Newsletter #194

Despite the invasion of the Rectory’s building, IEA remains active

Since October 2 the IEA is unable to use its headquarters due to the invasion of the Rectory’s building by students, a situation that causes huge losses to the academic and administrative activities of the institute. However, despite the difficulties, the IEA has been keeping a significant part of its work, thanks to the collaboration of other USP units, which have shared their facilites.

The centrality of technology in the contemporary world

Sociologist Derrick de Kerckhove gave a conference on his theory about "technototemism" on October 17. For him, the changes caused by technological development nowadays are as profound as those that occurred in the Renaissance. The difference is that now it is not humanism, but technology converted into a new totem, that establishes parameters to define the human being.

Event marks the publishing of 'Prosperity without Growth', by Tim Jackson

The Portuguese edition of "Prosperity without Growth — A good life on a finite planet", a book by economist Tim Jackson, will be launched during a debate with the author on October 30, at 11 am (GMT-2), at USP's Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting (FEA). The event has been organized by Planeta Sustentável with the support of IEA's Environment and Society Research Group.

Meeting examines the principles of sustainability assessment

The evaluation of sustainability — defined as a process to guide decision-making — is a way of understanding the characteristics of sustainability of new development proposals. Its principles will be discussed at the meeting State-of-the-Art Sustainability Assessment: Challenges and Opportunities', to be held on October 30, at 3 pm (GMT-2), in the Auditorium of USP's Institute of Oceanography (IO).

The convergence of real and fake in digital culture

The consolidation of digital culture has turned the definition of what is "real" and what is "fake" into an even more complex challenge. The topic will be discussed by Viscenzo Susca, Claudia Attimonelli Petraglione and Massimo Canevacci at the meeting in 'F for Real. Mural Excrescences and Digital Landscapes’ on October 31, at 3 pm (GMT-2), at USP's Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC).

Relations between motorization technologies and urban mobility

Professor Roberto Marx, from USP's Polytechnic School, will speak on the scope of the new motorization technologies in the context of the challenges of urban mobility and discuss the eventual end of combustion engines. The event has been organized by IEA’s Innovation and Competitiveness Observatory and will take place on November 1, at 11 am (GMT-2), at USP's Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC).

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