BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:icalendar-ruby
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
X-WR-CALNAME:Critical Matter and Emotive Environments - Behnaz Farahi 
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260612T212659Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50400166510171
DTSTART:20250825T213000Z
DTEND:20250825T230000Z
DESCRIPTION:This presentation addresses the notion of ‘critical matter’
  and explores how emerging technologies can be used to address social\, cu
 ltural\, and political issues. By demonstrating a series of interdisciplin
 ary projects\, the attempt is to show ways in which materials of the envir
 onment can be imbued with intelligence and life-like behavior in order to 
 interface with human emotion. The goal is to address the possibility of an
  empathetic relationship between human beings and their environment in ord
 er to augment human intelligence\, awareness\, sensory experience and infl
 uence social interactions. The aim is to address provocative research ques
 tions through design and critical making\, fueled by the latest advances i
 n the world of neuroscience\, cognitive philosophy\, computational design\
 , affect\, artificial intelligence and feminism. From wearables to urban s
 cale\, these projects demonstrate an application of techniques\, such as E
 EG brain imaging\, facial and gaze tracking\, robotic fabrication as well 
 as novel actuator systems\, such as smart materials and pneumatics systems
 .
GEO:35.952525;-83.929589
LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building\, 109
SUMMARY:Critical Matter and Emotive Environments - Behnaz Farahi 
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.utk.edu/event/critical-matter-and-emotive-en
 vironments-behnaz-farahi
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR