PERSPEKTIVWECHSEL #3

“Radioactivity – Curse or Blessing?”

Third evening of the interdisciplinary dialogue platform.

When & Where

Thursday, 28.09.2023,

Beginn 19 o’clock

Entry from 18 o’clock

Clubraum on the ground floor

Drinks & Snacks provided by KANTINE im AF

with

Saori Kaneko & Richard Welz, artist duo, Leipzig

Prof. Dr. Christian Graeff, Professor for Radiation Therapy Technology, Dean’s Office Electrical Engineering and IT, TU Darmstadt

Prof Dr. Clemens Walther, Institute of Radioecology and Radiation Protection, Leibniz University Hannover

Moderation: Dennis Schulz, Physicist and Science Slammer, Heidelberg

The dialogue platform PERSPEKTIVWECHSEL brings together artists and scientists from various disciplines for an evening of conversation at ATELIERFRANKFURT. Connected to this exchange is the hope for a new perspective on the world, one that makes us aware of the complexity of the existential challenges of our time.

On the third evening of discussion – this time on the topic of “Radioactivity – Curse or Blessing?” – Saori Kaneko, Richard Welz, Prof. Dr. Clemens Walter, and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Graeff will engage in a conversation about the various facets of radioactivity and where it encounters us, whether naturally occurring or human-made. It can serve both as a therapy and a cause of diseases. For some, nuclear energy and nuclear weapons are indispensable for the energy transition and our geopolitical security, while for others, they represent the greatest existential threat. Radioactivity polarizes like few other physical phenomena.

How can we achieve a constructive societal discourse on this topic?

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PERSPEKTIVWECHSEL #3

“Radioactivity – Curse or Blessing?”