Springer Handbook of Robotics

On 5th February 2009 in Washington DC the Professional and Scholarly Division of the Association of American Publishers announced the winners of the prestigious American Publishers Awards for Professional and ... Springer Handbook of Robotics

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. On January 24, 2009 at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto ... The mechanization of Empathy in Health Care – 1. Maja J. Matarić

Satellite traffic problems

When I am looking up at the stars on a cold clear winters night I often see what I presume are Satellites passing over, fast moving objects traveling in a ... Satellite traffic problems

Regulating nanotechnology through private actors?

by Brice Laurent While some public officials claim that the potential risks of nanotechnology will be managed as early as possible, numerous questions are raised about the relevance of existing ... Regulating nanotechnology through private actors?

Judith Estrin: Closing the Innovation Gap

Judith Estrin is the author of Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy, the Chief Executive Officer of JLabs LLC in Menlo Park, Calif., ... Judith Estrin: Closing the Innovation Gap

Asking the relevant questions about public participation

by Brice Laurent Participatory experiments in nanotechnology have been numerous, but their outcomes are uncertain. Some have criticized the little interest these mechanisms have received in policy circles. Local examples ... Asking the relevant questions about public participation

On the Media and Innovation: an Interview with Scott Kirsner

Scott Kirsner writes the weekly Innovation Economy column for the Boston Globe, and is the author of Inventing the Movies: Hollywood’s Epic Battle Between Innovation and the Status Quo, from ... On the Media and Innovation: an Interview with Scott Kirsner

Responsible Innovation and Participatory Democracy. Daniel P. Mulhollan in FGB

Milan, Giannino Bassetti Foundation 3rd December 2008 – 15.30 Daniel Mulhollan, Director of the Congressional Research Service at the Library of the US Congress, will be the guest of the ... Responsible Innovation and Participatory Democracy. Daniel P. Mulhollan in FGB

Is biotechnological research in Italy a chimera? (Second part)

Prosegue l’intervista a Giovanna Lazzari e Cesare Galli del Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione di Porcellasco (Cremona). (leggi la prima parte) (… ) Giovanna Lazzari: Io ho avuto una forte ... Is biotechnological research in Italy a chimera? (Second part)

European Food Safety Authority is launching a public consultation

Public consultation on the Draft Opinion of the Scientific Committee on the Potential Risks Arising from Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies on Food and Feed safety and the Environment EFSA (European Food ... European Food Safety Authority is launching a public consultation

What’s the social and ethical responsibility of basic science?

Reflections from a debate at the 2008 Euroscience Open Forum by Maximilian Fochler, Department of Social Studies of Science, University of Vienna Science for a better life – the Euroscience ... What’s the social and ethical responsibility of basic science?

Is biotechnological research in Italy a chimera? An interview with Giovanna Lazzari and Cesare Galli

Scorrendo i titoli de «La Provincia», quotidiano di Cremona, lo scorso 5 settembre, mi chiedevo se non fosse già troppo tardi per fare questa intervista. "Chiude il Centro di Galli" ... Is biotechnological research in Italy a chimera? An interview with Giovanna Lazzari and Cesare Galli