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Wednesday:

Until 30 June the UAB Science and Technology Library (BCT) will display an exhibition entitled "¡Bienvenido, Mr. Palomares! : radiografías fenomenológicas y filogenéticas de la nuclearización española: crónica sobre el blanqueamiento del fetichismo nuclear", created by student Adrián Camarós as part of his work placement module of the official master's degree in History of Science: Science, History and Society, under the guidance of Montserrat Monge (BCT) and Jaume Sastre-Juan (Institute of History of Science, IHC).

The academic work and exhibition highlights the Jordi Bigues - Fons Palomares Archives, available online through the UAB's DDD deposit. This archive was leased by Jordi Bigues himself in 2016. The journalist and activist coordinated as member of the board of directors of Greenpeace Spain the campaign in favour of the neighbours of the town of Palomares, Almeria, right before the indemnity period for the victims of the nuclear accident in 1966 was about to expire.

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Place: Science and Technology Library (Espai BCT), UAB campus

Date: Monday 29, May de 2023 - 10:00h

Date: Friday 30, June de 2023 - 19:00h

Promotor: Science and Technology Library and Institute of History of Science

Wednesday:

The second edition of ExperimentAI, the citizen science project of the Computer Vision Centre (CVC) to experiment with artificial intelligence in public libraries offers 8 informative sessions, aimed at a general public, and will take place between May and September.

The third session, entitled "Do machines dream with visual illusions?" will deal with human visual perception using visual illusions, allowing participants to see that "reality" is a model created by the human brain. Moreover, the session will use artificial neural networks and will also show weaknesses of modern AI: adversarial attacks. The thematic axes of the session are mobility and smart cities, and women doing AI. Registration is required to access the session.

The project is promoted by the CVC with the support of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) and the Spanish government. It also has the collaboration of the Library Consortium of Barcelona and the Municipal Libraries Network of the Barcelona Provincial Council.

For more information: www.cvc.uab.es/experimentai

Place: Marc de Vilalba Library, Barcelona

Date: Wednesday 31, May de 2023 - 18:00h

Wednesday:

The second edition of ExperimentAI, a citizen science project by the Computer Vision Centre (CVC) to experiment with artificial intelligence in public libraries, includes eight dissemination workshops aimed at the public in general which take place from May to September.

The sixth session, which focuses on AI in the health sector, is entitled “Avaluar estats cognitius amb IA. Una eina al camp de la salut” and will allow attendants to discover what happens inside a brain in real-time by translating the information with the help of an EEG cap, eye-tracking glasses and artificial intelligence. Other uses for AI will also be explored during the session, such as diagnosis, aviation and the treatment of neurological diseases. The session's themes will be connected and personalised health, and women creating AI. Those interested in attending the session must sign up here.

The project is launched by the CVC with the support of the Spanish Science and Technology Foundation (FECYT) and the Spanish government. It also includes the collaboration of the Barcelona Libraries Consortium and the Municipal Libraries Network of the Barcelona Provincial Council.

For more information please visit: www.cvc.uab.es/experimentai

Place: Sagrada Família - JM Ainaud de Lasarte Library, Barcelona

Date: Tuesday 20, June de 2023 - 18:30h

Wednesday:

On 21 June, the conference "In Defence of Forests" will be given by Francisco Lloret, lecturer of Ecology at the UAB and researcher at the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF). The lecture is part of the cycle "Universitat Opina" and the topic discussed is the protection of forests as one of the keys to the survival of ecosystems. The event is organised by the association AmicsUAB in collaboration with the Rubí Town Council and will take place at the Mestre Martí Tauler Library in Rubí at 7 p.m. This talk will be moderated by the director of the library, Adrià Martí. It is necessary to confirm attendance by e-mail (benvinguts@amicsuab.cat / amics@uab.cat) or telephone (93 581 14 90).

Place: Mestre Martí Tauler Library (Carrer Aribau 5, Rubí)

Date: Wednesday 21, June de 2023 - 19:00h

Wednesday:

The second edition of ExperimentAI, a citizen science project by the Computer Vision Centre (CVC) to experiment with artificial intelligence in public libraries, includes eight dissemination workshops aimed at the public in general which take place from May to September.

The seventh session, focusing on the environment, is entitled “Intel·ligència artificial en benefici del medi ambient” and will allow attendants to discover the different innovative proposals in artificial intelligence which can help create a more sustainable world. Attendants will be given a demonstration of a smart recycling system, the bases for analysis of multispectral images will be explored and other AI applications such as water management and the monitoring of fauna will be discovered. The themes of this 7th session will be sustainable industry and the environment. Those interested in attending the session must sign up here.

The project is launched by the CVC with the support of the Spanish Science and Technology Foundation (FECYT) and the Spanish government. It also includes the collaboration of the Barcelona Libraries Consortium and the Municipal Libraries Network of the Barcelona Provincial Council.

For more information please visit: www.cvc.uab.es/experimentai

Place: La Sagrera-Marina Clotet Library, Barcelona

Date: Monday 10, July de 2023 - 18:00h

Wednesday:

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Benjamin Sovacool, from the University of Sussex Business School (UK), will be giving an online keynote on “Scales, impacts, and vulnerable groups: A critical justice perspective on four low-carbon transitions”.

MdM Keynote Speaker Series 2023
 

Title: “Scales, impacts, and vulnerable groups: A critical justice perspective on four low-carbon transitions”

Speaker:  Benjamin Sovacool,  Professor of Energy Policy at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School (UK)  


Date: Tuesday, 5th of September 2023  
Time: 16h
Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87483498655?pwd=ekc1ckRUQWd0d2p0TzJWL09qV2dwdz09 

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY and RESEARCH INTERESTS 

Benjamin Sovacool is a researcher and consultant on issues pertaining to global energy policy and politics, energy security, energy justice, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation. His research focuses on renewable energy and energy efficiency, the politics of large-scale energy infrastructure, designing public policy to improve energy security and access to electricity, the ethics of energy, and building adaptive capacity to the consequences of climate change. Currently, he is a “Distinguished Visiting Energy Professorship” at the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School.  

With much coverage of his work in the international news media, he is one of the most highly cited global researchers on issues bearing on controversies in energy and climate policy. 

 
TOPIC of the KEYNOTE 

What are the types of injustices associated with low-carbon transitions? Relatedly, in what ways do low-carbon transitions worsen social risks or vulnerabilities? Lastly, what policies might be deployed to make these transitions more just? The presentation answers these questions by first elaborating an “energy justice” framework consisting of four distinct dimensions—distributive justice (costs and benefits), procedural justice (due process), cosmopolitan justice (global externalities), and recognition justice (vulnerable groups). It then examines four European low-carbon transitions—nuclear power in France, smart meters in Great Britain, electric vehicles in Norway, and solar energy in Germany—through this critical justice lens. In doing so, it draws from original data collected from 64 semi-structured interviews with expert participants as well as five public focus groups and the monitoring of twelve internet forums. It documents 120 distinct energy injustices across these four transitions. It then explores two exceedingly vulnerable groups to European low-carbon transitions, those recycling electronic waste flows in Ghana, and those mining for cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The presentation aims to show how when low-carbon transitions unfold, deeper injustices related to equity, distribution, and fairness invariably arise.

Date: Tuesday 5, September de 2023 - 16:00h