OSMOSIS Speakers Announcement

Ioannis Michaloudis Prof. Ioannis Michaloudis is a visual artist, researcher and academic, a leader in Art & Science, and the first researcher worldwide to apply the ethereal nanomaterial silica aerogel in visual arts and design. His career began in Paris. After receiving a “Greek Artists” Fulbright Award, he undertook research on art and nanotechnology at […]
“Explaining” ataxia

Workshop Announcement: “Explaining” ataxia Christos Kiriakidis is a physics teacher. He has a YouTube channel called “It’s just physics”, where he creates educational and entertaining videos, while looking for ways to “break” the belief that physics is not for everyone. With this workshop we will approach concepts that have scared humanity from the beginning. Using […]
“Creating” ataxia

Workshop Announcement: “Creating” ataxia Afroditi Foutri is a Sociologist-Drama Therapist and Supervisor specializing in drama therapy for adolescents and adults. She runs the institute “Roes” and she is also a scientific associate of the 2nd Psychiatric Clinic of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. With this workshop, we will focus on the individual, by processing their […]
“Transforming” ataxia

Workshop Announcement: “Transforming” ataxia KOTA the studio is a ceramics workshop-store established by Anthie, Kelly, Gogo and Evi as their personal refuge, as a HUB that, through ceramics, can integrate anything. With this workshop, we will focus on our inner self. Using clay, we will give form to what makes up our inner […]
On Fridays we Love Issue 12: Methexis

“A word comes to mind; my favorite songwriter often uses it…” Efi broke the silence of thirty-two people who seemed to be staring kind of lost at the PowerPoint presentation with scattered words and questions. Nefeli and Katerina Ch. looked at each other for a moment, before turning back to Efi. “Whisper it to me, […]
The rebirth of the Phoenix (TEDxAUTH pre-event)

“Phoenix: Rising from the ashes” was the theme of the TEDxAUTH 2021 Pre-event, which occurred virtually through a live stream on Saturday, April 10th for the lucky 100 participants that rushed to secure a “seat” through our form. However, due to the incredible response of our following, we decided to share our Pre-event with the broader […]
Final destination: “Eudaemonia”

Quite the timeless and timely concept is that of eudaemonia. A concept that’s been studied by many philosophers from early times. For the sake of unraveling the tangle of its comprehension, we will begin by “fragmenting” the word into its separate compounds: eu+daimōn, i.e good+spirit. According to Aristotle, eudaemonia represented a pleasant mental state, arising […]
Act Three: “Telos”

Aristotle, one of the greatest ancient Greek philosophers, who has laid the solid foundations of universal philosophy, has bequeathed numerous theories to humanity, including the so-called “Teleology.” According to Teleology, four causes underlie the existence of every being in the world: matter, form, agency and purpose, namely telos in Greek. Purpose is obviously the most […]
Act Two: “Techne”

There are thousands of thoughts in our minds that are eager to “come to life.” Among them ideas, visions, goals, intangible concepts are waiting to be accomplished. Waiting… what are they waiting for? Or rather who? Nurtured by us, clearly we are who they’re waiting for. It may seem easy to set a goal for […]
Act One: “Aretē”

Imagine being at the starting point of a race. The referee marks the start and the race begins, but you remain idle. You might face many and different obstacles, but there is always a driving force to help you overcome them and reach your destination. As in our imaginary race, so in real life we, […]