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Responsibility and innovation: a business perspective
20/04
2011
2011
an interview with prof. Andrew McMeekin. Prof Andrew McMeekin works at the Manchester School of Innovation and is involved in the Sustainable Consumption Institute based at the same university. In ... Responsibility and innovation: a business perspective
Sustainable innovations: forging partnerships, knowledge exchange, and reciprocity
10/02
2011
2011
These are the abstracts of the papers presented in the panel “Sustainable Innovations: Forging Partnerships, Knowledge Exchange, And Reciprocity“. The panel was presented at the 2010 American Anthropological Association Annual ... Sustainable innovations: forging partnerships, knowledge exchange, and reciprocity
Responsible Innovation / Sustainable Innovation
02/02
2011
2011
This is the paper that Jeff Ubois presented last November 2010 at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. The presentation was part of the panel organized by Cristina ... Responsible Innovation / Sustainable Innovation
The Royal Society, a font of information
26/01
2011
2011
Last year the Royal Society celebrated its 350th anniversary, a festival in which the Bassetti Foundation participated in the form of Cristina Grasseni’s visit to London and involvement in the ... The Royal Society, a font of information
2010 – That was the year that was
07/01
2011
2011
2010 was a busy year for the Foundation. Several meetings were held at the foundation conference suite in Milan and members of the staff traveled widely in order to participate ... 2010 – That was the year that was
The ‘moral imperative’ of biotech food
04/01
2011
2011
Among the many U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks is one that details U.S. pressure on the Vatican to change its stance on agricultural biotechnology. U.S. officials stated “We will ... The ‘moral imperative’ of biotech food
Sustainable Innovation at the American Anthropological Association (AAA)
02/12
2010
2010
Last week the American Anthropological Association (AAA) hosted a discussion about sustainable innovation. Grounded in observations of social practice in particular localities, two points were particularly striking. One was the ... Sustainable Innovation at the American Anthropological Association (AAA)
Change makers
11/11
2010
2010
by Peter Goldmark If you go on the web to www.changemakers.com you will find the website for Changemakers, a program of the Ashoka Society. The Ashoka Society is one of ... Change makers
Practicing Responsibilities: social engagement, controversy and innovation
04/11
2010
2010
At the Trento EASST conference, held 1-4th September 2010, workshop/track 32. “Practicing Responsibilities” was co-chaired by Cristina Grasseni (University of Bergamo / Bassetti Foundation); Luca Guzzetti (University of Genova) and ... Practicing Responsibilities: social engagement, controversy and innovation
Citizen Science
11/10
2010
2010
In one of my previous postings I looked at the work of Ben Goldacre and in particular his book Bad Science. My argument also drew upon subject matter from previous ... Citizen Science
Bad ideas? A history of scientific discovery
26/07
2010
2010
Robert Winston is one of the UK’s leading scientists and a household face on TV. He currently holds the chair of Science and Society at Imperial College London and was ... Bad ideas? A history of scientific discovery
Preventative governance
16/07
2010
2010
On Wednesday 7th July, Professor David Guston of the Arizona State University presented the work of the CSPO (Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes) and the CSN-ASU (Center for Nanotechnology ... Preventative governance