Art, history, law, animals, politics, the universe, evolution, and science comprise millions of individual elements. Whereas the large can never exist without the small, conversely, the ensemble often provides context and meaning to the element. On this Science Day, we invite you to join us in exploring the term “SCALES” from diverging perspectives.
Date: Thursday, 26 September 2024
Place: Graz University of Technology (Rechbauerstraße 12, 8010 Graz), Aula
The event consists of two parts:
Part One (11:00–16:30) – Scientific Talks by the Young Academy (in English)
Katharina Wiedlack: Gender, Disability and Questions of Standardization, Categorization and Measurability from a Cultural Studies Perspective
Ljiljana Radonić: “Small-Scale Holocausts”, the Holocaust/Genocide Template and Victim Competition
Peter Szmolyan: Dynamics of Multi-Scale Systems
Nina Klimburg-Witjes: Scale-Jumping on/off Earth or: How to Follow a Rocket Around
Anaïs Angelo: How Many Women are Enough? Postcolonial Insights on the History of Women in National Assemblies
Thomas Vogl: How Genetics Shape the Human Immune System
Birgitta Schultze-Bernhardt & Marcus Ossiander: Time versus Frequency – What’s the Better Scale?
Part Two (17:00–18:30) – Festvortrag (in German) by Hans Sünkel | Past President of TU Graz & full member of the OeAW
„Formula Space: im freien Fall – um die Erde | Wissen – Technik – Leidenschaft“
Both parts can be attended independently.
We are looking forward to welcoming you at the Science Day in Graz!