Go Ask Your Father about DNA
In this posting Jonny Hankins reviews Lennard J. Davis's book entitled "Go Ask Your Father: One Man's Obsession with Finding His Origins Through DNA Testing". The ethical, philosophical and psychological features of a DNA test told in first person. - Read in Press
Green Travel Using Compressed Air
This month a lecturer and students at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology unveiled a prototype of a motorbike powered solely by compressed air. Interpreting sustainability as responsibility we take a look at progress made in emission free travel. - Read in News 
That was the year that was
2009 was a busy year for the foundation. The following review aims at giving the reader an overview of the foundation's work by looking at its involvement in conferences, seminars, publications, education and the promotion of debate throughout the year. - Read in Focus 
Leggi in italianoA short review: Conversations On Innovation, Power And Responsibility
Last week we put online a new publication of the Foundation Bassetti entitled "Conversations On Innovation, Power And Responsibility", written by Jeff Ubois and available in hard copy, downloadable pdf or Issuu (on line) versions. It is a resume' of conversations conducted between Mr Ubois and 12 internationally renowned innovators and thinkers. Here also the video clip. - Read in Focus 
Leggi in ItalianoOur blogs
The area of the site reserved to the blogs is dedicated to the dialogue between the authors of the GBF and the visitors of the site. Here the various threads of the arguments posted on the concepts and experiences attaining the responsibility in innovation are tied and untied. So the readers are asked to contribute to the growth of ideas. In this section of the Home Page you can read the presentation of the last contributions by clicking on the names of the authors here nearby. And now, read and write!
Our blogsBlog's Author: Jeff Ubois
New Publication from FGB: Conversations on Innovation, Power and Responsibility
The Fondazione Giannino Bassetti's new publication, Conversations on Innovation, Power and Responsibility highlights approaches to responsibility in innovation taken by leading practitioners in disruptive fields.
I nostri blogBlog's Author: Cristina Grasseni
Is biotechnological research in Italy a chimera? (Second part)
The second part of the interview conducted by Cristina Grasseni with Giovanna Lazzari e Cesare Galli at the Laboratory of Reproduction Technology in Cremona (Italy) in which many points of fundamental importance for a serious contemporary debate on responsibility and innovation emerge. - (post in Italian)
I nostri blogBlog's Author: Tommaso Correale Santacroce
Invisibile
In questo diablogo si parla della responsabilità con cui si dovrebbe affrontare la trasmissione della conoscenza. Nel caso delle nuove tecnologie e il loro utilizzo come armi si reclama un urgente sviluppo del dibattito etico in modo da permettere scelte e posizioni di coscienza.
I nostri blogBlog's Author: Giuseppe Pellegrini
Esercizi di democrazia partecipativa
Negli ultimi mesi si sono svolte in Italia numerose esperienze di democrazia partecipativa, iniziative che hanno cercato di riunire decisori, organizzazioni della società civile e cittadini per discutere su temi di forte rilevanza pubblica e costruire decisioni maggiormente condivise. Nonostante le tematiche siano le più varie: urbanistica, salute pubblica, ambiente e bilanci comunali, esistono alcuni obiettivi comuni che legano queste esperienze e le riuniscono sotto la voce "democrazia partecipativa".
I nostri blogBlog's Author: Roboethics
The mechanization of Empathy in Health Care - 2. Takanori Shibata
Second part of the report on "technology and empathy in the context of health care" held in January. During the conference, Dr. Shibata presented essential aspects of the idea of a "Robot Therapy". Dr. Shibata is Senior Researcher at Japan's Institute of Advanced Industrial Sciences and Technology AIST (Tsukuba, Japan). He is the inventor of PARO.
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