Studium Generale Programme

11 October 2022

prof. dr hab. Bogusław Pawłowski

Brain Evolution and the Price for Encephalization in the Human Phylogenesis

1. Does homo sapiens actually have a uniquely large brain and how to measure it?
2. What could be the selective pressure factors regarding brain increase in human phylogenesis?
3. Is a large brain a biological luxury?

dr hab. Andrzej Bodył – introduction to the discussion

18 October 2022  

(Attention: this lecture takes place in the Witold Świda Hall 2D, at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics; Building D, ul. Uniwersytecka 7-10, first floor)

dr hab. inż. Tomasz Kajdanowicz, prof. PWr

About the Servitude of Artificial Intelligence and Domotics

1. Applying calculation methods as tools supporting various fields of science.
2. The importance of data in the process of learning and reasoning.
3. The influence of computing power’s development and accessibility on the development of new artificial intelligence.

25 October 2022

dr hab. Zygmunt Kącki, prof. UWr

Botanical Garden– Witness of History, Patron of Culture and Knowledge, Guardian of Diversity

1. The importance of botanical gardens in science and culture
2. The modernization and development of botanical gardens – species or cultivars?
3. Which research and development studies are the future of botanical gardens?
4. Does ex situ conservation make sense and are botanical gardens useful in that area?

prof. dr hab. Beata Zagórska-Marek – introduction to the discussion

8 November 2022

(Attention: this lecture takes place in the Witold Świda Room 2D, at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics; Building D, ul. Uniwersytecka 7-10, first floor)

Marek Dyżewski

Poles by Choice (part II)

1. About the foreigners who became Poles by feeding on the Polish culture.
2. The phenomenon of nationality created by the culture.
3. About the artistic achievements of our country’s step-sons.

22 November 2022

dr Adam Degler

The History of Collecting Ancient Coins

1. Preparing a monograph about the Ossoliński coin collection.
2. Reconstruction of the development of the Ossoliński collection in a historical, biographical, and archaeological context – for the purpose of conducted studies.
3. Size and origin of the Ossoliński collection – the oldest and largest coin collection in Poland.