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Lunch Lecture: “An Energy History and Future of Computing” by Dr. Anne Pasek (10 March 2026)

Posted on February 15th, 2026 by Julia Janssen

The VU’s Environmental Humanities Center and Chair for Media and Culture are jointly organizing a lunch lecture that may be of interest to Network Institute members: “An Energy History and Future of Computing” by Dr. Anne Pasek When: Tuesday, 10 March … Continue reading →

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KINTALK: Can AI be ethical in practice – not just on paper? (February 12)

Posted on February 4th, 2026 by Julia Janssen

Join us for the KINTalk with Tim Vermeulen from Alliander (Liander). Tim will talk about the evolution of AI and the ethical safeguards needed to manage the Dutch power grid responsibly. We’ll discuss: Efficiency vs. fairness in automated decisions Avoiding … Continue reading →

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Seminar: Forty-Four Esolangs, The Art of Esoteric Code

Posted on February 4th, 2026 by Julia Janssen

As part of the master’s course on Software Language Engineering, we have a special guest lecture from artist + programmer Daniel Temkin on February 13, 11:00-12:45. You are all kindly invited to join the seminar. Abstract: In his new book, … Continue reading →

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For over ten years, the Network Institute has been studying the digital society, in an interdisciplinary approach. The institute brings together a unique combination of scientists from informatics, social sciences and humanities.
Network Institute: The hub for interdisciplinary research on the digital society