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Helga Nowotny
Helga Nowotny is President of the European Research Council and Professor Emerita of Social Studies of Science, ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology).
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Scientific Europe’s Imperative
Helga Nowotny Series: Europe at Home and Abroad 2011-06-07Europe's aim is no longer to become “the world’s most competitive knowledge economy,” as disingenuously announced in 2000. Rather, it has shifted in a more urgent, complex, and inherently unforeseeable way, as spelled out in the vision of an “Innovation Union.”... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 0 Read: 9373
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How Will Tomorrow’s Scientists Learn?
Helga Nowotny Series: Science and Society 2007-02-07I was recently invited to speak at science-related meetings on two consecutive days in different places in Europe. One was the official opening of a network of science centers in Vienna, linking decentralized activities in an interactive exhibition that tour Austria. The other was the Science Festival of Genoa, Italy, a young and hugely successful event with exhibitions and high-profile speakers throughout the ancient town. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 18376
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The Dilemma of Curiosity and Its Use
Helga Nowotny Series: Science and Society 2006-04-28Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special gift, but I am passionately curious.” Certainly, Einstein was being tremendously modest. But, just as certainly, curiosity is a powerful driving force in scientific discovery. Indeed, along with talent and interest, as well as mathematical or other quantitative abilities, curiosity is a necessary characteristic of any successful scientist.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 28606
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Enlightenment on Trial
Helga Nowotny Series: Science and Society 2005-10-07Ugly debates about religion and science usually seem to be confined to the United States. In recent months, however, such debates have begun to spread – first to Europe and then around the world. Science, it seems, is drifting into political dangers it has not faced since before the Enlightenment.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 25955
