4 Jul 2014

Will Science and Digital Economy really change the World?

Session 4

Scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs shape people and societies alike. Many more revolutions are looming. Will tomorrow’s science favor the empowerment of individuals? Or will it generate new forms of social control? Will technical opportunities benefit each and all or will they be accessible only to the “happy few”? Should research be regulated? What about public funding, patent laws and ethical standards?

http://youtu.be/tFMLUIMRODs?list=PL3YBt-EW6CgQAX2pYxGWLS9DsX-fe6EYZ

Introduction


Liah Greenfeld

University Professor and Professor of Sociology, Political Science, and Anthropology at Boston University, and Distinguished Adjunct Professor at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.

Boston University, Boston, USA

Biography

Coordination

Pierre-Yves Geoffard

Pierre-Yves Geoffard

Membre du Cercle des économistes

Biography

Moderator


Vincent LEMERRE

Program advisor

France Culture, Radio France

Biography

Speakers


Michele BOLDRIN

Washinghton University in St. Louis

Biography

Duncan CAMPBELL

Investigative Journalist and computer forensic expert

IPTV

Biography

Eric CARREEL

Chairman and cofounder

Withings

Biography
Etienne KLEIN

Etienne KLEIN

Physicist

CEA, French Atomic Energy Commission

Biography

Loraine DONNEDIEU de VABRES

Managing partner

JeantetAssociés

Biography
Jan VIJG

Jan VIJG

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York

Biography
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