The CAS lecture series „Cutting Edge“ addresses the various challenges that scholarship is facing today. Current political and economic changes, such as globalization, great discoveries like genome sequencing or the hypotheses of string theory are asking for scientific creativity. What can different disciplines offer to answer those challenges? What is the current state of research, what is cutting edge? | Center for Advanced Studies: 15.12.2011 | Speakers: Prof. Kitty Zijlmans | Moderation: Prof. Ulrich Pfisterer