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  • A person in a beige shirt holds their face with both hands, making contact with what appears to be water splashing. The background is black, with white text at the top reading "Scottish Dance Theatre." The image conveys a sense of motion and intensity.

    The Inquisitive Bodymind: Scottish Dance Theatre and Dr Marisa De Andrade

    Traverse Bar, Traverse Theatre 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    The multidisciplinary event will feature short performances by Scottish Dance Theatre’s dancers, including an excerpt from ‘Thin h/as h/air’ by choreographer Pauline Torzuoli. Inspired by the natural phenomena of Itla Okla and Hair Ice, this playful and poetic solo work follows the journey of a man: from scientist to the spirit of a tree.

    Free
  • A white mannequin head wears a virtual reality headset. Various yellow fashion accessories, including a hat, glasses, high heel shoe, sneaker, handbag, watch, and hanger, float around the head against a bright yellow background.

    For the Love of Fashion

    Virtual Event

    Our love of fashion is driving an unsustainable system of manufacturing, distributing and disposing of our clothing that is impacting our planet. How can we change our behaviour and the system for the love of the planet? How can we harness new technology such as Artificial Intelligence, robotics and informatics, and creative tools such as Augmented and Virtual Reality?

    Free

  • An abstract cloud of letters.

    Post-Internet Pleasure as an Act of Poetics

    Virtual Event

    This writing workshop will look at a range of writers and theories, exploring interdisciplinary strands of New Media hybrid writing. You will be provided with the tools and ideas to craft your own digital poetics, and means by which to use the virtual on the page, creating and fostering a relationship between the machine and the author.  

    Free
  • A close-up image of a person holding the hand of a black, high-tech robotic prosthetic arm. The person’s other hand is gently gripping the prosthetic hand, which appears to have a textured, carbon-fiber-like surface. The background is blurred.

    Hybrid Humans: Harry Parker and Bertolt Meyer

    Virtual Event

    How can the latest developments in technology, robotics and implants lead to powerful and liberating possibilities for what bodies can be? In this event, speakers share their eye-opening accounts of disability, identity, and how robotics and AI are altering what it means to be human. 

    Free
  • A digital illustration showing five raised fists made of interconnected lines and particles, glowing and emitting light, over a dark background. The central fist is larger and more prominent, symbolizing strength and solidarity.

    Hate in the Digital Era: Lilia Giugni and Matthew Williams

    Virtual Event

    How has technology exacerbated systems of oppression in the 21st century, and what can we do to resist? This event features a conversation with authors Matthew Williams and Lilia Giugni whose works examine different yet intersecting issues of human behaviour in the digital era. 

    Free
  • A brightly lit conference space with people interacting. Some are standing and talking on tiered seating, while others are mingling. A display monitor and colorful yoga mats can be seen. Large windows allow natural light to fill the room, creating a welcoming atmosphere.

    Utopia Lab: Futures Dreaming

    Project Room (1.06), 50 George Square 50 George Square, Newington, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Our Utopia Labs are ‘no-spaces’, places where everyone is welcome to join us in dreaming futures that inspire our experience of the present. In this session invited speakers will present visions of their Utopia, which we will (individually or in groups) respond to by creating our own artistic and creative mini-Utopias.

    Free
  • A woman in a red shirt is sitting at a desk, smiling and gesturing animatedly while speaking into a microphone. She is in front of a laptop with a circular light ring, and there are papers and cables on the desk. The background is blurred with photos and Post-it notes on the wall.

    It’s All About the Feelings…

    Inspace 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    A creative research project led by Beverley Hood, an artist and Reader in Technological Embodiment & Creative Practice at the University of Edinburgh, featuring actor, Pauline Goldsmith. How does sentiment recognition technology actually work and how accurate is it? This performance will reveal how emotional AI databases actually work, behind the smoke and mirrors.

    Free
  • Aerial view of people walking on a large, light-colored open space with thin black lines connecting them in a web-like pattern. Individuals and small groups are scattered throughout, creating a visual network effect.

    Galvanised: Big Mind – Collective Behaviour and Collective Intelligence

    Playfair Library Hall Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    This Galvanised seminar addresses the opportunities that collective behaviour and collective intelligence may offer for addressing a wide range of social and political issues. In keeping with the dual science/arts theme of Galvanised, the seminar will be presented by a biological scientist and a social and political scientist. 

    Free