#Responsibility and Science

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

Fabio Besti

27/04
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

Fabio Besti

24/04
2015 8mn
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The RRI Tools Hubs Meeting

The RRI Tools Hubs Meeting brings to Lisbon around 60 researchers, science communicators, educators and policy makers, from 30 countries, to debate and present concrete examples of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in action. The event is organized by the RRI Tools project, a consortium of 26 institutions that brings together considerable experience in the ... The RRI Tools Hubs Meeting

Redazione FGB

22/04
2015 3mn
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Civil Society in Research and Innovation: What’s next?

Representatives of the Bassetti Foundation recently participated in the Civil Society in Research and Innovation: What’s next? Event at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. The event was held on 28 January and promoted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the CONSIDER project (Civil society organisations in designing research governance), ... Civil Society in Research and Innovation: What’s next?

Redazione FGB

19/03
2015 5mn
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2014, A Year in Responsible Innovation

2014 was a busy year for the Bassetti Foundation. In this post we describe some of the International conferences and projects that the Foundation participated in. American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting The American Association for the Advancement of Science held its annual meeting in Chicago from 13th to 17th February, and Ottavia ... 2014, A Year in Responsible Innovation

Redazione FGB

16/01
2015 5mn
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EST-Frame Final Conference Report

On December 2 the EST-Frame Final Conference took place in Brussels Belgium. The conference was entitled “Assessing emerging technologies – Towards an integrated approach“. The program can be found here. In his short welcome speech and introduction, Thomas Reiss explained that assessments tools are needed because of questions about ethics. He argued that assessments may ... EST-Frame Final Conference Report

Jonathan Hankins

18/12
2014 4mn
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VIRI Announces New Partners

Last month the Virtual Institute for Responsible Innovation announced that several new partners had been voted into the organization. The new partners bring in new geographical areas, most notably with the addition of South Korean and Japanese institutions. The new members are the following: ISIS, The Institute for Strategic Innovation and Services, led by its ... VIRI Announces New Partners

Redazione FGB

16/07
2014 3mn
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Bassetti Foundation at the Responsible Innovation 2014 Conference

The conference runs through the 21st and 22nd of May and is titled “Responsible Innovation: Values and Valorisation”, and will be one of the largest conferences on responsible innovation this year. Readers will know several of the Keynote Speakers from previous posts. Jeroen Van den Hoven has a chapter in Owen, Bessant and Heintz’s book ... Bassetti Foundation at the Responsible Innovation 2014 Conference

Cristina Grasseni
Jonathan Hankins
Redazione FGB

30/04
2014 6mn
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Making Science Public Blog on RI

The Nottingham University Making Science Public blog has opened a debate about responsible innovation. On February 24, 2014, Brigitte Nerlich posted an article entitled Responsible innovation: Great expectations, great responsibilities. She argues that “Responsible (research and) innovation is becoming a new language for thinking about relations between science and society, science in society, science with ... Making Science Public Blog on RI

Redazione FGB

05/03
2014 3mn
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AAAS Meeting and Journal for Responsible Innovation Launch

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is holding its annual meeting in Chicago from 13th to 17th February, and Jonathan Hankins, Ottavia Bassetti and Jeff Ubois will represent the Bassetti Foundation. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of ... AAAS Meeting and Journal for Responsible Innovation Launch

Redazione FGB

05/02
2014 3mn
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Focus on SciencesPo

On Feb 10th 2014, long time friend of the Bassetti Foundation Bruno Latour opens his Scientific Humanities course to the world in MOOC form. The course is offered online, is conducted in English and is free, with just a simple registration required. According to the website “Scientific humanities means the extension of interpretative skills to ... Focus on SciencesPo

Jonathan Hankins

20/01
2014 6mn
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Responsible Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Special Eurobarometer

November saw the publication of the European Commission’s Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), Science and Technology Special Eurobarometer. A summary is free to download here. The summary follows on from that of 2010, in addressing European citizens’ general attitudes towards science and technology, and aims to inform the Commission regarding delivery of the Europe 2020 ... Responsible Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Special Eurobarometer

Redazione FGB

17/12
2013 6mn
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