Ernst Strüngmann Forum

The atmospheric physicist Jost Heintzenberg during the public discussion in March 2008 at hr

The Ernst Strüngmann Forum is a conference series initiated by the neurophysiologist Wolf Singer and financed by Ernst Strüngmann's sons, Andreas and Thomas , on major contemporary problems such as B. Neurosciences , Syntax Development, Climate Research and Sustainability. The first conference had been prepared since October 2006 and took place in June 2007. The Science Forum is affiliated with the the neurophysiologist Wolf Singer and the physicist Walter Greiner launched Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS).

Ernst Strüngmann forums take place several times a year and continue the concept of the Berlin Dahlem Conferences in Frankfurt am Main . The topics and participants (selected international top researchers) of each week-long conference are selected by the forum's scientific advisory board, which is also supposed to guarantee the scientific independence and integrity of the events. The focus of the conferences is not lectures on research, but interdisciplinary, open discussions on gaps in knowledge that can contribute to the formulation of new working hypotheses. The work results are published in collaboration with MIT-Press .

The conferences have been held in the FIAS building on the Riedberg campus since 2008 . The concept of the conferences also means that Thursday afternoon is dedicated to a public discussion event.

Publications

• Christoph Engel, Wolf Singer (Ed.): Better than Conscious? Decision Making, the Human Mind, and Implications for Institutions. MIT Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-262-19580-5
• Jost Heintzenberg , Robert Charlson (Ed.): Clouds in the Perturbed Climate System. Their Relationship to Energy Balance, Atmospheric Dynamics, and Precipitation. MIT Press 2009, ISBN 978-0-262-01287-4
• Derek Bickerton , Eörs Szathmáry (Ed.): Biological Foundations and Origin of Syntax. MIT Press 2009, ISBN 978-0-262-01356-7
• Thomas Graedel, Ester van der Voet (Ed.): Linkages of Sustainability. MIT Press 2009, ISBN 978-0-262-01358-1
• Christoph von der Malsburg , William A. Phillips, Wolf Singer (Eds.): Dynamic Coordination in the Brain. From Neurons to Mind. MIT Press 2010, ISBN 978-0-262-01471-7
• Gerd Gigerenzer , JA Muir Gray (Ed.): Better Doctors, Better Patients, Better Decisions. Envisioning Health Care 2020. MIT Press 2011, ISBN 978-0-262-01603-2 (German translation: Better doctors, better patients, better medicine. The dawn of a transparent health care system. Medical Scientific Publishing Society 2013, ISBN 978-3-941468- 82-5 )

Web links

• esforum.de Website of the Ernst Strüngmann forums
• Article in Nature on the opening of the Ernst Strüngmann Forums (PDF, in English; doi : 10.1038 / news070319-1 ; 36 kB)