Critical Scientists Switzerland

📢New book out: Towards Convivial Sciences (Ed. CSS)

A critical inquiry into dominant scientific paradigms. Bringing together #decolonial, #feminist & #ecological perspectives, we explore more democratic, humble & plural ways of knowing.

📖 doi.org/10.14512/978... #ConvivialScience

04.07.2025 09:53 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

Panels: The Destruction of Gaza’s Educational Infrastructure & Sustaining Higher Education Akademische Freiheit in der autoritären Wende Wissenschaft in der „Zeitenwende”: Militarisierung oder zivile Entwicklung? Freedom of the Press? How German media have been covering the Gaza War Wissenschaftliche Zusammenarbeit für Konfliktlösung und gerechten Frieden Zeiten: Sa., 12. April, 9:00 Uhr – So., 13. April, 15:30 Uhr

Save the Date:
Academia Under Attack
Konferenz für Wissenschaftsfreiheit und internationale Solidarität
12./13. April 2025, Universität Hamburg
academia-under-attack.org

19.03.2025 15:35 — 👍 24    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 2

Can we really 'fix' the climate after crossing critical limits? 🌍🔥 In ep. 6 of #BeyondTheFix, Dr. Wim Carton unpacks the dangerous logic of #Overshoot & negative emissions—justifying fossil fuel dependence instead of cutting emissions now. Listen: 🎧 criticalscientists.ch/podcast
#climatecrisis #CDR

12.02.2025 08:10 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1

🌱🧬 Is #GeneticEngineering the future of climate-resilient agriculture?

Dr Angelika Hilbeck explains why GM crops have failed to deliver and why the reductionism of the approach may be the real problem. 🎧Listen to #BeyondTheFix at criticalscientists.ch/podcast

#CRISPR #biotech #science #technofix

28.01.2025 07:23 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 3    📌 3

New Episode Out Now!

Where can highly radioactive #NuclearWaste be safely stored for the next one million years?☢️
Dr. Rony Emmenegger explores the science, politics & ethics of deep geological repositories.
🎧Listen now: criticalscientists.ch/en/podcast

14.01.2025 11:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Looking for a new podcast in the new year? 🎧
#BeyondTheFix dives into the role of science & technology in shaping our world 🌍, with guests like Prof. Julia Steinberger (@jksteinberger.bsky.social), Dr. Jérôme Santolini & Christine von Weizsäcker. Tune in now! 👉 criticalscientists.ch/podcast

06.01.2025 12:59 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Why are technofixes the go-to for solving (socio-)ecological problems? In our latest episode, of #BeyondTheFix Christine von Weizsäcker unpacks their limits and relationship to #innovation & #precaution 🌱🎧

👉 Listen now: criticalscientists.ch/en/podcast

02.01.2025 19:48 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Meat curing with nitrites: a toxic fix? 🧪⚠️

Dr. Jérôme Santolini explains how #nitrite became essential for processed meat, its biotoxic effects & lessons from failed regulation
🎧https://criticalscientists.ch/podcast
#foodscience #regulation #foodpolicy #BeyondTheFix

18.12.2024 07:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Why is a known poison used to cure meat?🥓🧪

In Ep. 02 of #BeyondtheFix, Dr. Jérôme Santolini dives into the history, science and risks of meat curing with nitrite. This case reveals how regulation & science intersect—and sometimes clash.🎙️https://criticalscientists.ch/podcast

17.12.2024 09:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks to @jksteinberger.bsky.social for joining us in our first episode of #BeyondtheFix! 🎙️ Dive into her brilliant insights on #Degrowth and #EcologicalEconomics here: criticalscientists.ch/podcast as well as Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more #Criticalscience

04.12.2024 10:09 — 👍 24    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 1

Can new technologies solve all our problems? #BeyondtheFix dives deep into proposed fixes for today’s challenges in climate, economics, agriculture, health and more. Listen now and join the conversation! 🎧 Available on: criticalscientists.ch/podcast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more.

04.12.2024 10:07 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0