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Generare Futuro
“Parmesan & stampante 3d: il futuro è artigiano e italico“. Questo è il titolo dell’incontro tra Piero Bassetti e Stefano Micelli con la moderazione di Francesco Cancellato che si svolgerà domani sera, 5 maggio 2016, alle ore 21.00 in Sala Rivolta, a Lodi. L’evento fa parte del programma del festival “Generare Futuro” che si avvale ... Generare Futuro
04/05
2016 1mn
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2016 1mn
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Responsible Research and Innovation: The Problematic Quest For Right Impacts.
The Responsible Research and Innovation: The Problematic Quest For Right Impacts International Conference took place between March 11th and 12th, 2016 at the Donastia International physics Centre, Donastia-San Sebastian. The conference was followed by the Annual VIRI meeting. I attended both the conference and the AGM in my role as Bassetti Foundation Foreign Correspondent. In ... Responsible Research and Innovation: The Problematic Quest For Right Impacts.
06/04
2016 5mn
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2016 5mn
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2015, promoting responsible forms of innovation
As regular readers will know, the mission of the Bassetti foundation involves promoting and participating in debates surrounding the development of responsible forms of innovation. Each year the foundation forms partnerships and promotes events with governance institutions, universities, private companies, NGO’s and foundations and international research groups. In this short review we cast our lens ... 2015, promoting responsible forms of innovation
25/01
2016 10mn
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2016 10mn
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The Self At Your Wrist – 3/3
(…continues from the previous entry) THE ROLE OF DESIGN IN A PERIOD OF IDENTITY CRISIS. “Who is responsible? Here we have many examples of brilliant innovations, but the issue of responsibility is key and must be addressed. Who is going to be responsible for the future?” – asked Piero Bassetti at the closing of Design ... The Self At Your Wrist – 3/3
28/04
2015 4mn
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2015 4mn
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The Self At Your Wrist – 2/3
(…continues from the previous entry). TECHNOLOGY VS HUMANS: SELF-IDENTITY AND SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS IN A ‘QUANTIFIED’ FUTURE. Certainly, technology should aim at increasing human abilities. Same as the first tools in the prehistory helped man physical capacity, the new technologies of today offer the opportunity of increasing our physical and mental capabilities. All of this seems obvious ... The Self At Your Wrist – 2/3
27/04
2015 6mn
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2015 6mn
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The Self At Your Wrist – 1/3
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES, SELF-PERCEPTION AND IDENTITY AT THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW QUANTIFIED EXISTENCE. Here the work on the illustration. “We have one more thing to cover…” Screaming voices and enthusiast applauses are filling Flint Center for the Performing Arts auditorium in Cupertino, California. “I’m so excited and so proud to share with you this morning ... The Self At Your Wrist – 1/3
24/04
2015 8mn
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2015 8mn
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The Innovation Principle
Recently twelve of Europe’s largest corporations submitted a letter to the European Commission , urging them to adopt an “Innovation Principle” to be taken into full consideration during policy and legislative processes. The Innovation Principle is described as being simple, ‘whenever precautionary legislation is under consideration, the impact upon innovation should also be taken into ... The Innovation Principle
20/12
2013 2mn
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2013 2mn
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The 2013 SAGE Conference: Place, Politics & Potential
The SAGE Conference is organized by the Worcester Solidarity and Green Economy Alliance. This year the conference ran over 2 days in November and both myself and long time collaborator and former Scientific Director Cristina Grasseni were present, Grasseni as Plenary Speaker on the final day. The conference was organized into workshops, each addressing different ... The 2013 SAGE Conference: Place, Politics & Potential
06/12
2013 3mn
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2013 3mn
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S.NET Annual Meeting: Innovation, Responsibility and Sustainable Development
The Nanotechnology and Society Research Group at Northeastern University have put a draft program online for their S.NET annual meeting. This year’s meeting will be held at the Northeastern University School of Law between the 27th and 30th of October. The theme for this year is Innovation, Responsibility and Sustainable Development, and many of the ... S.NET Annual Meeting: Innovation, Responsibility and Sustainable Development
05/09
2013 2mn
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2013 2mn
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The Rise of the Biotechnosciences
The RSA (The Renaissance Society of America) recently published a video and audio recording of Stephen and Hilary Rose debating ‘The Rise of the Biotechnosciences’. The speakers discuss the promises and flaws in the biosciences, issues with biobanks and political issues that underlie research and development. Stephen Rose argues that the nature of science has ... The Rise of the Biotechnosciences
15/03
2013 2mn
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2013 2mn
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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) and involves 3 lectures between now and the end of April. The first lecture was delivered by Alison Macfarlane, Chairperson of the Nuclear Regulation Commission ... The Future of Energy at Harvard University
08/03
2013 3mn
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2013 3mn
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Late Lessons from Early Warnings
Last month the European Union published its long awaited report “Late Lessons from Early Warnings 2. Science, precaution, innovation“, a follow on after more than a decade from the first report of the same name. This is an enormous document of moire than 650 pages, extremely detailed and interesting, but a little difficult to navigate ... Late Lessons from Early Warnings
15/02
2013 2mn
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2013 2mn
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