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Scientists and Ethics (IN901002)

Course 0000000267 in SS 2017

General Data

Course Type seminar
Semester Weekly Hours 2 SWS
Organisational Unit Informatics 5 - Chair of Scientific Computing (Prof. Bungartz)
Lecturers Responsible/Coordination: Thomas Huckle
Dates 4 singular or moved dates

Assignment to Modules

Further Information

Courses are together with exams the building blocks for modules. Please keep in mind that information on the contents, learning outcomes and, especially examination conditions are given on the module level only – see section "Assignment to Modules" above.

additional remarks Albert Einstein Bertrand Russell (Mathematics) Werner Heisenberg Fritz Haber (Chemistry) John von Neumann Max Planck Genetic research, Cloning, Stem cells Animal Experiments Medizine during the nazi era - Euthanasia,.. Wernher von Braun Nils Bohr (Physics) Edward Teller (Physik) J. Robert Oppenheimer (Physics) Andrej Sacharow (Physics) "Deutsche Mathematik" "Deutsche Physik" Fraud in science Error in Science Epistemology - Limits of Science (Skeptizismus,Kant, Popper,..) Star Wars, SDI, MD: Missile defense Kurt Goedel Lise Meitner Bella Abramova Subbotovskaya: Jewish People's Univ. Freedom of the internet Open Source - Philosophy Surveillance Alfred Nobel Doping (Sport/brain) Watson, Crick and the decypherment of the DNA Creationismus and Intelligent Design Women in Computer Science John Nash - A beautiful Mind Alan Turing Konrad Lorenz Fermat Conjecture and Andrew Wiles Curta - Hand calculator for Hitler Science and Ethics in literature Science and Politics Political Science - Legitimization of governments,... Mathematics of voting systems Paradoxa in Mathematics, Arts, Psychology Richard Feynman Advertisements/Commercials/Psychology: Secret Seducers Science and Religion Science and Patents Milgram-Experiment Stanford-Experiment Ten ways to lose an audience, "good lecturing" The story of the "IG-Farben" - Trusts and nazis Industrial espionage "I" and "Free Will" - a myth? Arguments for the existence of god? Pierre Teilhard de Chardin The history of psychiatry Historical criticism in biblical studies Georg Cantor Linus Pauling Food chemistry/psychology Konrad Zuse Science in the GULAG (Solschenizyn) Globalisation Kapitalis - "Soziale Marktwirtschaft" - Communism Wikileaks Humboldt and the Bologna Process Roboter ethics Death Penalty Nuclear power - yes or no How to achieve outstanding research
Links Additional information
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Equivalent Courses (e. g. in other semesters)

SemesterTitleLecturersDates
SS 2024 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Bolager, E. Frank, A. Gaddameedi, K. Thu, 16:00–18:00, MI 03.09.012
Thu, 16:00–18:00, MI 01.07.023
WS 2023/4 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Bolager, E. Frank, A. Gaddameedi, K. Sun, Q. Thu, 16:00–18:00, MI 00.13.036
and singular or moved dates
SS 2023 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Bolager, E. Burak, I. Frank, A. Gaddameedi, K. Wed, 10:00–12:00, MI 03.09.012
Wed, 10:00–12:00, MI 00.13.036
and singular or moved dates
WS 2022/3 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Bolager, E. Burak, I. Seitz, P. Wed, 08:00–10:00, MI 02.07.023
SS 2021 Seminar Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Chourdakis, G. Rodenberg, B. Wolf, S. singular or moved dates
WS 2020/1 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Chourdakis, G. Rodenberg, B.
SS 2020 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Chourdakis, G. Rodenberg, B.
Responsible/Coordination: Huckle, T.
singular or moved dates
WS 2019/20 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Chourdakis, G. Huckle, T. Rodenberg, B. singular or moved dates
SS 2019 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Obersteiner, M.
Responsible/Coordination: Huckle, T.
singular or moved dates
WS 2018/9 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Chourdakis, G. Huckle, T. singular or moved dates
SS 2018 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002)
Responsible/Coordination: Huckle, T.
singular or moved dates
WS 2017/8 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Huckle, T. singular or moved dates
WS 2016/7 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Huckle, T. singular or moved dates
SS 2016 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) singular or moved dates
WS 2015/6 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) singular or moved dates
SS 2015 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Fri, 14:00–18:00, MI 03.08.011
and singular or moved dates
WS 2014/5 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) Wed, 14:00–18:00, IGSSE-Seminarraum
and singular or moved dates
SS 2014 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) singular or moved dates
WS 2013/4 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002) singular or moved dates
SS 2013 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002)
WS 2012/3 Scientists and Ethics (IN901002)
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