#responsibility

The Royal Society, a font of information

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 Harvard University Science and Democracy Network international meeting, part of the celebrations. In the run up to this celebration the Royal Society established its Science ... The Royal Society, a font of information

Sustainable Innovation at the American Anthropological Association (AAA)

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 close relationship between responsibility and sustainability; to be responsible, innovation must be sustainable. The other was the relationship between social life, governance, and technical innovation. ... Sustainable Innovation at the American Anthropological Association (AAA)

Sostenibilità del cibo, una possibile innovazione responsabile

Venerdì 22 ottobre 2010 ho partecipato all’evento "Food For Mind. Mind For Health" organizzato dal Centro Europeo IUHPE (International Union for Health Promotion and Education) e da CIPES (Confederazione Italiana per la Promozione della Salute e dell’Istruzione), nell’ambito dell’iniziativa della Commissione europea "Roadmap for a better youth health in Europe" (vedi video). Dopo il discorso ... Sostenibilità del cibo, una possibile innovazione responsabile

Cristina Grasseni

Practicing Responsibilities: social engagement, controversy and innovation

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 Giuseppe Pellegrini (University of Padova) within the theme “social engagement, controversy and innovation”. The latest issue of EASST Review is available for download at EASST ... Practicing Responsibilities: social engagement, controversy and innovation

Società della conoscenza ed economia della bellezza

“L’impresa tradizionale ha un rapporto difficile con la responsabilità: il suo controllo è quasi costantemente vincolato dalle sue scelte a monte. L’impresa-rete, focalizzata sulla creazione e sull’innovazione, si pone come intrinsecamente più responsabile. I grandi sviluppi incombenti dell’intelligenza connettiva possono portarci a un circolo virtuoso che si avvale di una conoscenza enormemente espansa. Tuttavia, errori ... Società della conoscenza ed economia della bellezza

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Bad Science and Ben Goldacre

In this posting I would like to take a look at the work of Ben Goldacre, author, doctor, blogger and columnist for The Guardian UK newspaper. Certain aspects of his work such as the reporting of science in the press have been addressed in several other recent posts and I hope to draw some parallels ... Bad Science and Ben Goldacre

Jonathan Hankins

Comunità e razionalizzazione

A Rescaldina, nella sede del Gruppo Zucchi Bassetti, mercoledì 15 verrà presentato il libro di Alessandro Pizzorno, “Comunità e razionalizzazione“, un classico delle scienze sociali in Italia, che viene ripubblicato dopo 50 anni dalla prima edizione. portano i loro saluti Paolo Magistrali, Sindaco di Rescaldina Maira Cacucci, Assessore alla cultura, Comune di Rescaldina Guido Podestà, ... Comunità e razionalizzazione

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Governance e responsabilità dell’innovazione

La conoscenza diventa la principale risorsa per la società e l’economia: il salto di paradigma forse più profondo dai tempi della rivoluzione industriale pone una sfida radicale ai criteri manageriali e organizzativi oggi prevalenti. Lo studio di tale salto di paradigma è stato il tema portante del corso dal titolo “Complessità delle reti della conoscenza: ... Governance e responsabilità dell’innovazione

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Bad ideas? A history of scientific discovery

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 made a life peer in 1995. He has written a series of books mostly related to his work in fertility and genetics, but his latest ... Bad ideas? A history of scientific discovery

Jonathan Hankins

Preventative governance

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 in Society at Arizona State University) at an invitation seminar held here at the Bassetti Foundation. Amongst the participants were Ottavia Bassetti, Piero Bassetti, Oscar ... Preventative governance

Governance preventiva

David Guston, professore dell’Arizona State University, ha presentato mercoledì 7 luglio in un seminario a invito presso la Fondazione Bassetti, il lavoro del CSPO (Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes) e del CSN-ASU (Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University). Tra i partecipanti: Ottavia Bassetti, Piero Bassetti, Oscar Biffi (Università di Bergamo), Giuseppe ... Governance preventiva

Oscar Biffi

Open Culture

The website Open Culture describes itself as The best free cultural & educational media on the web. A claim that certainly sounds worthy of investigation. In this posting we take a quick look at some of the articles posted on the site that may be of interest to the Bassetti Foundation. At first glance the ... Open Culture

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