#Public Partecipation

Itinerary: Communicating Science

In light of the Bassetti Foundation’s announcement of their involvement in the 2012 Public Communication of Science and Technology Network conference and related call for abstracts for funding, Jonathan Hankins reviews some of the related materials available on the foundation website. ———————– The problem of the communication of science and innovation has been addressed many ... Itinerary: Communicating Science

The Royal Society, a font of information

Last year the Royal Society celebrated its 350th anniversary, a festival in which the Bassetti Foundation participated in the form of Cristina Grasseni’s visit to London and involvement in the Harvard University Science and Democracy Network international meeting, part of the celebrations. In the run up to this celebration the Royal Society established its Science ... The Royal Society, a font of information

Change makers

by Peter Goldmark If you go on the web to www.changemakers.com you will find the website for Changemakers, a program of the Ashoka Society. The Ashoka Society is one of the most remarkable and effective change-agent non-profit organizations on this planet. It was founded three decades ago by my lifelong friend and colleague Bill Drayton. ... Change makers

Peter Goldmark

Citizen Science

In one of my previous postings I looked at the work of Ben Goldacre and in particular his book Bad Science. My argument also drew upon subject matter from previous postings, namely the work of Robert Winston and Lennard Davis. All of these authors argue that there is a need to educate the general public ... Citizen Science

"Where are we going?"

The ironic title above hints at the fact that after many years of communication through our own site we have decided to spread the argument of responsibility and innovation through various social networking websites. In reality our interest in the sharing of information is anything but new, all of our material is published through a ... "Where are we going?"

Asking the relevant questions about public participation

by Brice Laurent Participatory experiments in nanotechnology have been numerous, but their outcomes are uncertain. Some have criticized the little interest these mechanisms have received in policy circles. Local examples can help illustrate the difficulties that participatory experiments face. The Grenoble case is telling for that matter. Grenoble is a city in the French Alps, ... Asking the relevant questions about public participation

Responsibility and uncertainty: new perspectives upon responsible action

A conversation with Maria Antonietta Foddai. By Nicole Lozzi Maria Antonietta Foddai is professor of the Philosophy of Law in the faculty of law at the University of Sassari in Italy. She was awarded her degree at the same faculty, with a thesis in civil law entitled “The Functions Of Civil Responsibility”. She continued to ... Responsibility and uncertainty: new perspectives upon responsible action