Agora
Session 7: December 4, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Animal experimentation
Animal experimentation is a controversial topic that raises several pros and cons. On the one hand, most scientists argue that it is essential for scientific and medical progress. Using animals in experiments allows researchers to study complex biological processes, test new therapies, and evaluate the safety of pharmaceutical products before testing them in humans. This can lead to the development of more effective and safer medical treatments, saving lives and improving public health. On the other hand, detractors of animal experimentation highlight the ethical and animal welfare aspects involved. So, while animal experimentation can provide significant scientific benefits, it also raises ethical and welfare concerns that need to be taken into account.
Invited speakers:
Lluís Montoliu, National Center for Biotechnology-CSIC, madrid
Núria Almirón, Co-Director, UPF Centre for Animal Ethics Director, MA in International Studies in Media, Power, and Difference; Director, COMPASS Research Project; Member, CRITICC Research Group
Moderator:
Cristina Junyent, biologist, editor and science communicator, Barcelona
Free entry.
Hybrid event: at RACAB, La Rambla, 115, Barcelona and online.
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2Citizen Agora Dialogues 2024
Its main objective is to promote social commitment and the inclusion of citizen participation in scientific discussion, especially within the Barcelona area. These sessions are conducted in Catalan and/or Spanish and deal with scientific topics closer to the interests of citizens, at a level of discussion appropriate for the general public. Attendees are offered the opportunity to express their voice and participate in the debate.
04-12-2024 Animal experimentation
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Past Agora:
09-10-2024 Overmedication
5-06-2024 Cooking and science
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17-04-2024 Affective, sexual and gender diversity: nature and culture
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21-02-2024 The challengues of human reproduction
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Citizen Agora Dialogues 2023
08-11-2023 Podrem parar l’envelliment I la mort?
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13-12-2023 Intel·ligència artificial generativa: bases tecnològiques I implicacions socials
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Agora, referring to the meeting place used by the citizens of ancient Greek cities for a variety of public activities, is the name of the second new series of scientific discussions introduced by the AE-BKH. Similar to the Frontiers series, Agora also promotes interdisciplinary dialogue between two experts on scientific advances that are of high social relevance and/or pose major challenges to humanity, addressing their implications from the standpoint of the social sciences, and the humanities.
However, the main aim of Agora is to boost societal engagement and the inclusion of citizen participation in scientific discussion, particularly within the Barcelona area. Thus, Agora sessions are conducted in Catalan and/or Spanish and deal with science topics closer to the interests of citizens, at a level of discussion suitable for the general public. Attendees are offered the opportunity to express their voices and participate in the discussion. Furthermore, the sessions plan to incorporate science journalists as convenors or moderators in order to attract a wider audience.
Agora sessions are grounded in science, clearly breaking away from merely subjective impressions and/or ideologically anti-scientific attitudes that involve a rejection of science. The discussions are rooted in objectivity and the scientific method and explore potential social and humanistic -including ethical and moral- implications.
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