EPFL CDH - College of Humanities

Today, we launch "H". You can read it online or order the print version for free. epfl.ch/schools/cdh/ma… “H” is first and foremost about the future of the Humanities. And, specifically for this first edition, H refers to two major cross-disciplinary transformations in the field of knowledge: "Hyperscience" and "Hyperreality". "Hyperscience". Over the next twenty years, a hyperscientific core of unified methods and knowledge will undoubtedly emerge, including the humanities and social sciences, and with research into the “science of science”. Transdisciplinarity is becoming the norm rather than the exception, recomposing a fluid and continuous knowledge landscape far removed from the old silos, forging a fertile ground for innovation and discovery. “Hyperreality”. At the same time, we are entering the regime of “Hyperreality”, a territory in which the boundaries between the real and the virtual, documentary and fiction, are blurring. Hyperreality is characterized by the gradual obsolescence of truth and falsity as foundational concepts of discourse, a continuum between the natural and the artificial, a normalization of simulation as an experience of the world, and a new realm of creative expression, a canvas onto which the future can be painted. The generation born at the dawn of the year 2000 is the one that is experiencing these two convergences. If they are introduced to these new dynamics early enough, they will not only participate in the existing global game; they may well rewrite its rules. You can read my full interview about H here : actu.epfl.ch/news/h-a-new-p…

💡 Our PhD students are conducting amazing research on a multitude of exciting topics... Want proof? Come to the EPFL final of the "My Thesis in 180 seconds" competition! 📆 21 March, 5:45pm 📍 Forum Rolex Info: go.epfl.ch/abed85 Registration: forms.gle/1JyvfV4dtpr1vq…

Join us Thurs. Feb 22, 6pm for the exhibition openings: A Spectrum of Lost and Unnamed Colours by @_menkman & METAMERS by @garyzhexizhang, artists-in-residence in the CDH Enter the Hyper-Scientific program 🥂 Apéro in the presence of the artists memento.epfl.ch/event/expositi…