Name: Night University 2024
Start: 2024-05-16T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-05-17T02:00:00+02:00
Location: Tilburg University

𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀- 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹. 𝗢𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵, 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲! 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 '𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀' 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁-𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 & 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀.
How do you know if something is true or not? Scientists are continuously working on this: through experiments and tests, by observing and measuring, by interviewing, by unmasking illusions, by unraveling gigantic mountains of data, etc.
With all those scientific facts and insights we can better understand the world. What do we contribute to the truth at Tilburg University?
But also in our daily lives we face the challenge of finding out what is true and what is not true. We are overloaded with information and have to deal with fake news, conspiracy theories, propaganda and advertising.
There are many messengers who have their own truth and try to influence you. Especially now that (data) technical options are developing so quickly, you are even more likely to end up on the wrong foot. How do we ensure that the facts prevail over the fables?
In more philosophical spheres you might wonder what 'truth' even is. And whether there is one absolute truth or whether several truths can exist at the same time? Is something only true if it can be measured or observed? And looking at art, literature and culture: How much truth can fiction contain? And why do we like to believe in fables so much?