Achieving the Improbable, Innovating with Beauty

THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY AND THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE IN SAN FRANCISCO are proud to present June 11th – 24th, 2013 Created and presented by Fondazione Giannino Bassetti with ... Achieving the Improbable, Innovating with Beauty

Managing the Responsible Emergence of Science and Innovation in Society

This week saw the digital release of Richard Owen, John Bessant and Maggie Heintz’s book entitled ‘Responsible Innovation: Managing the Responsible Emergence of Science and Innovation in Society‘. The print ... Managing the Responsible Emergence of Science and Innovation in Society

Italian Design: achieving the improbable, innovating with beauty

Fondazione Giannino Bassetti for the Italian Year of Culture in the USA Italian Design: achieving the improbable, innovating with beauty San Francisco, 21-27 June 2013 Towards a new economy of ... Italian Design: achieving the improbable, innovating with beauty

The Karp Laboratory for Advanced Biomaterials and Stem Cell Based Therapeutics

On Wednesday 3rd of April I took a tour of Karp Laboratory for Advanced Biomaterials and Stem Cell Based Therapeutics in Cambridge Massachusetts with my 7 year old son. The ... The Karp Laboratory for Advanced Biomaterials and Stem Cell Based Therapeutics

A Conversation with Hilary Sutcliffe of Matter

Hilary Sutcliffe is the Director of Matter, described on the homepage as ” a new ‘action tank’ whose aim is “Bringing Responsible Innovation to life”. As a follow up to ... A Conversation with Hilary Sutcliffe of Matter

The Future of Energy at Harvard University

On Monday I attended the first in a lecture series entitled The future of Energy at Harvard University. The series is organized by HUCE (Harvard University Center for the Environment) ... The Future of Energy at Harvard University

A Report On Responsible Research and Innovation

As a follow up to my post regarding René Von Schomberg’s Matrix for Responsible Innovation I would like to point readers towards a document entitled “A Report On Responsible Research ... A Report On Responsible Research and Innovation

An Interview with Chris Howard, CEO of Libboo

Chris Howard is CEO and co owner of Libboo, a high profile online publishing venture based in Cambridge Massachusetts. In this interview carried out in January 2013, Jonathan Hankins poses ... An Interview with Chris Howard, CEO of Libboo

Nuffield Council on Bioethics Biotechnologies Report

In December of last year the Nuffield Council on Bioethics published a report entitled Emerging Biotechnologies: technology, choice and the public good. In this post Jonathan Hankins reviews the report ... Nuffield Council on Bioethics Biotechnologies Report

Global Risk 2012, World Economic Forum Report

Recently the World Economic Forum released its Global Risk 2012 report, the seventh in an annual series of such reports and an initiative of their Risk Response Network. In this ... Global Risk 2012, World Economic Forum Report

Risk and Responsibility in Innovation. Lecture by Michael Bruch. Videos.

On November 27, 2012 at Università Bocconi, Michael Bruch held a lecture on the role insurers can play in the development of innovative technologies such as nanotechnologies. Here the videos ... Risk and Responsibility in Innovation. Lecture by Michael Bruch. Videos.

Risk and Responsibility in Innovation. Lecture by Michael Bruch.

Lecture by Michael Bruch at the Bocconi University. (Here the videos and other materials) Nanotechnology is an applied science developing rapidly and having an enormous potential for the creation of ... Risk and Responsibility in Innovation. Lecture by Michael Bruch.