6:30 p.m.
Democracy feels fragile in 2026, right? UW’s Megan Ming Francis examines the tensions, frustrations, and fault lines that shaped the midterms — and what the outcomes tell us about where America goes from here.
6:30 p.m.
Who gets to invent — and who gets left behind? UW historian Margaret O’Mara traces 250 years of technological change to illuminate the power, inequality, and possibility defining our AI-powered future.
6:30 p.m.
Climate change is threatening the crops that feed us all. UC Davis geneticist Pamela Ronald reveals how her discovery of flood-tolerant rice is helping millions of farmers adapt — and what plant science means for the future of food.
6:30 p.m.
How did immigration become America’s most polarizing issue? UW’s Sophia Jordán Wallace traces the rhetoric, policy shifts, and public responses defining this urgent and deeply human debate.
6:30 p.m.
Emmy-winning journalist Paola Ramos and UW’s Sophia Jordán Wallace explore Latino voter engagement, political power, and the demographic shifts quietly reshaping American elections.
7 p.m.
AI isn’t magic — it’s made of human choices. Join UW’s VP for AI, Noah Smith, at UW Bothell to explore who controls AI, what it optimizes for, and why open infrastructure is essential for a smarter, more equitable future.
6:30 p.m.
Flow into a radical reimagining of rivers—as sentient beings with rights. This global lecture blends activism, art, and law to reveal how river justice shapes our survival in a world where water is more than resource—it’s kin.
6:30 p.m.
In a world ablaze with crisis, this lecture explores crip feminist technoscience as a tool for survival and resistance—offering disabled wisdom to reimagine justice, regulate AI, and challenge empire, white supremacy, and late-stage capitalism through a disability justice lens.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
6:30 p.m.
Explore five provocative perspectives on the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s impact—economic, cultural, and political. This talk examines what hosting the tournament means for Seattle and beyond, challenging assumptions and sparking fresh debate about global spectacle and local consequence.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
3:30 p.m.
Lecture on the historiography of the term ‘antisemitism’ in the ancient past.