Negotiation is everywhere in our lives, from choosing your next vacation destination with our friends, to the resolution of global challenges during international conferences. Despite its prevalence in the workplace, as an engineer, I was never trained on negotiation techniques…
The intersection of science and policy was at the heart of a round table organized by the Science Policy Action Network (SPAN) association of EPFL. Held on October 8th, this insightful event brought together academic experts to explore the challenges of translating scientific knowledge into actionable policy. The round table featured renowned scholars Dominique Foray, Philippe Thalmann, and Karen Scrivener, moderated by Marie Jones, a fourth-year PhD student at EPFL…