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God, the Grind, and the Good Life

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April 28, 2025

7:30pm CT / 8:30pm ET

Ida Noyes Hall (Cloister Club)

What are we all chasing, and why does it matter?

Life on campus is relentless: a frantic pursuit of opportunity, success and the dream of living one's best life. But what is this ultimately all about? Join us as we explore these and other pressing questions. This will be a moderated discussion followed by a time of audience Q&R. Refreshments will be served.

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MODERATOR:

Meghan Sullivan

Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy; Director of Notre Dame Institute of Advanced Study

University of Notre Dame

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MODERATOR:

Shigehiro Oishi

Marshall Field IV Professor

University of Chicago

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MODERATOR:

Michael Le Chevalier

Sr. Associate Director

Lumen Christi

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Are you More Than a Number?

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March 26, 2024

7:30pm CT / 8:30pm ET

3rd Floor Theater, Ida Noyes Hall

Examining the Ultimate Value of Our Life's Work

From college applications to work applications to the entire application of one's life, our world reduces us to numbers. Can our life's work add up to something more?Something numbers cannot capture? Should it? Join us for this dialogue between Harvard economist and education scholar Peter Blair and University of Chicago labor economist Pablo Peña. This will be a moderated discussion with Q&A.

SPEAKERS:

MODERATOR:

Peter Q. Blair

Assistant Professor of Education

Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Pablo Pena

Assistant Instructional Professor in Economics and the College

The University of Chicago

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MODERATOR:

Elisa Rubbo

Assistant Professor of Economics and Liew Family Junior Faculty Fellow

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

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Are You Becoming Obsolete?

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April 20, 2023

7:30pm CT

Breasted Hall at The Oriental Institute

The AI Revolution is upon us. Are you ready?

We find ourselves on the cusp of a revolution. In the realm of language, image, and voice, AI technologies showcasing incredible potential, such that distinguishing the work of humans from computers is becoming nearly impossible. What does this mean for human identity and purpose? What might this mean for our future?

Computer science is brought into conversation with theology, philosophy, and ethics. Duke theologian and ethicist Norman Wirzba and U Chicago computer science researcher Ben Y. Zhao discuss the implications of an AI-saturated future.

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MODERATOR:

Norman Wirzba

Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology; Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics

Duke University

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Ben Zhao

Neubauer Professor of Computer Science

University of Chicago

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MODERATOR:

Emily Wenger

Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science and Neubauer Fellow

University of Chicago

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CANA is a new publication at the University of Chicago that publishes, essays, interviews, and short stories on topics that matter to the UChicago community. CANA aims to elevate and sustain important conversations across lines of difference, generating understanding and dialogue, and sharing Christian perspectives.

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