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Il Secondo Forum Rebirth

In occasione dell’inaugurazione dell’opera di Michelangelo Pistoletto, La Mela Reintegrata (che viene installata permanentemente in piazza Duca d’Aosta, davanti alla Stazione Centrale di Milano), Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto ha organizzato il Rebirth Forum, che si sta svolgendo in questi giorni: dal 17 al 19 marzo presso la Sala del Cenacolo del Museo della Scienza e ... Il Secondo Forum Rebirth

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Future Food Symposium in Utrecht

February 17 saw the Groentetas group of Utrecht University organize the Future Food Symposium, with long time Foundation collaborator Cristina Grasseni as opening speaker. In this short report we offer an outline of the event. Groentetas means ‘vegetable bag’ in Dutch, and in this case the name used by an organization run by students within ... Future Food Symposium in Utrecht

Cristina Grasseni
Jonathan Hankins

Rethinking Responsibility at the Brookings Institute

Last week on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation I attended the Brookings Institution in Washington DC for their public forum to discuss the role of social responsibility in each stage of the innovation process. The event was well attended, with several of Washington’s leading thinkers on the issue in attendance. After a brief introduction, moderator ... Rethinking Responsibility at the Brookings Institute

Jonathan Hankins

Nanotechnology at the World Social Forum

Between the 26th and 30th of March the World Social Forum takes place in Tunis. Two workshops will address problems related to nanotechnology. The Observatory of Nanotechnology in Americas organises Nanosummit for Nanoactivists I & II, and the Brazilian network on nanotechnology, society & environment RENANOSOMA organises workshops on Nanotechnology and Public Engagement I & ... Nanotechnology at the World Social Forum

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A look at The Hastings Centre Bioethics Forum

For anybody interested in taking an overview of current debate on bioethics, the Hastings Center bioethics forum would be a good starting point. I say this not only because the forum hosts the Centre’s own bioethics blog, well informed and non partizan as ever, but also because it provides links to many other blogs addressing ... A look at The Hastings Centre Bioethics Forum

What’s the social and ethical responsibility of basic science?

Reflections from a debate at the 2008 Euroscience Open Forum by Maximilian Fochler, Department of Social Studies of Science, University of Vienna Science for a better life – the Euroscience Open Forum 2008 From July 18 to 22 2008 more than 4000 scientists, journalists, policy makers and other interested audiences convened in Barcelona for the ... What’s the social and ethical responsibility of basic science?