11 Jun

Woven Worlds: Thinking Through Cosmologies

Opening hours / Beginning:

Wed:
7:00 pm

11 June 2025

Venue:

Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Seestraße 13 80802 München
Ugo Dossi, Deep Fritz – Kramnik, Frankfurt 2000 (2005)

Ugo Dossi, Deep Fritz – Kramnik, Frankfurt 2000 (2005)

© Ugo Dossi

Prof. Vilsoni Hereniko, Ph.D. and Prof. Michela Massimi, Ph.D.
Chair: Prof. Dr. Philipp Schorch (CAS Young Center/LMU)

  • Vilsoni Hereniko is Professor at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa. His research, teaching, and creative work explore issues related to climate change, indigenous storytelling, art and cultural identity, and the politics of representation in all kinds of media. He is an award-winning filmmaker and playwright as well as a screenwriter and director.
  • Michela Massimi is Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Edinburgh, affiliated with the Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics. For her interdisciplinary work and communication of philosophy of science she received the Royal Society’s Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal. Both are currently Visiting Fellows at CAS.

The event is part of the CAS lecture series The Fine Tuned Universe.

A registration is required. You can find more information on the CAS website.

The Center for Advanced Studies at LMU provides a forum for scientific exchange and discussion that bridges the divide between the established disciplines. Its activities are designed to promote all forms of collaborative research and to stimulate interdisciplinary communication within the University. In addition, it facilitates the integration of visiting scholars and scientists into the academic life of the University.

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