Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Is there really life beyond Earth? Reports of UFOs are unlikely to give us an answer, but science may soon
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IHC Talk: Antidotes to Ageism in the Anthropocene
Models of the passage from midlife to old age—from Freud, Proust, and Simone de Beauvoir to contemporary conversations about how
IHC Key Passages Talk: Subject or Objects?
Based on three research projects on aesthetic environments, this talk will discuss how and when humans and things become objects
The Ancient Art of the Maya Forest Garden
Tropical forests are regularly dismissed as fragile landscapes, inadequate for sustaining large populations without damaging impacts. Yet long-surviving Indigenous art
An Educating Conversation: January 2025
“An Educating Conversation” Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with different monthly experts who will
Trail Talks Open Mic Night: Tales from the Wild
We’re excited to announce and welcome you to this year’s Trail Talks Open Mic Night. This is our second year
Plants on Your Plate
Join Registered Dietitian Diurka Sotomayer and Mary Galindo from Rooted Santa Barbara County for an interactive workshop designed to make healthy eating
Rethinking Democracy: Comparative Lessons…
American democracy is facing serious headwinds. UCSB Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Heather Stoll will share her insights on
UCSB Arts & Lectures – Jonathan Haidt
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness “The shift in kids’
UCSB Arts & Lectures – Sir Niall Ferguson
Why We Study History: Standing at the Crossroads of Past, Present and Future “[Ferguson has a] knack for making long-ago
