Join us for a discussion about the ethics of consensual cannibalism, featuring questions about consent, psychosocial norms, and dignity after death. This event is BYOB (Bring your own body!).

AI is approaching — and in some cases, surpassing — human-level ability in many areas that, for all of previous history, have been the sole provenance of human minds. Is it a good idea to build machines like this? How might it go well? How might it go badly? How prepared are we for a world where human intelligence is outclassed by the artificial? Join for a talk followed by group discussion.

Vermont reporters from local and national outlets gather to discuss news burnout, partisanship, and democracy with each other and attendees.

Join us for a conversation about computers: what they are, how we use them, and why we use them wrong. Also why it's not our fault. The values supposedly imbued into technology are not the ones actually reflected back at technology users. We'll talk about how various dark patterns serve the goals of capitalism not community and what we can do about it.

We consider why cities throughout the world are encouraging skateboarding in their urban planning decisions due to the numerous physical, mental, and social benefits they bring to urban life.