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“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” — Albert Einstein
Think & Drink Different brings leading scholars into bars to explore the questions that shape our lives—from AI and mortality to sex, space, and consciousness—through live talks followed by open conversation. It's a space for curiosity and intellectual complexity, cultivating thoughts that lead to durable personal inquiry.
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Last tickets19 nov 2025, 19:30 – 21:00Vice Versa Bar, Ceintuurbaan 206, 1072 GC Amsterdam, Netherlands2 experts - a psychologist (Elena Riedel) & M.D. (Dr. de Vries) explore psychedelic therapy's science & practice. Unpack psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, and how mind & body merge for healing. The future of mental health. Language: English
28 nov 2025, 20:00 – 21:30The Book Nook, Singel 82, 1015 AC Amsterdam, NetherlandsHow did 64 squares drive AI? From Turing's tests to Deep Blue's 1997 win over Kasparov, the history of chess is the history of AI. Techniques forged on the chessboard now power modern LLMs. Join Peter Doggers to see where the game ends and the machine begins. Language: English
28 jan 2026, 19:30 – 21:00Vice Versa bar, Ceintuurbaan 206, 1072 GC Amsterdam, NetherlandsQuantum computing is locked away in labs, but creative technologist Caiseal Beardow shows how this will change. She demystifies the technology by drawing parallels with digital computers. The key to moving quantum computing from abstract theory to universal, hands-on application. Language: English
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