Without risk there is no progress
In this his second posting on nanotechnology, Jonny Hankins looks at the work of the International Risk Governence Council, their white paper on risk governance and their policy brief on nanotechnology risk governance. - MorePosted by Jonny Hankins on July 29, 2008 9:42 AM. Permalink
See also: Governance and participation in nanotechnology and the interview with Christine Peterson of the Foresight Institute on Nanotechnology (by Jeff Ubois)
Robotics. A new science
On 20th February an important conference on robotics took place in Rome entitled "Robotics: A New Science". The event was conceived as a seminar whose objective was that of discussing the contemporary development of robotics within the framework of recent scientific and technological developments in the informatics, telecommunication, software and electronics sectors. In this article Fiorella Operto explains the principal points of discussion. - MorePosted by Redazione FGB on May 15, 2008 9:36 AM. Permalink
See also: Robot: il corpo e l'anima, a dialogue with Fiorella Operto by Borrello and Correale Santacroce, and Dal Golem all'intelligenza artificiale
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The Politics of Science and the re-definition of democracy (part 2)
The fourth Lecture of the Fondazione Giannino Bassetti will feature prof. Sheila Jasanoff, professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, one of the authors of the report to the EU "Taking European Knowledge Society Seriously". Mariachiara Tallacchini offers here an introduction to Jasanoff's STS approach. (Part 2) - MorePosted by Redazione FGB on April 28, 2008 12:02 PM. Permalink
See also: Science and Governance: The report for the European Commission presented at the Bassetti Foundation
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The Politics of Science and the re-definition of democracy (part 1)
The fourth Lecture of the Fondazione Giannino Bassetti will feature prof. Sheila Jasanoff, professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, one of the authors of the report to the EU "Taking European Knowledge Society Seriously". Mariachiara Tallacchini offers here an introduction to Jasanoff's STS approach. - MorePosted by Redazione FGB on April 21, 2008 10:07 AM. Permalink
See also: Science and Governance: The report for the European Commission presented at the Bassetti Foundation
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Governance and participation in nanotechnology
This is the first of a number of postings that Jonny Hankins will devote to nanotechnologies, their novelty in technoscientific society and their impact on our thinking of responsible innovation. Here, a first look at informative websites and newsletters on nanotechnologies, societal impact and decision making. - MorePosted by Jonny Hankins on April 7, 2008 10:14 AM. Permalink
See also: interviews with Christine Peterson of the Foresight Institute on Nanotechnology and with Lawrence Gasman, cofounder of NanoMarkets (by Jeff Ubois)
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