May, 8rd
Egbert Figgemeier
Carbon Footprint and Resources
for Batteries: A Reality Check
May 15th
Theo Alders
„Green infrastructure“
– the promise to undo the damage done
and truly radical infrastruc-tural
technologies of resistance
May 22nd
Markus Rolf
Environmental Ethics of Research
June 5th
Mrinalini Shinde
Net Zero and the Ethical Challenges
in Greenhouse Gas Accounting
June 12th
Dieter Sturma
The Code of Conduct across the
different disciplines at the university
Every Monday, 17:45
Lecture Hall III
For the Bachelors: Die Veranstaltung kann im Studium Integrale belegt werden
Currently, there is a big hype around quantum computing, but the state of development is still so immature that many things are not yet tangible. It is not clear when practical applications may arise but there is obviously the potential that quantum computing has huge impacts e.g. on the privacy of everyone’s communication by breaking currently used encryption mechanisms.
Therefore, we want to learn from social and environmental implications of earlier technological developments and formulate key questions that should be addressed when performing active research in potentially pervasive fields.
Consequently, the series will address the problem from two directions:
- Quantum computing – chances and risks
- Environmental ethics of human activity
From a practical point of view, the series will provide students with an overview of existing activities at the University of Cologne and serves as a forum for interdisciplinary dialogues. The presentations and debates are designed to provide insights into the challenges and the opportunities of interdisciplinary work and how scientists can assess the ethical implications of their work.
To synthesize both approaches we try to consider social consequences from new science developments and vice versa requests for technological solutions for social problems. Both topics are introduced in a generally understandable way based on the current state of science.