Should science, and scientists, be held to account? If so, what are the principles and/or institutions to which scholars and scientists, qua scholars and scientists, are accountable?

 

The task of identifying norms of accountability, if any, that pertain to science as a specific human endeavor and to the scientists engaging in it, is extremely demanding and rarely undertaken in any detail. Such norms would inevitably be both “intra-scientific” (inherent in the scientific enterprise itself) and “extra-scientific” (pertaining to the interrelationships between the scientific enterprise and the environment in which it is undertaken).

Tuesday, March 16
 
h14:00 Conference Opening

h14:00-14:30 Greetings
Prof. Menahem Yaari

h14:30-15:50 Session 1: Science and the Environment
Chair: Prof. Jacob Ziv
Prof. Dorairajan Balasubramanian: Animal Rights in Science
Dr. William Coglazier: Scientific Uncertainty and Societal Decisions
Prof. Chi-Huey Wong: Scientific Innovation and social responsibility

h15:50-16:10 Coffee Break

h16:10-17:30 Session 2: Panel - Responsibilities of Science Arising from Globalization
Chair: Prof. Ruth Arnon
Prof. Peter Jagers: Some Remarks on the Responsibilities
of Science Arising from Globalization
Prof. Charles Vest: The Evolving Global Scientific and Engineering Commons

h17:30-18:30 Visit to the Einstein Exhibit

 

 

h9:00-9:15 Arrival

 

h9:15-11:00 Session 3: Panel - Advising Government
Chair: Prof. Yisrael Aumann
Prof. Richard Atkinson: Science and Government’s Responsibilities
Prof. Jörg Hacker: Scientific Policy Advice in Germany: Leopoldina´s Role in Advising Government and Informing Society
Prof. Harvey Fineberg: The Power of an Idea to Bring Ideas to Power: The Role of the U.S. National Academies
Prof. Michal Kleiber: Polish Academy of Sciences as Policy Advisor: Reality vs. Aspirations

 

h11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

 

h11:30-13:00 Session 4: Scientific Cooperation Across Borders
Chair: Prof. Joshua Jortner
Prof. Lorna Casselton: Science, Internationalism and Accountability: The Changing Role of Science in Diplomacy
Prof. Jüri Engelbrecht: Academies in the World of Science and Knowledge
Prof. Volker ter Meulen: Academies and the Delivery of Accountable Science Advice: The Role of EASAC in Informing Policy-Making in the EU

 

h13:00-14:15 Lunch

 

h14:15-16:15 Session 5: Science and Ethics
Chair: Prof. Avram Hershko
Prof. Günter Stock: Drug Development and Ethical Considerations
Prof. Ichiro Kanazawa: Presymptomatic Genetic Testing for Inherited Diseases: An Ethical Issue
Prof. Helmut Schwarz: Science as a Diplomacy of Trust
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Understanding of the Accountability of Sciences
Prof. Yongxiang Lu: Today and Tomorrow: The Value of Sciences and the Accountability of Scientists

 

h16:15-16:35 Coffee Break

 

h16:35-17:15 Session 6: Summary and Closing Remarks
Prof. Menahem Yaari
Prof. Catherine Bréchignac