The annual theme of Studium Generale for the academic year 25-26 is “anxious”.
On Wednesday 17 December, we welcome:
- Speaker | Patrick Loobuyck
- Title | Under the spell of Us and Them
- Language | Dutch
- Location | Campus Meistraat, Kockx auditorium
In public debate, us-versus-them thinking makes us susceptible to one-sided viewpoints and polarisation. We like to follow political discussions in the same way that supporters watch a football match: predictably biased and full of emotion.
Patrick Loobuyck introduces you to a radically different approach. His plea for combinatorial thinking challenges you to leave the comfort zone of us-and-them thinking.