"HOW DOES THE NEW COME INTO THE WORLD? About new knowledge, old thought patterns, and structural changes" is the title of the Noether Conference 2019, which will take place on June 4 and 5, 2019. Prof. Dr. Helena Mihaljević (ECDF/HTW Berlin) will participate in the public panel discussion on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Mathematics, Arnimallee 3.
How does the new come into the world? Reflections on the Relationship between Mathematics, Society, Gender, and Diversity:
13:45-15:30 h - Moderation: Jan-Martin Wiarda, science journalist
- Prof. Dr. Katja Eilerts, Department of Primary School Education - Mathematics in Primary Education, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Prof. Dr. Rupert Klein, Board Member of the Cluster of Excellence MATH+ and Speaker of the Mathematics SFB 1114, Freie Universität Berlin
- Prof. Dr. Helena Mihaljević, Professor of Data Science and Analytics at the Einstein Center Digital Future, University of Applied Sciences Berlin
- Dr. Anina Mischau, Head of the Research Center for Gender Studies in Mathematics, Freie Universität Berlin
- Prof. Dr. Caren Tischendorf, Member of the Board of the Cluster of Excellence MATH+, Humboldt University Berlin
15:30-16:00 h - Coffee and Farewell
The conference invites a dialogue across disciplinary boundaries. In the spirit of Noethers, it focuses on openness to unknown ways of thinking and the willingness to question traditional academic and social structures in order to bring something new into the world.
The conference is organized by the Berlin Cluster of Excellence MATH+, the Central Women's Representative of Freie Universität Berlin, and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.