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The Human Renascence in the Era of Robots: Alberto Levy

Otto G. Richter Library Coral Gables, FL, United States

As we watch incredible advances in artificial intelligence and robotics, machines get smarter and stronger every day. Some say robots will take everyone’s jobs and we are doomed to live under harsh circumstances, but the reality is that humans are needed more than ever, and this is an opportunity for a “Human Renascence.” Why not allow machines to do what they do better and further develop our human skills? Critical thinking, creativity, negotiation, emotional intelligence, and love cannot be developed by machines as humans do, yet those skills are fundamental [...]

Debate Team UChat: Censorship

Shalala Student Center 1330 Miller Dr., Coral Gables, United States

A discussion on the politics and morals of censorship including the banning of DEI and AP African American Studies. All UM Community members are welcome to participate! Join us in the Iron Arrow Room at the Shalala Student Center.

Echoing Josephine Baker: ‘Touki Bouki’ by Djibril Diop Mambéty

Coral Gables Art Cinema 260 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL, United States

FILM + CONVERSATION EVENT With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. In this French New Wave–influenced fantasy-drama, two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is beset by complications both concrete and mystical. Characterized by dazzling imagery and music, the alternately manic and meditative "Touki Bouki" is widely considered one of the most important African films ever made. Introduction by Dr. Patoimbasba Nikiema, [...]