E se il robot…?

La Stampa dell’8 aprile 2009, nel suo inserto TuttoScienze, ha pubblicato una intervista di Monica Mazzotto a Gianmarco Veruggio, ricercatore del CNR di Genova e presidente della Scuola di Robotica. ... E se il robot…?

The mechanization of Empathy in Health Care – 2. Takanori Shibata

Un Workshop internazionale realizzato da Luisa Damiano, Paul Dumouchel e Yoko Matsubara con Global COE Ars Vivendi. ——— Takanori Shibata, Senior Researcher presso il Japan’s Institute of Advanced Industrial Sciences ... The mechanization of Empathy in Health Care – 2. Takanori Shibata

Ethical Decision Making During A (Possible) Flu Pandemic

As a first introduction to the complex problems of bio-ethics and scenario planning I would like to signpost an article published in the bioethics forum of an interesting website run ... Ethical Decision Making During A (Possible) Flu Pandemic

Nature, New Yorker on Cognitive Enhancement

“…we call for a presumption that mentally competent adults should be able to engage in cognitive enhancement using drugs.” — Greely, Sahakian, Harris, Kessler, Gazzaniga, Campbell, Farah, Nature, 7 December, ... Nature, New Yorker on Cognitive Enhancement

Scott Berkun on Responsibility and Resistance

Scott Berkun is the author of The Myths of Innovation, which examines common pre- and mis-conceptions about innovation, and Making Things Happen, a book about project management. He has written ... Scott Berkun on Responsibility and Resistance

The Marrakech Process on sustainable consumption and production

Interpreting responsibility as sustainability, I would like to have a look at a global project coordinated by the United Nations and going by the name of the Marrakech process. As ... The Marrakech Process on sustainable consumption and production

Technoscientific Innovation a Padova

A Padova, il primo aprile 2009, presso l’Archivio Antico, verrà presentato il volume a cura di Giuseppe Pellegrini "Technoscientific Innovation. Responsibility and New Models of Democracy in Science and Society ... Technoscientific Innovation a Padova

Springer Handbook of Robotics

Lo scorso 5 febbraio, a Washington, D.C., la Professional and Scholarly Division della Association of American Publishers, l’Associazione degli Editori Americani, ha annunciato i vincitori dei prestigiosi American Publishers Awards ... Springer Handbook of Robotics

Space Station Briefly Evacuated Due To Possible Space Debris Collision

Well, I hate to say I told you so but…. In my previous post I wrote about the threat that space debris poses to functioning satellites, the Hubble telescope and ... Space Station Briefly Evacuated Due To Possible Space Debris Collision

Fare la cosa giusta

The fair entitled “Fà la cosa Giusta” (Do the right thing) takes place from the 13th to 15th of March 2009 at “fieramilanocity” in Milan. The event is described as ... Fare la cosa giusta

The mechanization of Empathy in Health Care – 1. Maja J. Matarić

An International Workshop organized by Luisa Damiano, Paul Dumouchel & Yoko Matsubara with the support of the Global COE Ars Vivendi. Il 24 Gennaio 2009, presso l’Università Ristumeikan di Kyoto, ... The mechanization of Empathy in Health Care – 1. Maja J. Matarić

International course in Public Communication and Applied Ethics of Nanotechnology

From 22 to 27th March 2009 an international advanced course entitled Public Communication and Applied Ethics of Nanotechnology takes place at St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford in ... International course in Public Communication and Applied Ethics of Nanotechnology