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2012, a Review of the Year
24/12
2012
2012
2012 was a busy year for the Bassetti Foundation. In this post we take a look back at some of the major events. December saw the release of the latest ... 2012, a Review of the Year
A Handbook for Responsible Innovation
06/12
2012
2012
Last week saw the latest in the Bassetti Foundation Lecture series at the Bocconi University in Milan. Michael Bruch spoke about the role of insurance companies within innovative technologies with ... A Handbook for Responsible Innovation
Commercial Drone Management and Regulation
08/11
2012
2012
Two years ago I wrote an article about the use of drones and other robot devices in warfare. Times have moved on however, and now drones are much smaller and ... Commercial Drone Management and Regulation
November 2012. The Revamped Bassetti Foundation Website
06/11
2012
2012
Dear readers, surfers and collaborators, after six years we have revamped the website. Each time this happens we rethink how we can live an internet space that is both alive ... November 2012. The Revamped Bassetti Foundation Website
Von Schomberg’s Responsible Innovation Matrix
26/09
2012
2012
René Von Schomberg is the Directorate General for Research at the European Commission. As such he has a great interest in responsible research and innovation and has recently published an ... Von Schomberg’s Responsible Innovation Matrix
Smart Cities course
13/09
2012
2012
Harvard Graduate school of Design offers a course entitled Smart Cities: An introduction to urban Integrated Networked Solutions and may well be one of the leading exponents of responsible innovation ... Smart Cities course
Uncertainty and disquiet
23/07
2012
2012
Discussion of the panel W098 of the EASA Conference 2012. Nanterre University, France, 10/07/2012 – 13/07/2012. The call for papers “Who is Responsible” has invited ethnographic reflections on the diverse ... Uncertainty and disquiet
Sequencing the Genome of Unborn Babies
13/06
2012
2012
As a follow on from my post about 23andMe and genetic testing last month, I would like to point readers towards a story that is just breaking here in the ... Sequencing the Genome of Unborn Babies
Launch of the UCS Center for Science and Democracy
08/06
2012
2012
On Thursday May 17th 2012 I attended the launch of The Union of Concerned Scientists’ Center for Science and Democracy. The launch was entitled Science and Democracy in Turmoil: Restoring ... Launch of the UCS Center for Science and Democracy
The potential role of science communication in Pakistan
05/06
2012
2012
Towards the understanding of science communication and its potential role to bring prosperity in the rural and agro-based community of Pakistan by Naeema Siddiqui (Institute of Social & Cultural Studies ... The potential role of science communication in Pakistan
Who’s Responsible?
30/05
2012
2012
Cristina Grasseni and The Bassetti Foundation at EASA The 2012 European Association of Social Anthropologists conference (EASA) takes place at Université Paris Nanterre in July of this year, and long ... Who’s Responsible?
Architecture and public science communication
25/05
2012
2012
The role of aesthetics and design in science and technology museum. by Patricia Ríos Cabello (PhD Candidate. Humanistic Studies. Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México) ... Architecture and public science communication