Public Events

Public Lectures | Panel Discussions | Event Videos | Annual Library Lecture Series | Other Public Events

Each year, the Rotman Institute hosts a variety of public events, including interdisciplinary panel discussions, public lectures, and an annual lecture series co-sponsored with the London Public Library and the Department of Philosophy at Western University.

Public Lectures

Ann-Sophie Barwich – The Cinderella of the Senses: Smell as a Window into Mind and Brain

7 April 2022, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

Evan Thompson: Consciousness and Dreamless Sleep

3 December 2021, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EST

CANCELLED: Samir Okasha — Evolution, Altruism and Selfishness

26 March 2020

Lisa Feldman Barrett – Emotions: Facts vs. Fictions

28 March 2019, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Panel Discussions & Engagement Events

RECAP: AI for Health and Social Justice

4 October 2024, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT

Panel Discussion: Health, Equity, and Well-Being

16 January 2020, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

Panel Discussion: Canada Up in Smoke? Debating the Impact of Cannabis Legalization

1 October 2018, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Panel Discussion – Editing the Human Genome: The Ethics of Moulding our Future

14 March 2018, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Event Videos

Most Rotman public events are recorded & videos are posted onto our YouTube channel. Videos from our public events can be seen in this playlist. Visit our YouTube channel to browse other events, sorted by philosophical area.

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Annual Library Lecture Series

Climate Change & Social Justice: 2024 Annual Library Lecture Series

3 October 2024 - 24 October 2024

Ethical Issues in Artificial Intelligence: 2023 Annual Library Lecture Series

4 October 2023 - 26 October 2023

Time and Memory: 2022 Annual Library Lecture Series (OCT 27: CANCELLED)

6 October 2022 - 27 October 2022

Race and Racism

7 October 2021 - 28 October 2021

Other Public Events

Patrick Fafard: Is Science Enough? Science Advice, Health Essentialism, and Pandemic Decision-Making

4 April 2023, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT

Einstein: Philosopher | Scientist, 100 years of General Relativity

17 November 2015 - 12 December 2015

Chris Smeenk: Einstein’s Universe (Classes Without Quizzes)

10 November 2015, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

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