Humboldt reloaded Summer School 2020
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“Technologies aren ́t inherently good or evil, technologies are tools - they are power.
What you do with power determines whether it is something
we applaud or something that we deplore.
But it is not the tool that determines the endpoint - it is the user.”
Professor Alta Charo
Bioethicists, University of Wisconsin-Madison
(Movie: Human Nature)
FUTURE LABS - Redesigning Life
Should we really want what we know?
Are you curious about what the future might hold? We are!
We live in exciting times with seemingly endless possibilities.
New technologies make it possible to research, discover new paths and live in a way unseen before.
Particularly human-machine interdependence has enmeshed in our lives.
Genetic engineering finds its way into human medicine.
The concept of work is subject to change. New materials have been discovered and are ready for their use in a new form of economy, the bioeconomy.
Get ready for a lot of fun team-activities and virtual experiments in various FUTURE LABS together with international speakers from science, industry, and society and discover the visions for our future.
We will also take a step back and ask ourselves: should we really implement everything that we know is potentially possible - and if so, how?
Students from all fields of study are welcome. No prerequisite knowledge in any specific field is required.
For a fantastic and insightful summer school experience, a good English level is helpful, but no prerequisite.
Aim of the course
| This program will provide you an insight into the visions for our future from the perspective of science, industry, and society. |
| Course structure | 8 days of interactive lectures, virtual experiments, and team work 21 – 30 September 2020 |
| Credits | 4 ECTS |
| Level | Undergraduate (Bachelor) and graduates (Master) |
| Application Deadline | prolonged to 30 June, 2020 |
| Pre-requisites | Participants are required to submit a scientific poster in advance of the Summer School to be eligible for the course´s full credit point value. The topic of the poster will be provided to each student approximately Mid of July 2020. Poster preparation will be done using Miro (www.miro.com). This allows to provide individual online support during preparation. Posters have to be completed September 15th. The summer school team will then collect all posters from Miro plattform and produce a poster exhibition. Each student will present his/her poster in a poster session during Summer School. |
| Courses are held | Online via Zoom |
We are looking forward to meeting you in September. If you have any questions regarding the Summer School, feel free to contact Nicole Henninger.
