Dialogue

CineScience: Mad Max Fury Road

Who is in power - and what gives power? Mad Max: Fury Road gives a glimpse into a post-apocalyptic desert world where the ruling power is challenged. This CineScience evening will be introduced by Martijn Witjes, PhD candidate in geoinformatics at WUR and OpenGeoHub. To prevent our world from becoming as impoverished as the landscape in this film, good data is needed. But data is often kept ‘private’ by many major players in Martijn's field, just like water in the film. Those who have a monopoly on water and data also risk having a monopoly on truth. Martijn shows that sharing and combining data can help researchers and policymakers make better decisions. He makes you think about the question of how open we really should be - even if you may surrender a bit of power with that openness.

Organised by Heerenstraat Theater
Date

Thu 13 June 2024 19:30

Venue Heerenstraat Theater, Molenstraat 1b, Wageningen
Price description Standaard 11,- | CineVille & YoungWUR gratis
An apocalyptic action movie combined with an almost philosophical introduction: It promises to be a special evening in the brand new Visum Mundi (formerly the university's Aula). The introduction will be in English. The film is English spoken with Dutch subtitles.

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About Cinescience

Wageningen University & Research considers its connection with the city of Wageningen and its residents extremely important. With CineScience movie talks, researchers give you a sneak peek into their work in a unique and accessible way by linking their work creatively to a personally selected movie.

Learn more about novel scientific insights, discover how our everyday lives relate to the work being done in Wageningen, and enjoy a fabulous movie that sparks conversations. The break offers ample opportunity to talk with each other and the presenting researcher.