Polanyi Institute

The Polanyi Institute is a research organization dedicated to exploring the ideas of thinker Michael Polanyi, who emphasized the importance of tacit knowledge—skills and insights that are difficult to fully express or write down. The institute promotes understanding of how personal judgment, expertise, and tradition influence scientific discovery, innovation, and societal development. By fostering interdisciplinary studies, it seeks to bridge scientific, philosophical, and practical perspectives, emphasizing that knowledge is often a deeply human, context-rich process rather than solely objective or codified information.