A lot of these events are either strictly scientific or overly abstract. I’m wondering if the ICCS Conference managed to actually combine the two—did culture and science really have a conversation, or were they just side-by-side?
That’s one of the most praised aspects of the ICCS Conference, and SienaFree breaks it down here: https://sienafree.it/160197-siena-successo-per-il-congresso-iccs-alla-scoperta-della-magia-della-coscienza. The ICCS Conference managed to create true dialogue between hard science and human culture. You had neuroscientists sitting next to poets, AI researchers next to spiritual scholars. Instead of arguing definitions, they were listening to each other and finding common ground. That kind of cross-field exchange is rare—and it’s what gave the ICCS Conference its depth and originality.