# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Science and democratic decline | Marcia Luyten
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+02:00)
- **Event Description**: Our democracy is under pressure. The judiciary, science and the free press are targets of undemocratic forces. What can we do?About this EventOur democracy is under pressure. The judiciary, science and the free press are the pillars of our democracy and are increasingly the targets of undemocratic forces. What can we do?Democracy does not hold absolute truth, argues Marcia Luyten. Only a dictatorship claims absolute truth, and it is precisely this that makes democracy vulnerable. Social media amplifies conspiracy theorists, false balance in the media undermines the credibility of scientists and the social status of academics is declining. The dismantling of scientific truth is not a side effect but rather a symptom of democratic decline.Marcia Luyten reflects on the three pillars of democracy and how they reinforce and influence one another. Can a university remain a free space for fundamental research in a world where truth and sovereignty are coming under increasing pressure? The greatest discoveries are made by accident and precisely this freedom must be protected.Organised in collaboration with .16.00 – 16.30 Lecture16.30 – 16.50 Discussion with moderator16.50 – 17.00 Q & A with the audience17.00 – 17.45 Drinks
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/delft/science-and-democratic-decline-|-marcia-luyten/100001987311471107
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Delft
- **state**: ZH
- **country**: Netherlands
- **location**: Echo Building
- **lat**: 51.9995663
- **long**: 4.3776958
- **full address**: Echo Building, 5 Van Mourik Broekmanweg, Delft, Netherlands

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- **Q**: When and where is Science and democratic decline | Marcia Luyten being held?
  - **A:** Science and democratic decline | Marcia Luyten takes place on Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Echo Building, 5 Van Mourik Broekmanweg, Delft, Netherlands.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Science and democratic decline | Marcia Luyten?
  - **A:** Science and democratic decline | Marcia Luyten is organized by Studium Generale TU Delft.

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