Workshop: Serendipity. On Chance and Acuity of Thought @EinsteinForum

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Jun 1, 2023
7:00 PM Silvia Davoli
The Creation of the Word “Serendipity”

Jun 2, 2023
10:30 AM Martin Schaad
Introduction

11:30 AM Samantha Copeland
Seeing Serendipity: What is more important, a Prepared Mind or Cunning Wisdom?

3:00 PM Stephen Scholte
What is Serendipity in Psychopharmacology?

4:30 PM Albrecht Schmidt
The End of Serendipity: Will Artificial Intelligence Remove Chance and Choice in Everyday Life?

6:00 PM Anabel Quan-Haase
Serendipity in the Humanities: The Changing Role of Digital and Physical Environments in Historical Research

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