【External Announcement】Academia Sinica 2025 "Feast of Knowledge – President Hu Shih Popular Science Lecture" to Be Held on the Evening of Tuesday, December 16
1. To commemorate the 134th birthday of the late President Hu Shih, Academia Sinica is organizing the "Feast of Knowledge – President Hu Shih Popular Science Lecture." We are honored to invite Dr. Yu-Lin Li, Deputy Director and Research Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy and recipient of the 2024 Hu Shih Memorial Lecture Award, to deliver a lecture titled "The Tactile Eye: Sensory Encounters in VR Cinema."(Please see the attached poster.)
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Lecture Time: Tuesday, December 16, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Venue: Conference Room I, 2nd Floor, Academic Activities Center, Academia Sinica
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Registration Website: (Click here)
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Participants are welcome to register online by December 15, 2025. Please note the following:
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(1) Online registration is required. An additional 30 on-site registration spots will be available, with sign-in starting at 6:00 PM at the venue on the event day. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
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(2) If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration online before December 15 to avoid affecting your future registration eligibility.
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(3) A video recording of the lecture will be edited and uploaded to Academia Sinica's YouTube channel after the event (no live streaming).
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On-site attendees will receive the following benefits:
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(1) A complimentary popular science publication upon check-in (limited quantity, while supplies last).
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(2) Free parking upon showing your registration confirmation when entering the campus.
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(3) Civil servants will receive 1 hour of lifelong learning credit; teachers will receive 1.5 hours.
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For inquiries, please contact Ms. Kuan at the Secretariat Office, Academia Sinica:Tel: (02) 2789-9726