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The responsibility of science: Which technology could turn out to become the next nuclear bomb?
Mehr lesen: The responsibility of science: Which technology could turn out to become the next nuclear bomb?Film evening with panel discussion On 23 January 2024, the Joint Committee held a film evening followed by a panel discussion at Cinema Paris in Berlin. Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” was shown, which not only dramatically recounts the events surrounding the construction of the first atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project, but also…
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Raising awareness and building competencies for ethics of security-relevant research (dual use) in teaching – theories, methods, good practices
Mehr lesen: Raising awareness and building competencies for ethics of security-relevant research (dual use) in teaching – theories, methods, good practicesConference, June 5, 2023, Berlin, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Research freedom enables researchers to find scientific questions themselves, to work on them on their own responsibility and to freely exchange ideas with other researchers within the legally guaranteed freedom of research. However, useful research results and methods can also be misused for harmful, for…
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2nd Forum for the committees for ethics in security-relevant research (KEFs)
Mehr lesen: 2nd Forum for the committees for ethics in security-relevant research (KEFs)The objective of the second KEF Forum of the Joint Committee on 2 September 2019 held on the island of Riems was to facilitate communication and exchange of experience among the KEFs. The idea was to examine specific security-relevant research projects that the KEFs had already conclusively consulted on and discuss related topics such as…
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The mystery of risks – How can Science help reconcile perception and assessment?
Mehr lesen: The mystery of risks – How can Science help reconcile perception and assessment?The Leopoldina’s international conference format “Crossing Boundaries in Science” aims to identify research areas at an early stage that are particularly dependent on interdisciplinary collaboration. The second conference in the series was organised by the Joint Committee with the financial support of the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation. It was entitled “The mystery…
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Discussion evening: Security instead of freedom – research between new findings and increasing risks
Mehr lesen: Discussion evening: Security instead of freedom – research between new findings and increasing risksOn 1 April 2019, the Joint Committee held a discussion evening in Berlin entitled “Security instead of freedom – research between new findings and increased risks” as part of the Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany’s campaign “Freedom is our system” marking the 70th anniversary of the German constitution and the scientific freedom it guarantees.…
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First KEF Forum
Mehr lesen: First KEF ForumThe first KEF Forum took place on 7 June 2018 in the representation of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt in Berlin. It was targeted, above all, to the contact persons responsible for the handling of security-relevant research, and members of the already established KEFs. The workshop centred on sharing experiences on the obstacles of establishing…