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Lecture
Nexus Lecture Wim Wenders -
Sunday 25 October 2026
3 PM – 5 PM
Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Future of Kindness
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Symposium
Nexus 100. A Celebratory Symposium
A New Song of the Earth
Saturday 3 October 2026
3 PM - 5 PM
DeLaMar, Amsterdam
Symposium
Nexus Symposium with Robert Malley and Sigrid Kaag
Middle East Diplomacy: The Inevitability of Tragedy?
Thursday 7 May 2026
7.30 PM - 9.30 PM
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Theil Building
Wynton Marsalis
A Life in Jazz
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Cultura Animi VIII
The Quest for Vision in a Confused World
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Conference
Nexus Conference 2026
What Can Cure a Civilization in Crisis?
Saturday 21 November 2026
11 AM - 5 PM
National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam
Europa, History, Politics
Allan Janik
Wake Up Europe!
With that we come to the crux of the problem: the European Union is totally asleep as far as it ability to perceive the will of ordinary citizens.
History, Politics, Society
Jack Luzkow (free access)
Fighting Fascism at the Apocalypse
For a fascist like Trump, the Big Lie becomes the new truth. Truth reflects the assertion of the Leader. Truth is not established by fact, but by repetition of the Big Lie.
Agenda
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3 October
- Activity
- A Celebratory Symposium
- On the occasion of Nexus 100
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25 October
- Activity
- The Future of Kindness
- Nexus Lecture 2026
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21 November
- Activity
- What Can Cure a Civilization in Crisis?
- Nexus Conference 2026
Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Science
Søren Kierkegaard
The Concept of Anxiety
What we can learn from animals as anxious humans
Masters
Thomas Mann
What can we learn from the great European humanist?
Masters
Thomas Mann
What can we learn from the great European humanist?
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