Our theme for this year is Philosophy of Technology!
The Lyceum will be held over Zoom from July 21st - July 25th.
Applications to join this year's Iowa Lyceum are CLOSED.
Notice of acceptance will be sent!
More information coming soon. Stay tuned!
2025 Lyceum Schedule*
(all times in Central Daylight Time, GMT-5)
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 10:00am | Introductions | Extended Mind (Chaeyeon Lee) | Human-AI relations (Dr. Ali Hasan) | Do we, and should we, empathize with robots? (Dr. Katarina Perovic) | Student Presentations |
| 10:15am | |||||
| 10:30am | The Experience Machine (Dr. Diane Jeske & Dr. Richard Fumerton) | ||||
| 10:45am | |||||
| 11:00am | |||||
| 11:15am | Break | Break | Break | ||
| 11:30am | Friendship in the Digital Age (Colin Troesken) | Laplace's AI (Delia Camarena) | Ethics of Human Enhancement (Casey Scott) | ||
| 11:45am | Lunch Break | ||||
| 12:00pm | |||||
| 12:15pm | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | |
| 12:30pm | Introduction to Philosophy (Chaeyeon Lee) | Student Presentations | |||
| 12:45pm | |||||
| 1:00pm | AI is not Artificial Intelligence; Its Anon Intelligence (Dr. Gregory Landini) | AI-Enabled Weapons (Dr. Jovana Davidovic) | Daily Reflections | ||
| 1:15pm | Break | ||||
| 1:30pm | Introduction to Logic (Dr. Joe Glover) | Break | |||
| 1:45pm | Student Presentation Preparation | ||||
| 2:00pm | |||||
| 2:15pm | Break | Break | Break | ||
| 2:30pm | Daily Reflections | Daily Reflections | Daily Reflections | ||
| 2:45pm |
*Subject to revision