
Digital Transform MedEd
Science as a pillar of a better society
Led by: Dr Liat Ben David
CEO of the Davidson Institute of Science Education
Held on 26th January 2022
Science as a pillar of a better society
Led by: Dr Liat Ben David
CEO of the Davidson Institute of Science Education
Held on 26th January 2022

In this Digital Transform MedEd talk, Dr Liat Ben David explored:
Dr. Liat Ben David is the CEO of the Davidson Institute of Science Education, the educational arm of Israel's acclaimed Weizmann Institute of Science. She holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and has more than 30 years of experience in the field of STEM education. Ben David teaches regularly in various spheres, including academia and TEDx; she is an accomplished author who has published numerous articles and books in Hebrew and English, including STEM education books, children’s books and a novel (“Yahrzeit”, Gefen Books).
Her newest book, “The Story of our Lives: Homo Sapiens Secrets of Success”, to be published by World Scientific Press, is expected to be released in June 2022. Pre-order your copy here.
- Homo Sapiens Revisited: What makes humans – humans? Similarities and differences between us and other organisms.
- A few words about education, science and everything in between: the co-dependence between education, science, and their role in the development of human societies.
- Why Science Education: science education as a pillar of personal, cultural and global community building - the case of the Weizmann’s Davidson Institute
- Look up, around and within: The next revolution is already here
Dr. Liat Ben David is the CEO of the Davidson Institute of Science Education, the educational arm of Israel's acclaimed Weizmann Institute of Science. She holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and has more than 30 years of experience in the field of STEM education. Ben David teaches regularly in various spheres, including academia and TEDx; she is an accomplished author who has published numerous articles and books in Hebrew and English, including STEM education books, children’s books and a novel (“Yahrzeit”, Gefen Books).
Her newest book, “The Story of our Lives: Homo Sapiens Secrets of Success”, to be published by World Scientific Press, is expected to be released in June 2022. Pre-order your copy here.