"The most important political problems of the 21st century are also scientific problems. If you don't bridge the gap between science and the public, you can't really understand what's happening in the world.” - Yuval Noah Harari
As the pace of scientific innovation accelerates faster than the public can make sense of it, there is a widening knowledge gap between scientists and the general public. In an era where the public is increasingly skeptical of expertise, can scientists and policymakers find a way to engage in meaningful dialogue?
swissnex San Francisco welcomes experts working at the crossroads of science communication, public policy, and bioethics. They’ll address multi-stakeholder strategies that can ensure policy supports science, and for science to become better integrated into policy.
Program
6:30pm — doors open 7:00pm — discussion 8:00pm — networking 9:00pm — doors close
Speaker
Johan Roduit
With expertise in bioethics, science communication, and the humanities, Johan Roduit is committed to creating spaces for innovative projects to emerge and drive reflection on the ethical implications of new technologies. He is an Affiliate Researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine at the University of Zurich, and the author of The Case for Perfection, Ethics in the Age of Human Enhancement. In addition, he is a founding member and current Chairman of NeoHumanitas, a think tank fostering discussion about future and emerging technologies. He worked at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine at the University of Zurich from 2010 to 2018 and is currently a board member of the Swiss Society for Bioethics. From 2014 to 2018, Roduit was Managing Director of the Center for Medical Humanities at the University of Zurich, and a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine.
Additional speakers to be announced.
Photo adapted from "March for Science" by Molly Adams, CC-BY 2.0 via Flickr.
"The most important political problems of the 21st century are also scientific problems. If you don't bridge the gap between science and the public, you can't really understand what's happening in the world.” - Yuval Noah Harari
As the pace of scientific innovation accelerates faster than the public can make sense of it, there is a widening knowledge gap between scientists and the general public. In an era where the public is increasingly skeptical of expertise, can scientists and policymakers find a way to engage in meaningful dialogue?
swissnex San Francisco welcomes experts working at the crossroads of science communication, public policy, and bioethics. They’ll address multi-stakeholder strategies that can ensure policy supports science, and for science to become better integrated into policy.
Program
6:30pm — doors open 7:00pm — discussion 8:00pm — networking 9:00pm — doors close
Speaker
Johan Roduit
With expertise in bioethics, science communication, and the humanities, Johan Roduit is committed to creating spaces for innovative projects to emerge and drive reflection on the ethical implications of new technologies. He is an Affiliate Researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine at the University of Zurich, and the author of The Case for Perfection, Ethics in the Age of Human Enhancement. In addition, he is a founding member and current Chairman of NeoHumanitas, a think tank fostering discussion about future and emerging technologies. He worked at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine at the University of Zurich from 2010 to 2018 and is currently a board member of the Swiss Society for Bioethics. From 2014 to 2018, Roduit was Managing Director of the Center for Medical Humanities at the University of Zurich, and a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine.
Additional speakers to be announced.
Photo adapted from "March for Science" by Molly Adams, CC-BY 2.0 via Flickr.
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