Day 5: Geneva Science Diplomacy Week 2025
On the final day, the cohort huddled at Campus Biotech, where GESDA is headquartered, for wrap-up sessions including the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals game, a keynote talk, and the awards ceremony. On the way to their ‘kizuki’ moment about how to achieve the mutual benefits and opportunities of global cooperation, participants navigated the nuances of […]
Day 4: Geneva Science Diplomacy Week 2025
On CERN Day, scientists and senior leaders explained how the world’s largest particle physics laboratory serves as a bridge between science and diplomacy. A role playing science diplomacy game introduced the work of the Open Quantum Institute, a groundbreaking initiative by GESDA and CERN. The visit to CERN, the French acronym for the European Organization […]
Day 3: Geneva Science Diplomacy Week 2025
Participants visited the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, taking a deep dive into the benefits of strategic anticipation, the subtleties of polarity thinking, and the gripping nature of the latest global and emerging risks. Spending the day with the GCSP at Geneva’s Maison de la Paix, participants focused on strategic anticipation as an action-oriented […]
Day 2: Geneva Science Diplomacy Week 2025
Focus shifted to the future governance of neurotechnology, computational diplomacy, and GESDA’s AI-augmented intelligence tool for decision-makers. Inside the wood-paneled meeting room of a newly renovated Geneva church, the cohort began the day focused on the concept that everyone has a right to benefit from scientific progress. The foundation for the human right to science […]
Day 1: Geneva Science Diplomacy Week 2025
GESDA welcomed 36 leaders to the fourth edition of its immersive learning and networking experience at International Geneva. Inside the UN’s Palais des Nations, Daria Robinson greeted the new cohort and explained how Swiss and Geneva authorities created GESDA as a foundation in 2019 to launch anticipatory science diplomacy initiatives based in the city that […]
Radar Spotlight: Living in space will require mining, manufacturing, and peacekeeping
In our emerging orbital environment, we will need to develop a greater understanding of the implications of human activities in space and their impacts on Earth and beyond. Humans already depend on off-world resources. By John Heilprin May 4, 2025 Almost all of our energy ultimately comes from the Sun, and we are protected […]
GESDA News May 2025
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Anticipating an inside look at multilateralism during Geneva Science Diplomacy Week
GESDA gears up for the fourth edition of its immersive learning and networking experience based on the dynamic science and diplomacy ecosystem of International Geneva. On the grounds of the Palais des Nations overlooking Geneva, Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto’s installation of 193 different stones, each bearing the name of a United Nations member nation, is […]
GESDA News April 2025
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Radar Spotlight: Tapping into the behavioral science of groups holds promise
Modern research tools, especially computational resources, are enabling deeper analysis of group behavior. (Mauro Mora/Unsplash) Tapping into the behavioral science of groups holds promise for enhancing cooperation and limiting conflict Over the next 25 years, we can anticipate several advancements in the study of group behavior that will benefit society, ranging from predictive tools […]
