About Me
Dr. Dr.phil. RENE VON SCHOMBERG is a philosopher and a STS specialist. He is a Senior Research Fellow at Käte Hamburger Kolleg Aachen: Cultures of Research, RWTH Aachen University, Germany and Guest Professor, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany;
Former Official of the European Commission He holds Ph.D's from the University of Twente (NL) (Science and Technology Studies) and J.W.Goethe University in Frankfurt (Philosophy). He has been a European Union Fellow at George Mason University, USA in 2007 and has been with the European Commission from 1998-2021.
Tag Archives: Technology
Face recognition technology operational in Facebook
It was not so long time ago, that it was forbidden to make a photo of someone on the street without consent- what is the notion of consent in the light of this technology?
Fourth Annual meeting of The Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies
S.NET invites contributions to the Fourth Annual meeting of The Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies (S.NET), to be held at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, on October 22-25, 2012. The four-day conference will assemble scholars, … Continue reading
Technology, ethics and public debate
Emerging technologies, philosophy and public debate Issues of interest: how should we deal with technological risks? what are the impacts of emerging technologies on our lives and our society? how can we bring technological development under democratic governance? what doe … Continue reading
