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Arthur C. Clarke’s *Childhood’s End*: Humanity’s Final Evolution? Witness Earth’s Peaceful Invasion by Benevolent Aliens Who Guide Humanity Towards a Mysterious Future, Exploring Themes of Evolution, Spirituality, and the Unknown Destiny of the Human Race.

Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End: Humanity's Final Evolution? A Cosmic Lecture (Image: A stylized Overlord spaceship hovering over Earth. Maybe some children looking up in awe.) Good morning, class! Or,…
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Isaac Asimov’s *I, Robot*: Laws of Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction – Explore a Series of Short Stories That Introduce Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics and Examine the Complex and Often Unexpected Interactions Between Humans and Intelligent Machines.

I, Robot: Laws of Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction - A Lecture of Ludicrous Logic and Lovable Liabilities (Lecture Hall doors swing open with a dramatic whoosh. Professor Anya Sharma, sporting…
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Ursula K. Le Guin’s *The Dispossessed*: An Ambiguous Utopia – Explore Two Contrasting Societies, One Capitalist and One Anarchist, and Question Which is Truly Free and Just, Engaging with Complex Political and Philosophical Ideas Through Science Fiction.

Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia – A Lecture on Contrasting Societies, Freedom, and Justice (Lecture Hall - Image: A slightly dilapidated but charming lecture hall with…
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Philip K. Dick’s *Ubik*: Reality is a Matter of Perspective – Navigate a Confusing and Shifting Reality as Characters Struggle to Determine What is Real and Who Can Be Trusted, Exploring Themes of Reality, Perception, and the Power of Deception in a Psychedelic Sci-Fi Thriller.

Philip K. Dick's Ubik: Reality is a Matter of Perspective – Navigate a Confusing and Shifting Reality as Characters Struggle to Determine What is Real and Who Can Be Trusted,…
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Umberto Eco’s *Foucault’s Pendulum*: Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies – Dive into a Complex Narrative About Three Editors Who Invent a Conspiracy and Get Pulled into a Real One, Exploring Themes of Knowledge, History, and the Allure of Secret Societies.

Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum: Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies - A Whirlwind Tour Through the Labyrinth (Welcome, intrepid truth-seekers! 🕵️‍♀️ Grab your tinfoil hats – just kidding… mostly – and…
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Jorge Luis Borges’s *The Library of Babel*: A Universe of Books – Explore the Concept of an Infinite Library Containing Every Possible Book, Questioning the Nature of Knowledge, Order, and the Search for Meaning in a Vast and Potentially Meaningless Universe.

Jorge Luis Borges's The Library of Babel: A Universe of Books – Explore the Concept of an Infinite Library Containing Every Possible Book, Questioning the Nature of Knowledge, Order, and…