#Responsibility and Science

Bernd Stahl, Recent Articles of Interest

I would like to draw readers’ attention to two recently published articles on Responsible Innovation. Both are written or co-authored by Bernd Carsten Stahl of De Montfort University, are freely available through open access platforms and offer plenty of food for thought. The first article is entitled Responsible research and innovation: The role of privacy ... Bernd Stahl, Recent Articles of Interest

Jonathan Hankins

22/10
2013 4mn
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Design Will Own The Future at The Singularity University

Today our distinguished delegation was honored in visiting the Singularity University. This is the temple of innovation innovation! Located in the Nasa Research Center in the heart of the Silicon Valley and a stones throw from the likes of Google Headquarters, it is the perfect place to wrap up a series of events that have ... Design Will Own The Future at The Singularity University

Francesco Bassetti

24/06
2013 3mn
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Managing the Responsible Emergence of Science and Innovation in Society

This week saw the digital release of Richard Owen, John Bessant and Maggie Heintz’s book entitled ‘Responsible Innovation: Managing the Responsible Emergence of Science and Innovation in Society‘. The print copy release is scheduled for next month, and interested readers can download any or all of the chapters through the Wiley website Online Library where ... Managing the Responsible Emergence of Science and Innovation in Society

Jonathan Hankins

30/04
2013 3mn
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A Report On Responsible Research and Innovation

As a follow up to my post regarding René Von Schomberg’s Matrix for Responsible Innovation I would like to point readers towards a document entitled “A Report On Responsible Research and Innovation” that is free to download from the MATTER homepage linked below. The document was written by Hilary Sutcliffe, the Director of MATTER, on ... A Report On Responsible Research and Innovation

Jonathan Hankins

26/02
2013 2mn
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Risk and Responsibility in Innovation. Lecture by Michael Bruch. Videos.

On November 27, 2012 at Università Bocconi, Michael Bruch held a lecture on the role insurers can play in the development of innovative technologies such as nanotechnologies. Here the videos and other materials. Innovation driven by technoscience has overturned the concept of risk. Today, those dealing with it are forced into thinking about consequences: from ... Risk and Responsibility in Innovation. Lecture by Michael Bruch. Videos.

Redazione FGB

04/01
2013 4mn
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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

08/06
2012 8mn
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The potential role of science communication in Pakistan

Towards the understanding of science communication and its potential role to bring prosperity in the rural and agro-based community of Pakistan by Naeema Siddiqui (Institute of Social & Cultural Studies , University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan), Saima Siddiqui (Centre for Integrated Mountain Research, Punjab University Lahore Pakistan; Department of Earth Sciences, University of Modena ... The potential role of science communication in Pakistan

Saima Siddiqui

05/06
2012 8mn
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Architecture and public science communication

The role of aesthetics and design in science and technology museum. by Patricia Ríos Cabello (PhD Candidate. Humanistic Studies. Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México) There are several reasons ranging from the people and experts involved in the design process of a science and technology museum, to the design proposal ... Architecture and public science communication

Patricia Ríos Cabello

25/05
2012 8mn
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‘It feels like the right thing to do’: ethical perspectives of open science

by Ann Grand. Open science, an approach in which the entirety of an investigation – questions, raw data, methodologies, results, models, published outputs and more – is made available online, is a practice followed by a growing number of projects. Developed partly as a practical means to support multi-site and multi-national collaborations, it also embodies ... ‘It feels like the right thing to do’: ethical perspectives of open science

Ann Grand

24/05
2012 6mn
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Responsibility and Communication at PCST 2012 – part 2

In Florence on 20th April 2012 the Bassetti Foundation organized a seminar as part of the Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference (PCST2012). This international conference hosted scientists, delegates from scientific institutions, researchers and journalists. What follows is a review of the papers and video of the seminar. Index Part 1. (previous post) Introduzione, ... Responsibility and Communication at PCST 2012 – part 2

Margherita Fronte

22/05
2012 5mn
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Responsibility and Communication at PCST 2012 – part 1

In Florence on 20th April 2012 the Bassetti Foundation organized a seminar as part of the Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference (PCST2012). This international conference hosted scientists, delegates from scientific institutions, researchers and journalists. What follows is a review of the papers and video of the seminar. Index Part 1. (this post) Introduction, ... Responsibility and Communication at PCST 2012 – part 1

Margherita Fronte

22/05
2012 5mn
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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

08/05
2012 7mn
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