Hasegawa: “Biological anthropology helps us to think about what it means to be happy”
Our current lifestyle is not normal, from an evolutionnary point of view
Espinosa:”Science must be more often associated with development”
Many development projects are run by the Office of Astronomy for Development, says Jose Miguel Espinosa, the Secretary General of the International Astronomical Union.
Dabkowska: “We need more collaboration to achieve the SDGs”
The IYBSSD stresses that science can bring solutions to mainy sustainability problems, says Hannah Dabkowska, the president of the International Union of Crystallography.
Cordier:”Education is the best way to cross all kind of barriers”
Mineralogy is important to find new ressources, and also for education, says Patrick Cordier, the past-president of the International Mineralogical Association.
Komendantova: “How could science help social changes for sustainability to happen?”
Implementation of strategic plans should probably become a subject of research by itself, says Nadedja Komendentova, from IIASA.
Meadows: “Geography is at the nexus of the social and the natural sciences, as is sustainability”
Geographers can help to understand inequities, a first step toward their reduction, says Michal Meadow, the president of the Internatioal Geographical Union.
Bailey: “We cannot wait for another generation”
Scientists must prioritize the Sustainable Development Goals now, says Janice Bailey, the Directrice Scientifique of FRQ-NT.
Trubnikov: “Particle physics gives contribution to healthcare, materials and energy production”
Grigori Trubnikov, the director of JINR, explains how nuclear physics basic research contributes to the progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Rousseau: “We may pass the tipping point without feeling it”
Some of our ecosystems may pass some very drastic shifts with no possible return, says Christiane Rousseau, a mathematician in Montreal, and a member of the International Mathematical Union.
Vasovic: International cooperation needed to promote basic sciences
In this interview during the opening ceremony of IYBSSD, Zlatan Vasovic, member of the board of International Association of Physics Students, stressed the need for cooperation among international associations to promote basic sciences.
