Tampere IAS Open Colloquium “Human–Non-human”
Time: Wednesday, 8 October 2025, at 13:30-17:00
Place: Tampere University, City Centre Campus, Main Building, Café Toivo & Aula, 2nd floor
Many observers believe that there is a fundamental convergence going on between humanity and technology, making the boundary between the two blurry. Risks associated with some next generation manifestations seem to be rising to a new level. On the other hand, there seems to be no doubt about technology being a driver for increasing wellbeing also in the future.
Four IAS Senior Research Fellows coming from a wide variety of scientific backgrounds will explore history, trends, risks, and benefits of the developments in the non-human sphere that may (or may not) change what being human entails.
The colloquium will be chaired by Senior Research Fellow Kati Juuti-Uusitalo.
Programme:
Opening of the Colloquium
Juha Teperi
Thinking Beyond the Human: Mechanical Automata and Societal Upheaval in the Romantic Era”
Asko Nivala
From Margins to Mainstream: Technologies Enabling Inclusive Communication
Johanna Virkki
Towards Human-interpretable AI Systems
Antti Kuusisto
Beyond the Birthday Calendar: The Science of Biological Aging
Juulia Jylhävä