The Sciences During the New Common: A Missed Opportunity?

Maurits Kaptein ()
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Maurits Kaptein: Tilburg University

Chapter 16 in The New Common, 2021, pp 111-116 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract By Wednesday, July 22, 2020, the coronavirus had killed over 611,000 people and infected over fourteen million globally. It devastated lives and will continue to do so for a long time to come; the economic consequences of the pandemic are only just starting to materialize. This makes it a challenging time to write about the new common. However, we need to start somewhere. At some point, we need to reflect on our own roles, the roles of our institutions, the importance of our economy, and the future fabric of everyday life. In this chapter, I will discuss one minor—and compared to the current crisis seemingly inconsequential—aspect of the new common: I will discuss my worry that we are on the verge of missing the opportunity to properly (re-)define the role of the sciences as we move from our old to our new common.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65355-2_16

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