Douglas Blackiston “Living Cells Are Hard To Predict, Open Loop VS Feedback Living Cells Selection For Curing Cancer”

Douglas Blackiston “How To Design Living Systems? Why Do Creatures Have A Certain Morphology In Their Environment”

Douglas Blackiston “To Which Level Soft Roboticist Should Understand Biology”

Douglas Blackiston “What is Biology And What Are The Interesting Facts About Metamorphosis?”

Intriguing discussion with Douglas Blackiston, a Senior Research Scientist and Primary Investigator working in the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University. What are living cells? How to design them? How do cells communicate with each other? How the morphology and the environment affect the living cells behavior. I hope you enjoy listening.

Jean-Eric Paquet "How Do EU Commission Envision Academic Research And Science After the Pandemic". Jean-Eric Paquet is the Director-General of DG Research and Innovation at EU commission.

The Bio:

Jean-Eric’s career at the European Commission started in 1993. Since then he contributed in shaping EU policy in various fields and achieved major breakthroughs, notably in DG Transport, where he led the development of the Trans-European Transport Network Policy and was responsible for Europe’s transport infrastructure policy and investment strategies, the single European rail area, inland waterways and port policy.

He also gained considerable experience at international level: in DG Enlargement, his portfolio covered Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. He was also EU Ambassador in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from 2004 to 2007.

In 2015, he was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission, in charge of Better Regulation and Policy Coordination.

In all his endeavours, he puts co-creation and systemic change at the heart of the decision-making process, and strongly believes that citizens should be more involved in shaping public policy agendas.

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