JONATHAN HANKINS
Autore, Speaker
The problem of cold nuclear fusion
On 14th January of this year an article appeared in La Republica (a well respected Italian broadsheet) in which 2 scientists report that cold nuclear fusion (also known as a low energy nuclear reaction or LENR) has been achieved and demonstrated. The article explains that for the first time the process has been achieved using ... The problem of cold nuclear fusion
2011 5mn
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Home genetic testing and the law
As a lead up to the presentation entitled ‘the construction of the genetic consumer in the US’ that will be delivered by Margaret Curnutte here at the Bassetti Foundation in Milan on 16th May I would like to take a brief look at the way in which the legal community and governmental regulatory organizations view ... Home genetic testing and the law
2011 3mn
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Reports of a Fukushima cover up abound
As Japanese engineers are risking their lives in an attempt to save their country (and possibly the rest of the world) from the effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a couple of stories have appeared on the Internet that raise some extremely serious questions about the integrity of the nuclear industry and the behaviour of ... Reports of a Fukushima cover up abound
2011 2mn
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The price of life of a premature baby
On Wednesday 9th March the BBC will air a documentary entitled 23 Week babies : The price of life. In this documentary director and blogger Adam Wishart is re-raising an issue that he has addressed in a previous film now available on Vimeo, simply entitled The Price of Life, in which he interviews sufferers of ... The price of life of a premature baby
2011 1mn
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A threat to internet democracy?
Last week George Monbiot’s blog hosted by the Guardian UK featured an interesting follow on article about the problem of astroturfing, an issue that Mombiot has written about in greater detail on his personal blog site and in his book Heat. To anyone who is not a jargon fiend, astroturfing is the action of taking ... A threat to internet democracy?
2011 3mn
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Teaching responsibility in innovation
Within the University of Manchester (UK), Manchester business School hosts the Manchester Institute of innovation Research. The staff teach and publish on all aspects of innovation research, and themes include innovation and sustainability, technology strategy and innovation management and science and innovation policy, and many of the arguments treated are close to those broached by ... Teaching responsibility in innovation
2011 2mn
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Africa up for grabs
Last year Friends Of The Earth published a report entitled Africa up for grabs, the scale and impact of land grabbing for agrofuels. The report was part Funded by the European Commission within the feeding and fueling Europe project, and takes a critical look at the problem of companies buying or leasing large pieces of ... Africa up for grabs
2011 2mn
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Electric car sharing schemes on the rise
This week The Guardian UK carried the news that the city of Paris is to introduce an electric car sharing scheme. The scheme will cost 100 million Euro of which the city council has offered 60 and is an extension of its 2007 bicycle sharing project known as Vĕlib, a system that has been extensively ... Electric car sharing schemes on the rise
2010 2mn
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The Global Green Awards For Creativity In Sustainability
On 2nd December 2010 the 5th Global Green Awards For Creativity in Sustainability will take place in London. This year the awards include two new categories, one entitled ‘Best Green New Product innovation’ and the second ‘Best Green Educational Project’. This year for the first time the awards will be truly international, with each category ... The Global Green Awards For Creativity In Sustainability
2010 2mn
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Solar energy farms
Next weekend an article appeared in the Bergamo local paper L’Eco di Bergamo that is worthy of reporting as I feel it offers some food for thought for Foundation website readers. The article is entitled “Solar Panels eating up the greenbelt. Rules needed” and explains that the province of Bergamo alone has seen a 500% ... Solar energy farms
2010 5mn
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Bad Science and Ben Goldacre
In this posting I would like to take a look at the work of Ben Goldacre, author, doctor, blogger and columnist for The Guardian UK newspaper. Certain aspects of his work such as the reporting of science in the press have been addressed in several other recent posts and I hope to draw some parallels ... Bad Science and Ben Goldacre
2010 8mn
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Bad ideas? A history of scientific discovery
Robert Winston is one of the UK’s leading scientists and a household face on TV. He currently holds the chair of Science and Society at Imperial College London and was made a life peer in 1995. He has written a series of books mostly related to his work in fertility and genetics, but his latest ... Bad ideas? A history of scientific discovery
2010 5mn
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