Welcome to the Center for Science and Thought
The Center for Science and Thought (CST) is a radically interdisciplinary platform designed to address urgent questions that arise at the intersection of philosophy and various natural sciences.
You can find more information about the CST here.
Current News of the CST
We are launching the Manifesto on the occasion of the World Health Assembly, which will begin on May 21, 2023, in order to highlight that next to important health policy decisions the protection of privacy and other ethical aspects need to be guaranteed.
The call seeks for abstracts to contribute a chapter in an anthology on the topic 'Intelligence and Sunstainability'.
Abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2023. Please contact Chelsea Haramia at charamia@shc.edu
if you wish to submit an abstract.
26-27 June 2023
Bonn CST: Konrad-Zuse-Platz 1-3, 53227 Bonn
REWE2023 is a successor to the Rhineland Expressivism Workshop held in July 2022.
Registration is now open. To register, please send an email to Barbara Mazurkewitz, with the subject line “REWE2023 Registration.”
Please note that registration by 9 June is required for catering purposes.
A conference on "AI, Human Values and Meaningful Human Control" will be held at the CST on June 22-23.
The conference aims at addressing ethical issues of the impact of machines on human choices and value formation.
We are currently accepting abstract submissions. For more information on the conference topic and possible lines of questioning, see the call for abstracts.
Here you can find additional press releases.
Events of the CST
June 9: Mercator Lecture: "Webfare: Digital Equity"
June 12: "Webfare: A Deep Dive"
Conference on June 22-23: "AI, Human Values and Meaningful Human Control"
Conference on June 26-27: "REWE2023 – New Work on Non-Representationalism"
Here you can find more events.
Research projects of the CST
Here you can find information about our research.
Register here for our AI-Mailinglist:
The aim of the project is to develop procedures to examine generally accepted standards for AI systems and their verification, as well as to explore business models for an AI certification. Our research investigates the ethical-philosophical significance of these dimensions.
Rethinking AI for Just and Sustainable Futures.
We investigate how to design AI (artificial intelligence) and other digital technologies in a responsible way, placing the questions of social justice and environmental sustainability at the very heart of our work.
Our research program is a collaboration between the Universities of Cambridge and Bonn and numerous international partners, and is funded by the Mercator Foundation in Germany.
The 'Towards New Demarcation Criteria for Borderline Consciousness' Project is an interdisciplinary project involving a collaboration between philosophers of Bonn and Cambridge and neuroscientists from the epilepsy clinic in Bonn. Its main purpose is to create an international research forum to develop new criteria for determining whether and when non-human entities, such as non-linguistic animals, new brain organisms, or advanced AI systems can be considered conscious.