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Critical Scientists Switzerland @CriticScienceCH

We promote independent science that serves the public interest and strengthens long-term ecological and societal sustainability. @criticsciencech.bsky.social

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📢New book: 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/10.14512/97839872645… #ConvivialScience
Cover of the book “Towards Convivial Sciences: Uniting Strands of Critical Inquiry”. Editors: Ephraim Pörtner, Tamara Lebrecht, and Critical Scientists Switzerland.

ALT Cover of the book “Towards Convivial Sciences: Uniting Strands of Critical Inquiry”. Editors: Ephraim Pörtner, Tamara Lebrecht, and Critical Scientists Switzerland.
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In line with our book "Towards Convivial Science" we want to point to this brilliant article by James Yoonil Auh
UniversityWorldNews
@uniworldnews
22 Sep 2025
In an era of permanent crisis, universities must reveal what’s hidden: inequality under AI hype, democracy eroded by security, and needs tech can’t fix- writes James Yoonil Auh #AIandHE #HigherEd universityworldnews.com/post…
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"The point is not to deny the crisis. Crises are real. But universities must reveal their ideological uses, ask who defines them, and prepare students not only to adapt but to #dissent."
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"History will not remember whether universities survived #pandemics or recessions. It will remember whether, in the age of permanent crisis, they dared to ask the forbidden questions."
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UniversityWorldNews
@uniworldnews
22 Sep 2025
In an era of permanent crisis, universities must reveal what’s hidden: inequality under AI hype, democracy eroded by security, and needs tech can’t fix- writes James Yoonil Auh #AIandHE #HigherEd universityworldnews.com/post…

Universities are at risk of becoming factories of consent

In an age of permanent crisis, the true task of the university is to teach those crises we are forbidden to see: inequality masked by AI hype; democra...

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ENSSER@ENSSER_org
10 Jul 2025
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@CriticScienceCH Congrats on your publication "Towards Convivial Sciences" available at oekom.de/buch/towards-conviv…

Towards Convivial Sciences | oekom verlag

Science is under threat. Scientists are marching to defend it against populist attacks, antiscientific sentiment, and censorship. At the same time, science is

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ENSSER@ENSSER_org
25 Apr 2025
Long debate, little movement: the case of #soil #science and #policy ensser.org/events/2025/confe…
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Prof. Ryan Katz-Rosene
@ryankatzrosene
12 Feb 2025
Just showed the documentary film version of Oreskes' book to one of my classes. It continues to serve as one of the most important socio-political analyses of the Century, explaining how we got to where we are today (including how we ended up with a climate denier US President).
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ENSSER@ENSSER_org
14 Feb 2025
Invitation: #Science and #policy in times of #multicrisis and dissent Session 1: Political #Economy of Science and Political Decision With: Brian Wynne, Em. Prof. of Science Studies; Em. Prof. Erik Millstone, Emeritus Professor of Science Policy; ensser.org/
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Can we "fix" the climate after crossing critical limits? 🌍🔥 In ep. 6 of #BeyondTheFix, Dr. Wim Carton discusses overshoot & negative emissions. #ClimateAction #FossilFuels #NegativeEmissions #ClimateCrisis #Sustainability #GlobalWarming #NetZero #CleanEnergy #ClimateSolutions
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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 in! 🎧 criticalscientists.ch/podcas…
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🌱🧬 Is #GeneticEngineering the future of climate-resilient agriculture? Dr. Angelika Hilbeck explains why the promises of GM crops have fallen short, and why the approach’s reductionism might be the real issue. 🎧Listen to #BeyondTheFix at criticalscientists.ch//podca… #CRISPR
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Max Planck Society@maxplanckpress
23 Jan 2025
More than 40 percent of #postdocs leave academia. Those who landed a coveted faculty position were more likely to have had a highly cited paper, changed their research topic between their #PhD and postdoc, or moved abroad after receiving their doctorate. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24… @PNASNews -> nature.com/articles/d41586-0… #ScienceCareer

Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success | PNAS

Postdoctoral training is a career stage often described as a demanding and anxiety-laden time when many promising PhDs see their academic dreams sl...

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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 & the concept of "passive safety" 🎧Listen now: criticalscientists.ch/en/pod…
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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), Dr. Jérôme Santolini & Christine von Weizsäcker. Tune in now! 👉 criticalscientists.ch/podcas…
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🎙️ End-of-Year Special! 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/pod…
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