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Sustainable Innovation at the American Anthropological Association (AAA)

Last week the American Anthropological Association (AAA) hosted a discussion about sustainable innovation. Grounded in observations of social practice in particular localities, two points were particularly striking. One was the close relationship between responsibility and sustainability; to be responsible, innovation must be sustainable. The other was the relationship between social life, governance, and technical innovation. ... Sustainable Innovation at the American Anthropological Association (AAA)

02/12
2010 2mn
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An Interview with Dr.Marc Smith

Dr. Marc Smith is a Senior Research Sociologist leading the Community Technologies Group at Microsoft Research in Redmond, WA. His group focuses on computer-mediated collective action, and he studies and design enhancements for social cyberspaces. In particular, he is interested in the emergence of social organizations like communities in online conversation and annotation environments. The ... An Interview with Dr.Marc Smith

10/07
2007 44mn
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Bruno Latour in FGB

Bruno Latour in Milan and the connected Call for Comments in this site (pagina del 19 Gennaio 2004) On 27 October 2003 we opened the Call for Comments entitled “No Innovation without Representation (A Parliament of things for the new Technical Democracies)“. Conducted by the sociologist Massimiano Bucchi, it was connected with the invitation extended ... Bruno Latour in FGB

19/12
2006 2mn
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