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A Report from the S.NET Conference in Boston

The 5th S.NET annual meeting took place in Boston between 27th and 29th October, and I was present on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation. S.NET is the Society for the Study of Nanoscience and emerging technologies, and this year’s conference was hosted by Northeastern University in Boston. The conference theme was ‘Innovation, Responsibility and Sustainable ... A Report from the S.NET Conference in Boston

Jonathan Hankins

La ‘senseable city’, città intelligente e senziente

La riflessione sulla responsabilità nell’innovazione non può non prendere in considerazione gli scenari che le nascenti cosiddette “smart cities” stanno aprendo. Ma cosa è una smart city? Come possiamo riconoscere una città intelligente? Carlo Ratti, architetto e ingegnere, ispiratore per molti sul tema delle città del futuro, ci porge alcuni spunti per iniziare ad addentrarci ... La ‘senseable city’, città intelligente e senziente

Angela Simone

Launch of the UCS Center for Science and Democracy

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 a Great American Relationship and was held at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Somerville Massachusetts. The program included a welcome by Leslie ... Launch of the UCS Center for Science and Democracy

Jonathan Hankins

Who’s Responsible?

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 time collaborator Cristina Grasseni will participate on a panel on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation, as part of an event entitled “Who’s Responsible?”. The panel ... Who’s Responsible?

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Architectures for Life with 23andMe, a Report – part 1

On the 17th of April I attended a lecture given by Anne Wojcicki, CEO of direct to consumer genetics company 23andMe. The event which was entitled “Deleterious Me: Whole Genome Sequencing, 23andMe, and the Crowd-Sourced Health Care Revolution” was part of the Science and Democracy lecture series, organized by Sheila Jasanoff at the John F ... Architectures for Life with 23andMe, a Report – part 1

Jonathan Hankins

Il 2011 (e oltre) della Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

In questo articolo riepiloghiamo alcune tra le principali attività sviluppate nell’anno appena trascorso, che ha visto Fondazione Bassetti impegnata a rinnovare e articolare su fronti nuovi – molti dei quali svilupperemo nel 2012 – la propria mission: promuovere la responsabilità nell’innovazione istituendo un ponte tra cultura, scienza e potere. Con il 2011 è nato Milano ... Il 2011 (e oltre) della Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

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Food for Mind. Food for Health

(leggi in Italiano) Between Friday 22nd and Sunday 24th October the city of Torino hosts the “Food For Mind. Mind For Health” conference and Cristina Grasseni of the Bassetti Foundation will be speaking. The event is organized by the IUHPE (International Union for Health Promotion and Education) – CIPES (Italian Confederation for the Promotion of ... Food for Mind. Food for Health

Cristina Grasseni
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Le frontiere dell’interazione

Mancano pochi giorni all’avvio di Frontiers of Interaction edizione 2010, sicuramente il più interessante appuntamento italiano sul tema dell’Interaction Design. Anche questa sesta edizione si svolgerà presso l’Acquario Romano, come la precedente, e durerà due giorni, il 3 e 4 giugno. Vedrà succedersi relatori come Luke Willis, Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, Antonio Citati, Roberto Siagri, Heather Knight, ... Le frontiere dell’interazione

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Scott Berkun on Responsibility and Resistance

Scott Berkun is the author of The Myths of Innovation, which examines common pre- and mis-conceptions about innovation, and Making Things Happen, a book about project management. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, HarvardBusiness.org, and Wired magazine, and commented about innovation for CNBC, MSNBC, and National Public Radio. He’s also ... Scott Berkun on Responsibility and Resistance

Life and the Law, Configuring the Human: Sheila Jasanoff al SEMM

Nel contesto delle sue attività di formazione, la Scuola Europea di Medicina Molecolare presenta insieme con IFOM e IEO una serie di seminari scientifici tenuti da ricercatori internazionali. I seminari tratteranno tutti gli aspetti della Medicina Molecolare ponendo particolare accento sulla oncologia molecolare. Il 16 ottobre 2008, introdotta da Giovanni Boniolo e Giuseppe Testa, sarà ... Life and the Law, Configuring the Human: Sheila Jasanoff al SEMM

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The fourth global iSummit Centre in Sapporo, Japan

The fourth global iSummit will be held at the Sapporo convention centre in Sapporo, Japan from 29 July to 1 August, 2008. iCommons in association with Digital Garage, Creative Commons Japan and the City of Sapporo will bring together pioneers of the free Internet from over 60 countries around the world. The summit boasts an ... The fourth global iSummit Centre in Sapporo, Japan

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Satellite navigation systems create problems in rural villages.

England’s green and pleasant land, criss-crossed with windy single lane roads passing through one-pub villages is being invaded by satellite-navigated cars and lorries. These once deserted roads are now heavy with traffic thanks to the spread of cheap in-car “sat-nav” systems. These systems are capable of guiding any driver “across country” taking the most direct ... Satellite navigation systems create problems in rural villages.

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