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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Jan 22

Learn about the key activity areas of IdeaSquare - The innovation space at CERN!
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About IdeaSquare - 2022 version

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 1d

Such questions are strategically important for the future of fundamental science, which is increasingly often big science.

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 1d

What, then, will be the economic impact of building a gravitational-wave detector hundreds of metres underground in some abandoned mines? What will be the societal impact of several kilometres of lasers and mirrors?

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 1d

Most physicists would have no expectation that a deeper knowledge of gravitational waves will have any practical usage in the foreseeable future.

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 1d

Learn more about two books that tackle big science's socio-economic impacts head on, though with quite different approaches. Markus Nordberg and Pablo Garcia Tello from IdeaSquare contributed to one of them: Big Science, Innovation & Societal Contributions.

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Two takes on the economics of big science – CERN Courier

Economist from the University of Milan, Massimo Florio, reviews "Big Science, Innovation & Societal Contributions" and "The Economics of Big Science 2.0".

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 6d

The workshop brings together CERN researchers, Swiss academic makerspaces, FabLab members, and students to jointly explore hybrid collaboration models.

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 6d

The format is based on three parallel groups of about five people each, with each group exploring a single scenario—allowing for up to three different scenarios and around 15 participants in total.

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 6d

Participants will co-create fictional quick start guides as tangible storytelling artifacts, envisioning future tools, workflows, and hybrid setups. While inspired by ubiquitous computing, the workshop is open to any technology that could enable distributed prototyping—low- or high-tech.

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 6d

This one-day workshop invites participants to explore hybrid scientific and maker collaboration through the lens of remote physical prototyping. Using Design Fiction, they will imagine speculative but grounded scenarios where interdisciplinary teams prototype together across distance.

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 6d

Design Fiction Workshop for Hybrid Prototyping at IdeaSquare on Oct. 31!

Register now: indico.cern.ch/event/1593064/

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Sep 1

If you are part of the CERN community, you can come and visit this exhibition anytime inside IdeaSquare, right next to the entrance!

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Sep 1

Each year, IdeaSquare hosts a variety of student groups, challenging them to develop solutions that address pressing global issues. In this exhibition, discover some of the prototypes they made at IdeaSquare!

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Sep 1

Prototype exhibition opens at IdeaSquare!
What if our student projects could unlock unseen solutions for global challenges?
Read more here: ideasquare.cern/node/450
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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Aug 9

Read the @cerncourier.bsky.social review of New Frontiers in Science in the Era of AI, a book to which IdeaSquare contributed a chapter

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Aug 9

At a time when artificial intelligence is more buzzword than substance in many corners of public discourse, this book arrives with a clear mission: to contextualise AI within the long arc of scientific thought and current research frontiers.

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New frontiers in science in the era of AI – CERN Courier

New Frontiers in Science in the Era of AI arrives with a clear mission: to contextualise AI within the long arc of scientific thought and current research frontiers.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Aug 6

Tinker Lab in IdeaSquare!

What's the value of out-of-box thinking?

Open to everyone: visit.cern/tinker-lab
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Brico Lab à IdeaSquare !

Quelle est la valeur de la créativité ?

Ouvert à toutes et tous : visit.cern/fr/tinker-lab

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Aug 1

They also visited @cern.bsky.social facilities such as the #AMS, a CERN experiment looking for dark matter, antimatter and missing matter from a module on the International Space Station.

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Aug 1

By making order-of-magnitude calculations and systemic impact assessments, they were able to look at societal systems in a holistic and comprehensive manner. This perspective allowed them to consider possible ripple effects or unintended consequences of their actions and ideas.

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Aug 1

In their second week, they embarked on a thought-experiment, lifting their lenses from Earth and travelling to an Earth-like exoplanet to envision how a society might function there. They focused on the survival phase at landing.

IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Aug 1

@darkmatteraus.bsky.social and Swinburne University of Technology participants had the chance to observe and interact with other student teams and attend different masterclasses: from value proposition design to prototyping and science communication.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Jul 29

Nearly 40 women engaged in hands-on AI and movement analysis training during the ‘Women in Motion’ workshop at CERN IdeaSquare.

Learn more: ideasquare.cern/node/436

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Jul 28

ATTRACT hosted its Final Conference served as a dynamic platform for bringing together all key actors involved in ATTRACT phase 2 to showcase their achievements and impact.

Watch this video that summarizes this significant milestone for ATTRACT phase 2.

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ATTRACT Final Conference

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hacking quantum materials for sustainable development!

In July 35 students from over 20 countries came together at IdeaSquare to take part in a hackathon co-organised by #OpenQuantumInstitute and University of Geneva (Geneva Responsible Entrepreneurship Center)

Learn more: ideasquare.cern/node/431

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · Jul 9

From relay races, games, and movie nights to shared laughs over lunch breaks and sports or creative clubs, today’s #PhotoOfTheWeek illustrates how community and collaboration thrive at CERN beyond (and for the benefit of) fundamental science research.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Jul 23

The ATTRACT EU initiative helped develop breakthrough detection and imaging technologies and tested a model for innovation in Europe.

Learn more about its successes: home.cern/news/news/kn...

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · Jul 22

It was amazing to have all the projects of ATTRACT in one place, from student programmes, to R&D&I projects and socioeconomic studies!