A lecture delivered in an international meeting, celebrating 60 years of the Weizmann Institute and 75 years of its predecessor, the Sieff Institute. Paris, France, May 2009.
An edited transcript of a popular discussion presented to an audience of corporate executives, economists, politicians and technology experts. The topic: some striking aspects of the Genetic revolution and their impact on our way of life in the coming decades.
A closing lecture delivered in Hebrew, in Tel Aviv, to a national conference of teachers, July 4, 2012, organized by the Teachers Union, under the heading: “Creating a Future”. The Hebrew transcript is an edited version of the video.
Lecture on "Science and the National Security" delivered in Hebrew in November 2011, at a symposium in memory of the late General Aharon Yariv, organized by the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv.
Endorsing freedom and condemning extremism, a discussion of the importance and the limits of academic freedom and their relation to freedom of speech, published (November 2010) in the Hebrew magazine KIVUNIM.
A discussion on why a basic training of non-scientific professionals in certain standard aspects of scientific thinking might be a great contribution to the improvement of public policy and to problem-solving at the highest levels of government.
A lecture (Hebrew) delivered at the "Academy Gates" series of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, marking the 70th anniversary of the State of Israel. November 2017.
A lecture delivered at the Science Education Day at IST Austria, March 2019.
A lecture delivered at an international workshop "Promoting Science, Education, and Society: The Academy-Government Challenge", sponsored by The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Jerusalem, May 17–18, 2004.
Answer: Thinking about People Who Think like Machines.
Answer: At Last: Technology Will Change Education
Answer: The Evolutionary Ability of Humankind to Do the Right Things.
Answer: Harmful One-Liners, an Ocean of Facts and Rewired Minds.
Answer: Technology May Endanger Democracy.
Answer: Clear and Simple Is Not the Same as Provable and Well Defined
A video lecture entitled 'Making a Change in the Education System platform' given at pisa4u - the Online Program for School Improvement.
This program is part of the OECD PISA (Program for International Student Assessment), a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students.
Answer: If Iceland Cannot Send Cash, It Sends Ash.
A message regarding the importance and the value of science as a language.