2016.11.17
In this autobiographical talk, Michael Pollan tells the story of the path his thinking and writing have taken since he first planted a vegetable garden under the unfortunate influence of Thoreau and Emerson. Beginning with that horticultural disaster, his work evolved into an exploration of the human engagement with the natural world. But rather than go to “the wild” in search of nature, Pollan focused on nature closer to home: the garden, the farm, the table and, most recently, the altered states of consciousness that certain plants and fungi allow us to achieve. The talk includes brief readings from several of Pollan’s previous books and a work in progress.

NYUAD Institute Lectures Series 2016 /17

One Writer's Trip: From the Garden to the Plate and the Beyond

2016.11.20
This lecture reviews the archaeological evidence for the Sasanian to early Islamic periods (c 3rd/4th to 9th centuries) in the region, focusing on some of the more recent evidence that has come to light (for example from Kadhima in Kuwait and Fulayj in Oman). This evidence is contextualized within a broader framework of interpretation that incorporates the evidence from sites such as Kush and Jumeirah (UAE), Murwab (Qatar), and al-Qusur (Kuwait). In order to discuss where research should be focused in the future, current research and what has been learned over the past 15 years must be considered. 

Speaker
Derek Kennet Associate Professor of Archaeology, Sultan Qaboos University

The Archaeology of the Sasanian and early Islamic Periods in Eastern Arabia

2016.11.28 
The development of the ship, or the dhow as is it is commonly referred to in Anglophone literature, played an essential role in the expansion of seaborne trade in the pre-modern Indian Ocean. These vessels were vehicles of trade, migration and culture that connected the region in a series of maritime networks. This talk discusses recent efforts to better understand the early ships of the Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean, with a focus on experimental maritime archaeological projects that have attempted to reconstruct and sail these vessels. 

Eric Staples Assistant Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zayed University

Shipwrecks, Replicas and "Dhows:" Experimental Maritime Archaeology in the Indian Ocean

2017.01.11
Islam and Christianity share the vision of being universal and missionary religions, both about equally strong in number of followers. Focusing on the relationship of Christianity and Islam, this panel considers the following question: how do Muslims and Christians serve the same God, who for both is God of Justice and Mercy, God of Majesty and Beauty, omnipotent and omnipresent? Both Muslims and Christians know that their ultimate destiny is anchored in the justice and mercy of God who alone offers life eternal beyond death to everyone. This session explores various aspects of these insights.

Gerhard Böwering Professor of Islamic Studies, Yale University

M. Cathleen Kaveny Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law and Theology, Boston College

Moderated by
John Coughlin Global Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies and Law, NYUAD

NYUAD Institute Lecture series 2016 /17

Serving the God of Justice and Mercy- Muslim and Christian Perspectives

2017.01.24
The accuracy of published research is critical for scientists, physicians, and patients who rely on these results. However, the fundamental belief in scientific literature was called into serious question by a paper suggesting that most published medical research is false. This talk discusses two major open problems inspired by this scientific crisis: how do we know when a study replicates and what is the rate of false discoveries in scientific literature? In answering these questions, the speaker argues that much of the crisis in science can be attributed to misunderstanding statistics. 

Speaker
Jeff Leek Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Is Most Published Medical Research Really False

2017.01.14
Jane Goodall blends her experience in nature with her enthusiasm to give the audience a deeper understanding of the world around us.

Speaker
Jane Goodall DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, UN Messenger of Peace

JaneGoodall seeds of hope

2017.01.26
The coast of Zanj was fabled as an exotic land, full of wild animals, curious peoples, and precious commodities such as ivory and gold. Based on the most recent archaeological discoveries along the Swahili coast, this lecture reveals what the sailors and merchants from the Gulf actually found when they followed the monsoons to East Africa over 1,000 years ago. Emphasis is placed on the importance of Africa in the global trade systems of the Arabs, and how these incredible voyages took place to the furthest reaches of the Indian Ocean. 


Speakers
Mark Horton Professor in Archaeology, University of Bristol

Travelling to The Land of The Zanj

11/26/2017

People live in an era of smart cities empowered by Autonomous systems, FinTech technologies, Quantum computations and Artificial Intelligence. The new-age information revolution is pushing the limits of all electronic representations in terms of computational complexity, power, and area. The security of any hardware devices, embedded systems and generic system used within these environments will be dependent on the robustness and strength of Cryptographic primitives used as atomic security components. This talk addresses the evolutions of different cryptographic landscapes through presenting (software and hardware-centric) designs that fit into different environments, especially environments with extreme computational limitations, and the potential attacks levels proposed to estimate the resiliency of these systems.

Speaker
Hoda Al Khzaimi, Research Assistant Professor, Engineering; Director, Center of Cyber Security, NYUAD

In Collaboration with Center for Cyber Security

Crypto Wars: From Ceasar to Quantum Powers and Smart Cities

December 7, 2020

In this talk, Enass Khansa examines both the meaning and application of justice in The Thousand and One Nights (Alf Laylah wa-Laylah). She shows that the opening story, or frame tale, as well as the two immediately following stories, "The Merchant and the Genie" and "The Fisherman and the ‘Ifrīt," engage in a cohesive debate about the coincidence of successful interpretation and just rulership. In doing so, the stories broach a question of ethics frequently encountered in advice literature (nasihat al-muluk). 
 
Speaker
Enass Khansa, Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages, American University of Beirut; Editor, Library of Arabic LiteratureDecember 7, 2020

In this talk, Enass Khansa examines both the meaning and application of justice in The Thousand and One Nights (Alf Laylah wa-Laylah). She shows that the opening story, or frame tale, as well as the two immediately following stories, "The Merchant and the Genie" and "The Fisherman and the ‘Ifrīt," engage in a cohesive debate about the coincidence of successful interpretation and just rulership. In doing so, the stories broach a question of ethics frequently encountered in advice literature (nasihat al-muluk). 
 
Speaker
Enass Khansa, Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages, American University of Beirut; Editor, Library of Arabic Literature

Conceptions of Justice in the 1001 Nights

November 22, 2020

It could be argued that mathematics was born with the purpose of making sense of nature's patterns. The mathematics of simple and regular shapes was developed first, and with great success, so much so that predictable regularity and mathematics have become somewhat synonymous in common speech. But, unbeknownst to most of the general public, mathematicians have long been working at conceptual tools for making sense of nature’s irregular, never-repeating, and time-changing patterns. 

This talk illustrates some examples and general ideas stemming from the theory of instability, one of the most powerful ways to understand why natural phenomena look the way they do.

Speaker
Francesco Paparella, Associate Professor of Mathematics, NYUAD

Nature's Shapes and Patterns and the Instabilities That Create Them

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