PHYSICS FOR SOCIETY: GRAND CHALLENGES IN THE HORIZON 2050

The talk will provide an overview of the EPS action designed to address the social
dimension of science and the grand challenges in Physics that will bring radical
change to developed societies and to provide basic understanding of nature on the
Horizon 2050.

Although the quest for knowledge in itself is not necessarily susceptible to ethical
evaluation, science abandons its ethical neutrality when it addresses the way in which
knowledge is generated and when one considers the impact of its technological
applications on individuals and society. Some consequences of being science (as a
whole) a non-ethically neutral actor in Society will be addressed.

This action, developed within the framework of the EPS Forum Physics and Society,
should reach a broad audience that is willing to explore a future shaped by science. A
target audience is young people looking for perspectives in physics.