This project is a joint undertaking of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and the Bioethics Advisory Committee of the Israel National Academy of Science and Humanities. The forum brings together scholars from various disciplines who are interested in the normative issues of technological, scientific, and biomedical developments. The forum’s members present proposals for short-term projects (up to one year) that delve into an issue of their choice, so as to present a reasoned normative position and influence policy makers. The selected projects are funded by the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities.