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Perspectives on Big Science and the question of Justice

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https://cern.zoom.us/j/69959089271?pwd=NDBkcVVhcCtmWTNpaXhUWTBjcDNidz09
Michela Massimi (University of Edinburgh), Panagiotis Charitos (CERN)
Description

An international Workshop co-organised with Dr Panagiotis Charitos (CERN) 22nd–23rd April 2021, virtual ZOOM meeting, N.B. Central European Time, i.e. commences 13.00 GMT (Edinburgh) 

This workshop brings together a multi-disciplinary group including philosophers of science, political philosophers, physicists, and economists to discuss a wealth of issues on science and justice, especially large-investments in Big Science and questions surrounding how and in what ways science benefits society and can (and ought to) foster fairer democratic societies.

https://www.perspectivalrealism.org/2102-2

Please note that all times correspond to Central European Time (CET)

The workshop is supported by the EU-funded ERC Consolidator Grant "Perspectival Realism" and the EU-funded H2020 FCCIS project.

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  • Thursday 22 April
    • 1
      Welcome Address
      Speakers: Prof. Michela Massimi (University of Edinburgh), Panagiotis Charitos (CERN)
    • Investing in Big Science
      Conveners: Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN), Rolf Heuer (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
    • The Economics of Big Science
      Conveners: John William Womersley (STFC - Rutherford Appleton Lab. (GB)), Massimo Florio
    • Coffe break: Coffee break
    • The Politics of Big Science
      Conveners: Prof. Anne Glover (President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.), Dr Sibylle Anderl (Astrophysicist, Science Writer, and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung science journalist)
    • Roundtable: Problems and prospects for sustainable and responsible Big Science investments
      Convener: Andrea Taroni (Nature )
  • Friday 23 April
    • Scientific progress and social progress
      Conveners: Alexander Bird (University of Cambridge), Prof. Michela Massimi (University of Edinburgh)
      • 7
        Scientific progress and social progress  - I
        Speaker: Alexander Bird (University of Cambridge)
      • 8
        Scientific progress and social progress - II
        Speaker: Prof. Michela Massimi (University of Edinburgh)
        Massimi RSE April 2021 Presentation v3 (1).pdf
    • Science and Justice
      Conveners: Heather Douglas (Michigan State University), Jonathan Wolff (University of Oxford)
    • Coffee break
    • Global Governance, Big Science and European science
      Conveners: Žaneta Ozoliņa ( University of Latvia and the Director at the Centre for International Politics.), Maria Graça Carvalho (Member of the European Parliament)
      • 11
        Global Governance, Big Science and European science
        Speaker: Maria Graça Carvalho (Member of the European Parliament)
      • 12
        Global Governance, Big Science and European science
        Speaker: Žaneta Ozoliņa ( University of Latvia and the Director at the Centre for International Politics.)
        Big Science.pdf
        Big Science.pptx
    • Roudtable: Big Science investments, global governance and the question of justice
      Convener: Mona Siddiqui (University of Edinburgh)
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