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Kjetil Fallan – A Matter of Design

Event: A Matter of Design. 5th STS Italia Conference. Title: Our Common Future: Joining Forces for Histories of Sustainable Design Date: 2014 06 13 Time: 46 min. Place: Politecnico di Milano, Campus Bovisa, Milano. Language: English. url Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/100693706 Photos: Album in Flickr. Report: A Matter of Design: Our Common Future. 5th STS Italia Conference ... Kjetil Fallan – A Matter of Design

Kjetil Fallan

13/06
2014 1mn
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Charis Thompson – A Matter of Design – 2/2

Event: A Matter of Design. 5th STS Italia Conference. Date: 2014 06 12 Time: 32 min. Place: Politecnico di Milano, Campus Bovisa, Milano. Language: English. url Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/100549982 Photos: Album in Flickr. Report: A Matter of Design: Designing for Reproductive and Regenerative Ethics. 5th STS Italia Conference A Matter of Design. Making Society through Science ... Charis Thompson – A Matter of Design – 2/2

Charis Thompson

12/06
2014 1mn
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Charis Thompson – A Matter of Design – 1/2

Event: A Matter of Design. 5th STS Italia Conference. Title: Good Science: Designing for Reproductive and Regenerative Ethics. Date: 2014 06 12 Time: 43 min. Place: Politecnico di Milano, Campus Bovisa, Milano. Language: English. url Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/100520570 Photos: Album in Flickr. Report: A Matter of Design: Designing for Reproductive and Regenerative Ethics. 5th STS Italia ... Charis Thompson – A Matter of Design – 1/2

Charis Thompson

12/06
2014 1mn
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A Matter of Design – Welcome address

Event: A Matter of Design. 5th STS Italia Conference. Date: 2014 06 12 Time: 47 min. Place: Politecnico di Milano, Campus Bovisa, Milano. Language: English. url Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/100512127 Photos: Album in Flickr. Report: A Matter of Design: Our Common Future. 5th STS Italia Conference A Matter of Design. Making Society through Science and Technology Milano ... A Matter of Design – Welcome address

Arturo Dell'Acqua Bellavitis
Giovanni Azzone
Luca Guerrini
Manuela Perrotta
Paolo Volonté
Silvia Piardi

12/06
2014 1mn
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NIH program explores the use of genomic sequencing in newborn healthcare

The US National Institutes of Health has announced that it will spend $25 million over five years to support a program looking into the medical and ethical repercussions of sequencing the DNA of babies. The awards will fund studies on the potential for genome and exome sequencing to expand and improve newborn health care. Genomic ... NIH program explores the use of genomic sequencing in newborn healthcare

Redazione FGB

16/09
2013 1mn
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How Automation is Changing the Economy, a Debate.

On Thursday September 27th I attended an event hosted by Kara miller of the local TV and radio station WGBH (Western Great Blue Hill) here in Boston. Miller hosts a Radio show that I follow regularly called Innovation Hub, and the event was a live discussion forum entitled “The New Economy: How Automation is Changing ... How Automation is Changing the Economy, a Debate.

Jonathan Hankins

08/10
2012 4mn
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Super seeing, US Military Eye Enhancement

Last week the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera published an article that touched upon a topic that readers of the Foundation website will be familiar with and may be interested in. The article is in Italian and can be found here, but I would like to describe it briefly for our English language readership. The ... Super seeing, US Military Eye Enhancement

Jonathan Hankins

02/08
2012 2mn
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Planet of the Apes

If you find yourself at a loss for a Christmas present for a like-minded adult, might I suggest that you consider the new Planet of the Apes film, released last week on DVD and Blue Ray? A strange idea you might think, but interestingly enough the film addresses many of the issues that we have ... Planet of the Apes

Jonathan Hankins

22/12
2011 4mn
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Deadly Monopolies by H. A. Washington, a book review

Deadly Monopolies carries a subtitle on the cover: ‘The Shocking Corporate Takeover Of life Itself – And The Consequences For Your Health And Our Medical Future’. As this suggests the book takes a critical look at the biological patent industry, the effects upon society of the proliferation of the patenting of naturally occurring elements, and ... Deadly Monopolies by H. A. Washington, a book review

Redazione FGB

13/12
2011 5mn
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Dan Ariely and Behavioral Economics

The phrase ‘responsibility is down to politics and not ethics’ has more than once been heard during discussions here at the Foundation. If this holds true then it might be interesting to take a look at Dan Ariely’s work on behavioral economics. Ariely is currently Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University and has become ... Dan Ariely and Behavioral Economics

Jonathan Hankins

03/06
2010 5mn
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