Megatrends

With contributions of: Patrick Aebischer, Maurice Bourquin, Fritz Fahrni, Gerd Folkers, Gerd Grasshoff, Bernard Hauck, Claudia Honegger, Paul Hoyningen-Huene, Charles Kleiber, Hans Leuenberger, Margrit Leuthold, Hans-Rudolf Lüscher, Fritz Melchers, Hansjürg Mey, Pascal Nicod, Jakob Nüesch, Jean-Claude Pont, Johannes Randegger, Michael C. Roco, Gottfried Schatz, Daniel Schümperli, Thomas Stocker, Jakob Tanner, Ewald R. Weibel.

The Council of the swiss scientific academies (CASS) was founded - initially as conference - in 1981. He is composed of the four national academies:
Swiss Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (SAGW)
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS)
Swiss Academy of Sciences (SAS)
Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SAES)

Rise an Fall of Megatrends in Science
Proceedings
Contents

Prof. Bernard Hauck: Foreword
Ewald R. Weibel, Hans Leuenberger and Margrit Leuthold: Overview and Critical Summary

Humanities and Social Sciences
Paul Hoyningen-Huene: About some Megatrends in the Philosophy of the twentieth Century

Natural Sciences
Maurice Bourquin: The Astronomy, Cosmology and Particle Physics Connection

Medical Sciences
Patrick Aebischer: Megatrends in Medicine

Engineering Sciences
Hansjürg Mey: The Road of Technical Megatrends from Science over the Industry to the Market

Megatrends and Science Policy
- Michael C. Roco: Coherence and Divergence of Megatrends in Science and Engineering
- Gottfried Schatz: Megatrends in Science and their Effects on Research and Science Policy
- Charles Kleiber: The Rise and Fall of Megatrends in Science Policy
- Johannes Randegger: How to cope with Scientific Elites and Excellente in a Democratic Society