Lectures related to Fiction and Utopia

Socio-Political Utopia and Techno-Scientific Fiction

Discusses socio-political utopia, techno-scientific fiction, and irrational wonder in storytelling.

Explores the relationship between video games and fiction, analyzing how games engage players in decision-making processes and challenge their beliefs.

Possible Utopias

Delves into the wealth and potential of fictions in architectural projects.

Utopia and Dystopia

Explores the origins and impact of utopian and dystopian literature on society.

Semiotics: Reversibility

Explores the concept of reversibility in semiotics, analyzing the transition from utopias to dystopias through sign systems.

The Immersive Experience: Fiction vs Reality

Explores the immersive experience in fiction and its impact on cognition and emotions.

The Function of Fiction in Science Fiction

Explores the role of fiction in shaping human understanding and behavior through an analysis of science fiction narratives.

The Power of Fiction: Storytelling and Technology

Delves into the power of storytelling through fiction, exploring its influence on cognition and societal development.

Fictions Dynamic

Delves into the hidden world of underground infrastructure projects and their transformative potential through the use of fiction.

Cyberpunk: Gender and Transformation

Explores gender dynamics and transformation in cyberpunk fiction.

DH Visualization: Unspoken Premises and Literary Studies

Explores DH visualization, literary studies transformation, and gender in fiction.

Utopia: Properties and Limitations

Explores the properties and limitations of utopian societies, emphasizing critical interpretation and human emotions within idealized worlds.

Protein Abundance: Random Walks

Explores protein abundance as a random walk and the Moran model in population genetics.

Drug Discovery: Computational Approaches

Explores the EXSCALATE4COV project, focusing on computational drug discovery for COVID-19 treatments and the collaboration between academia and industry.

Projection-based Testing in Longitudinal Functional Regression

By Ana-Maria Staicu covers testing for time-varying mean and covariate effects in longitudinal functional regression.

B and T Cell 3D Maturation MOOC: Introduction to immunology (part 1)

Covers the 3D maturation process of B and T lymphocytes, including heavy and light chain recombination.

Introduction to Rhino Surfaces and Meshes

Introduces working with surfaces, polysurfaces, and solids in Rhino, covering rendering, material editing, and mesh creation.

Gene Expression: Introduction and Data Analysis

Covers gene expression data quantification, genome analysis, and large-scale studies.

Tolerance and Autoimmunity: Tolerance MOOC: Introduction to immunology (part 2)

Explores central and peripheral tolerance mechanisms in maintaining immune homeostasis.

Newton's Method: Convergence

Explores the convergence of Newton's method for solving nonlinear equations and the importance of selecting appropriate initial guesses.