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Jürgen Osterhammel
Osterhammel surveys global history’s evolution, noting its establishment in academe while highlighting its fragility. He calls for methodological awareness and pluralism in an approach balancing movement-building and the field’s transformative potential.
In this interview with journalist Evgeny Utkin, Luigi Ambrosio, winner of the 2019 Balzan Prize, talks about his life as a mathematician, touching on his areas of research, his career in education, and the responsibilities of scientists today.
David Tilman
In this interview with zoologist Charles Godfray, David Tilman, 2014 Balzan Prize for Plant Ecology, talks about how biodiversity relates to different ecological and ecosystem functions, with reference to his field studies at Cedar Creek, Minnesota.
Islamicist Massimo Campanini interviews Michael Cook, 2019 Balzan Prize for Islamic Studies, touching on focal points in his research, method and the historian’s profession, the role of history in education, and the current situation of Islamic Studies.
Activities in the third year of the project included a virtual workshop and study facilities utilization. Publications, presentations, and ongoing research projects highlight the team’s contributions to understanding time perceptions during crises.
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen and Johannes (Hans) Oerlemans
Video link to Dorthe Dahl-Jensen and Hans Oerlemans as they give accounts of their careers during the 2022 Balzan Prizewinners Forum at the Accademia dei Lincei.
Philip V. Bohlman
Performance of Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets, Christoph Rilke (music by Viktor Ullmann; prose-poem by Ranier Maria Rilke) by Philip Bohlman (narrator) and Christine Wilkie Bohlman (piano) for the 2022 Forum at the Accademia dei Lincei.
Robert Langer
Video link to Robert Langer’s account of his career during the 2022 Balzan Prizewinners Forum at the Accademia dei Lincei.
DZL’s Balzan Prize supports a cross-disciplinary project investigating the effects of exposure to e-cigarette vapour. Preliminary results show that while e-cigarettes are sold as healthy substitutes of tobacco smoking, ingredients of the vapour contain substances with physiological influence.
Robert O. Keohane
A report on Keohane’s research project’s first two years, highlighting a workshop at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and reflecting on its experimental mentorship and the achievements of its young scholars.
Luciano Maiani
Maiani commemorates former Balzan President Enrico Decleva, specialist in contemporary history and Milanese culture. Together they worked intensely to extend the impact of the Balzan beyond academic circles to emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration.
Michael Cook
A report on Cook’s project 2021-22, consisting of Zoom meetings, two conferences, and future plans, mainly for the publication of a book series on premodern states. Due to the Covid crisis, the project end-date has been extended to 2027.
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