The call to communicate and engage as scientist with society is getting louder and louder from, amongst others, politics, society and scientific funding agencies. The current crises – climate, inequality, Covid19 – urge for involvement and engagement of scientists. Like during the Covid19 pandemic, when science was in the heart of it all. At the same time, society is becoming increasingly polarized, making it hard and sometimes even dangerous for scientists to enter into a dialogue with society, as the increase in threats, intimidations and hate mails shows.
- Date
- Thursday 17 Nov 2022, 15:00 - 17:00
- Type
- General
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Van der Goot M1-17 (Tokyo)
What should the role of scientists be? Do researchers have to engage more with society, tackling real-world problems, or should they stick with publishing in top journals? And how to reconcile one’s position as an independent scientist with more personal and value-laden opinions? And how does this relate to safety of scientists as private persons? How does academic freedom relate to this, what do we mean by it and what forms of protection does the university offers you? Is it the scientist's responsibility to disseminate his/her knowledge as widely as possible, or might that possibly be harmful to the objectivity of, and belief in, science?
A conversation with amongst others:
- Prof. Annelien Bredenoord (rector Magnificus)
- Prof. Ronald van Raak (Professor of Erasmian Values, ESPhil)
- Prof. Marion Koopmans (Professor of Virology, Erasmus MC)
- Dr. Yogi Hale Hendlin (Environmental Philosopher and Public Health Scientist, ESPhil)
- More information
Date: 17 November 2022
Time: 15:00 (Doors open: 14:45)
Location: Van der Goot M1-17 (Tokyo)
Moderation: Geert Maarse
Entrance: Free- Related links
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