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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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Freedom and Responsibility in the IT Sciences
Mehr lesen: Freedom and Responsibility in the IT SciencesOn 27 October 2017, the Joint Committee organised the workshop “Freedom and Responsibility in IT Sciences” in Darmstadt. The workshop was directed primarily at the IT research community. Additional participants included other members of staff of German universities and non-university research institutions as well as representatives from the political sphere, the press and industry. The…
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Implementation of the DFG and Leopoldina Recommendations for Handling of Security-Relevant Research
Mehr lesen: Implementation of the DFG and Leopoldina Recommendations for Handling of Security-Relevant ResearchOn 14 April 2016, the Joint Committee held an informational event on implementing the recommendations of the DFG and Leopoldina on the handling of security-relevant research. The event was directed primarily at the contact persons named by the German research institutions as responsible for the handling of security-relevant research. Additional participants included other members of…
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Dual Use – Scientific Freedom and Scientific Responsibility
Mehr lesen: Dual Use – Scientific Freedom and Scientific ResponsibilityThe symposium of the German Ethics Council, the German Research Foundation and Leopoldina addressed the issues associated with the handling of security-relevant research. Important and useful research findings from almost every branch of science can potentially be misused to do harm. This dual-use dilemma repeatedly triggers debate on the benefits and risks of individual research…