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David J. Gunkel, professor of communication studies and author of “Robot Rights,” holds a book talk and argues if robots should have moral or legal standing Wednesday in the Founders Memorial Library.

Rights of robots need discussion

By Noah Thornburgh | February 11, 2019

Yelling at Siri, kicking a Roomba, throwing a Jibo; what it means for these to be right or wrong was the topic of a book talk with professor of media studies David J. Gunkel from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the 71 North space in Founders Memorial Library....

Medieval lecture lets students see life ‘through the eyes of hunters’

By Christopher Gibbs | April 4, 2011

DeKALB | Students saw medieval history through the eyes of hunters Monday night. Eric Goldberg, an associate professor of history at MIT, came to NIU to talk about hunting in the medieval period. His lecture, "Hunting in the Age of Charlemagne," discussed...