Dr. Oliver Korte, professor of music theory and ear education at the Lübeck University of Music (MHL) is convinced that music can help to cope with the challenges of the future. But our life always takes place in the present and the future arises from itself. We can plan, but often everything turns very differently than expected.
This openness to the unpredictable also shapes creative processes such as composing. Their results are rarely predictable, often surprising. However, if this creative act is delegated to artificial intelligence, this changes fundamentally, because AI cannot really create new things, but only combine existing new ones.
Developed in the 80s – implemented today
Dipl.-Ing. Frank Schwartze, professor of urban planning and planning at the Technical University (Th) Lübeck, was confronted with a fundamental area of tension during his studies: The discrepancy between our expectations of the future, the measures that would be necessary to design them and what is actually done – with often completely different consequences for the future. As early as the 1980s, he developed concepts for the expansion of inner-city bicycle paths, some of which are only realized today. Although urban planning naturally deals with the future, it often requires patience: reality rarely follows the hoped -for pace.
Shape the future
Prof. Dr. describes as the central drive moment of his scientific action Philipp Rostalski, director of the Institute for Medical Electrical Engineering at the University of Lübeck (Uzl), the future. For him, science means above all: do not accept the future, but actively shape it. The feeling of self -efficacy significantly shapes his work. He sees technologies such as artificial intelligence as a key to effectively countering the great challenges of our time – such as climate change or demographic change. The availability of data is crucial, because this is the only way to realize what is technically feasible – and actively generate the future.
More anti-dystopias
Our external guest in this episode, the political scientist, analyst and speaker in the field of science fiction Dr. Isabella Hermann wants – not only in the podcast – a future without fear with more utopias and less dystopias. Because fear of the future can paralyze, but also enable: Because it marks the scope for action in which we can still design despite adverse circumstances. In the future, ISABELLA Hermann hopes for fewer technical visions and more social designs that give courage from science fiction.
In this episode under the moderation of Johanna Helbing, communications officer of the Technical University of Lübeck, the Podcast of Lübeck highly highlights the subject of research, culture and society once a month. Representatives of the three universities involved in the project (Musikhochschule Lübeck, Technical University Lübeck and University of Lübeck) and an expert are invited as a guest.
About the podcast
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Knowledge transfer, mutual dialogue and new ideas – that’s what stands for this Lübeck high 3. The initiators of the three universities see their own podcast as an important building block to stimulate discourse with society about science and culture.