Archi-vivo
Nuove forme di protagonismo sociale come esperimenti di democrazia e partecipazione
2009
Da tempo ormai la Fondazione Bassetti si interroga sulle tematiche e le problematiche della democrazia partecipativa. Segnalo in questo contesto un evento che, proponendo un taglio di ricerca socio-antropologica a ... Nuove forme di protagonismo sociale come esperimenti di democrazia e partecipazione
Assisted suicide….. Painless?
2009
On 23rd September 2009 the Director of Public Prosecutions in the UK published the ‘Interim Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Assisted Suicide’. The publication of this interim ... Assisted suicide….. Painless?
Scienze forensi e DNA
2009
Su Le Scienze di settembre 2009 è stato pubblicato un interessante articolo di Lucia Bianchi e Pietro Liò dal titolo “Scienze forensi e DNA”. Gli autori si pongono il problema ... Scienze forensi e DNA
Drugs for People, not for Profit.
2009
On Saturday 29th September 2009 an article appeared in the Guardian one of the UK’s wider read broadsheets entitled ‘Soaring Drugs Bill Threatens to Bankrupt NHS’. The article refers to ... Drugs for People, not for Profit.
Comunità alpine
2009
Si terrà a Mendrisio dal 3 al 4 settembre 2009 il workshop "«Comunità alpine» vent’anni dopo. Percorsi e prospettive di ricerca nelle Alpi, tra antropologia e storia", in onore di ... Comunità alpine
A Little Ethical Light Reading for the holidays
2009
Richard G Epstein works in the Department of Computer Science, West Chester University of PA, where he teaches courses on computer science, software engineering and computer security and ethics. His ... A Little Ethical Light Reading for the holidays
Neuroscienze e futuro militare
2009
" Emerging neuroscience opportunities have great potential to improve soldier performance and enable the development of technologies to increase the effectiveness of soldiers on the battlefield. Advances in research and ... Neuroscienze e futuro militare
Will Machines Outsmart Humans?
2009
This week the New York Times published an interesting article entitled Scientists Worry That Machines May Outsmart Man, written by John Markoff, their Silicon Valley Reporter. The author sites a ... Will Machines Outsmart Humans?
Oversights in Oversighting Nanotechnology
2009
In this article I would like to follow up on my series of postings on nanotechnology by taking a look at the recent report entitled Oversight of Next Generation Nanotechnology ... Oversights in Oversighting Nanotechnology
Bio-orthopaedics between innovation and health policies
2009
An interview with Alberto Gobbi By Maria Cristina Paganoni “Bio-orthopaedics”, the youngest and most promising offspring of orthopaedics, can be broadly summarized as the attempt to regenerate damaged joint tissue ... Bio-orthopaedics between innovation and health policies
Ethics and Innovation – slide
2009
A seguito della partecipazione della FGB al tredicesimo International Intensive Course in Bioethics intitolato Humanizing Tomorrow’s Biomedicine, dal 13 al 24 luglio 2009 a Udine, rendiamo disponibili le slide delle ... Ethics and Innovation – slide
An Introduction to Synthetic Biology
2009
The first question must be what is synthetic biology? Variously touted as pertaining to the discipline of engineering, biology, genetics, nanotechnology or computing, the most common description is that of ... An Introduction to Synthetic Biology
