fueron las tres primeras unidades académicas en las que fueron presentadas, ante sus respectivos Consejos de Facultad, las conclusiones de la etapa de autoevaluación, realizada en el marco del Proceso de Acreditación Institucional.

This month was even more special for our Internet Governance campaign, with two significant (back-to-back) activities in the Philippines.

Nation reels from killings blamed on fake reports of kidnappers spread on WhatsApp
The article by Samanth Subramanian was published in the National on July 2, 2018. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

republished from Baltic Times
First ever ERC Starting Grant at Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance