Technoscience and life sciences

Fostering Responsible Computing Research, Foundations and Practices

Earlier this summer (May of 2022) The committee on Responsible Computing Research of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in the USA published a Consensus Study Report entitled Fostering Responsible Computing Research, Foundations and Practices (following a request from the National Science Foundation). I attended its virtual launch and duly downloaded the prepublication ... Fostering Responsible Computing Research, Foundations and Practices

Jonathan Hankins

09/08
2022 9min
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I figli dell’algoritmo. Incontro con l’autrice Veronica Barassi

Si è tenuta in Fondazione Bassetti lo scorso 16 maggio 2022 la presentazione del libro di Veronica Barassi “I figli dell’algoritmo. Sorvegliati, tracciati, profilati dalla Nascita” (LUISS University Press, 2021), un volume che approfondisce con esempi, analisi e riflessioni la questione della datificazione, e della profilazione, delle vite umane fin dal concepimento, per esempio attraverso ... I figli dell’algoritmo. Incontro con l’autrice Veronica Barassi

Anna Pellizzone
Redazione FGB

05/07
2022 6min
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Resources from Voedsel Anders

I recently attended the 2022 Voedsel Anders conference held at Wageningen University on 10 – 11 June. This particular University is a fitting place for such a gathering as it is home to Wageningen Food and Biobased Research institution, where ‘with our clients and partners, we can create economical viable and sustainable solutions to contribute ... Resources from Voedsel Anders

Jonathan Hankins

22/06
2022 6min
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PhD course in Philosophy of Responsible Innovation January 11-20 2023, Wageningen/Delft (the Netherlands)

The course discusses the main philosophical issues in relation to Responsible Innovation, an emerging concept in the EU context which highlights the relevance of social-ethical issues in research and innovation practices. This emerging concept calls for philosophical reflection on the nature, scope and applicability of responsibility and innovation in innovation practices in general, and the ... PhD course in Philosophy of Responsible Innovation January 11-20 2023, Wageningen/Delft (the Netherlands)

Redazione FGB

20/06
2022 2min
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Open Scholarship, Responsible Research and Innovation and Anticipatory Governance: the Online Event

This (online) Open Scholarship event will be held on 29 and 30 June 2022, with registration possible by contacting events@khk.rwth-aachen.de. Regular Foundation followers will know many of the people presenting and involved in the organization of the conference, including René von Schomberg, Douglas Robinson, Mario Pansera and Vincent Blok. The following overview has been made ... Open Scholarship, Responsible Research and Innovation and Anticipatory Governance: the Online Event

Redazione FGB

10/06
2022 3min
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Some Take-aways from the Sustainable Research Symposium 2022

After a COVID enforced two-year hiatus, I was pleased to physically step back into my first in-person symposium this month, the Sustainable Research Symposium 2022. This was the second such simposium, hosted on 19 May this year by the Dutch section of Green Labs, an organization described as a community and resources platform for sustainable ... Some Take-aways from the Sustainable Research Symposium 2022

Jonathan Hankins

03/06
2022 5min
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Culture digitali-intersezioni: filosofia, arti, media. Il convegno AIUCD.

Il convegno annuale dell’Associazione per l’Informatica Umanistica e la Cultura Digitale (AIUCD), nel 2022 sarà ospitato dal Centro interdipartimentale di ricerca in digital humanities in collaborazione con i corsi di Laurea in Filosofia, DAMS, Beni Culturali e Digital Humanities e si svolgerà a Lecce tra il primo e il 3 giugno. AIUCD è la maggiore ... Culture digitali-intersezioni: filosofia, arti, media. Il convegno AIUCD.

Redazione FGB

30/05
2022 3min
lettura

MEET: Some Thoughts on a Virtual Reality Experience

On 27 April (2022) I visited MEET Digital Centre in Milan for a double bill of Virtual Reality. I first experienced Fabio Gianpietro’s installation The Lift in the centre’s Immersive Room, before attending Matteo Lonardi’s presentation of his Interactive VR story Il Dubbio (Doubt). Both artists were present and the following personal impressions are based ... MEET: Some Thoughts on a Virtual Reality Experience

Jonathan Hankins

11/05
2022 6min
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I figli dell’algoritmo. Recensione del libro di Veronica Barassi.

I figli dell’algoritmo è il primo volume che Veronica Barassi, studiosa di antropologia sociale e docente presso la Scuola di scienze umane e sociali dell’Università di San Gallo in Svizzera, pubblica in lingua italiana. Già autrice di Activism on the Web: Everyday Struggles Against Digital Capitalism (Routledge, 2015) e Child, Data, Citizen: How Tech Companies ... I figli dell’algoritmo. Recensione del libro di Veronica Barassi.

Margherita Mattioni

05/05
2022 8min
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Working Towards Sustainable Science Practices: The Second Sustainable Research Symposium

The Sustainable Research Symposium 2022 will be held on May 19th between 9am – 3pm CET at the Princess Maxima Center, Utrecht Science Park in the Netherlands and broadcast online. The symposium is a unique free event about sustainable research which can be followed in person (places are limited however) or online. It was organized ... Working Towards Sustainable Science Practices: The Second Sustainable Research Symposium

Redazione FGB

03/05
2022 3min
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Summer Camp per crescere in armonia con la tecnologia.

Segnaliamo in questo post alcune proposte per giovanissimi offerte da Scuole con cui abbiamo assidua relazione di scambio d’idee, informazioni e attività. In particolare, i corsi di SIAM 1838 la Società d’Incoraggiamento d’Arti e Mestieri di Milano. È un ente morale senza scopo di lucro che opera a Milano da più di 180 anni, si ... Summer Camp per crescere in armonia con la tecnologia.

Redazione FGB

23/04
2022 2min
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Three PhD positions in Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg

Theory of science, not to be conflated with Philosophy of science, is a Swedish branch of STS. A PhD position in Theory of science is now open at the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of science, University of Gothenburg. It is part of a new graduate school hosted by the Centre for Sea & ... Three PhD positions in Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg

Redazione FGB

29/03
2022 1min
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