RETHINKING LIVING
What is life? How do we live? What will life be? Our existence is rooted in these essential questions. Rethinking them in our fast-paced and complex world is now more urgent than ever.
RETHINKING LIVING: We are all feeling massive change across just about every aspect of our lives. Climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, the coronavirus pandemic and technological disruptions present threats, but more importantly, an opportunity to focus on grand challenges, to embrace deeper meaning, and to rediscover overlooked aspects of our lives. These challenges also provide a pivotal opportunity to think about what our “new normal” could, would and even should look like and how we need to adapt. How do we envision and actually get to the post-Anthropocene in which societal conditions and planetary health exist in a harmonious relationship?
RETHINKING LIVING convenes scientists, industry experts and outstanding global thinkers from ETH Zurich and across the world. Together, we re-think different conceptions of living, re-evaluate life choices, and re-consider the changes we would like to see in a post-pandemic world. What are the implications beyond the realm of natural sciences and engineering? Will the technologies and tools we choose to deploy build a more sustainable, resilient and equitable world? Even in this complex world of digital networks, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, the value of human creativity and collaborative effort is evident.
RETHINKING LIVING invites us to touch the core meaning of our existence, to determine humankind’s place in the universe, and to foster a sense of purpose.
RETHINKING LIVING events
ETH Meets you at the AAAS in Washington DC
4 March 2023, Researchers from ETH Zurich, University of Cambridge, and the University of Minnesota offer their collective intelligence on the "Origins of Life: Humanity’s Quest to Discover the Nature of Life in the Universe" during the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in Washington DC.
Inclusive Design: ETH Meets You at the Milano Design Week 2023
17-23 April 2023: Design can be a life-changer. Design can break down barriers. Design can become a force of inclusion: Inclusive Design, ETH Zurich's interactive exhibition, welcomes you at the Milano Design Week. Discover state-of-the-art assistive technologies and experience how Inclusive Design enables people to participate - imagine a world without barriers.
ETH Meets You at Berlin Science Week 2022
4 - 7 November 2022 - ETH Meets You at the Berlin Science Week 2022. Covering the spectrum from exploring the relationship between humans and machines in the AI Age to RETHINKING cities, ETH Zurich hosts and co-hosts four events at the Berlin Science Week and showcases most innovative materials as part of the Zurich Meets Berlin exhibition.
ETH Meets You at the Swiss Sustainability Forum
22-24 September: At the Swiss Sustainability Forum, ETH Zurich exhibits projects that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the construction sector: "Use less, use alternative, reuse material".
ETH Global Lecture Series: Nature-Based Solutions Are Not Just For The Climate
30 June 2022 - Online Event - In this conversation we ask why we should care about nature-based solutions, beyond resolving the climate crisis.