Research and innovation are increasingly called upon to contribute to overcoming societal challenges. The Competence Center Policy and Society at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI examines the resulting requirements for research and innovation systems, as well as for the design of a research, technology and innovation policy committed to sustainability and […]
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An interview has been held with the coordinator of the IANUS project Prof Hub Zwart, professor of philosophy and dean of the Erasmus School of Philosophy at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. Prof. Zwart provided interesting insights on the course of the project and the overall topic of trust in science. The full interview is
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Inspiring and anchoring trust in science, research and innovation is the key general goal of the IANUS project. For this reason, IANUS is devoted to promoting Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). According to Rene von Schomberg, RRI is a transparent, interactive process by which societal actors and innovators become mutually responsive to each other with
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) is a partner in the IANUS consortium. AUTH is the largest university in Greece, comprising 10 faculties that consist of 40 schools and 1 single-School Faculty. The strategic objectives of AUTh, in the framework of its vision and mission, remain high and consistently oriented to the continuation of its tradition,
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The core objective of the IANUS project is to strengthen trust in science, research and innovation. But what does it mean? It is not quite clear what is meant by trust in science, i.e., what is the object of trust. Is it trust in individual researchers? Research institutions? Products of science? This question is very
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For the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the IANUS Project is a trailblazing collaboration between two faculties – of Philosophy and of History, Culture and Communications. It is coordinated by the Erasmus School of Philosophy, under the guidance of Professor Hub Zwart, dean of Erasmus School of Philosophy, who is joined by dr. Yogi Hendlin. To increase
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Trust in science, technology, and innovation (STI) is a topic preoccupying multiple stakeholder groups, from philosophers and researchers up to citizens. Given the increased ‘popularity’ of STI and its ability to produce both benefit and harm, various views exist towards the benefits and risks potentially emerging from STI. The Eurobarometer surveys constitute a series of
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The core objective of the IANUS project is to strengthen trust in science, research and innovation by fostering participation in research as a co-creative and inclusive process, sensitive to societal values, concerns and needs. IANUS will develop inclusive participatory methodologies to effectively address the growing challenges in science and technology such as gene editing, bionics
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Figure-Ground Shifts in Cognition: How the brain became embodied and our environment became the extended mind Brain-centrism has dominated studies of mind since secular, materialist scientific study eclipsed the classical understanding of the psyche as a metaphysical soul. We somehow flipped from thinking consciousness and intelligence was wholly a metaphysical property, to believing it was
The call to communicate and engage as scientists 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 at the heart of it all. At the
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