Synthetic Aesthetics
Submit applications BEFORE March 31, 2010 – Synthetic Aesthetics seeks participants for a project on synthetic biology, design and aesthetics. The project will provide funding to bring together scientists and […]
Design And Research In Artifical And Natural Sciences
June 29th-July 2nd, 2010 – Orlando, Florida http://www.iiis2010.org/wmsci/website/default.asp?vc=36
Interactive Technologies Conference
August 18-20, 2010 Abstracts for presentations from knowledgeable professionals in industry, government, military, public education and academia are solicited to provide presentations which would be part of a comprehensive conference […]
Responsible Knowledge Based Innovation
(Society Magazine-May/June 2006) “Corruption,” a charge leveled by Professor Craig Calhoun, after Jennifer Washburn’s allegations in University, Inc., is a serious one. It is not all all clear to me […]
Battling The Information Barbarians
China often views the ideas of foreigners, from missionaries in the 17th century to 21st-century Internet entrepreneurs, as subversive imports. The tumultuous history behind the class with Google. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704878904575031263063242900.html?m…
Nanotrust (Institute of Technology Assessment)
This website has information on possible health and environment risks and on societal aspects of nanotechnologies. http://nanotrust.ac.at/nano.ita.en/index.html
Fork In The Road
Will the new European Research Council lead EU science to success or lose its way? Once in a generation, perhaps, a new research agency is born that does unprecedented things. […]
How Can Leadership Strengthen Crisis Management?
Welcome to the brave new world of accelerating change. The 21st century is throwing up different types of crises at a breathtaking and unprecedented pace with domino effects. Hall marks […]
Regulatory Science Gets Boost
The National Institutes of Health and the US Food and Drug Administration announced a new collaboration on February 24th, 2010 that will support efforts in translational and regulatory science, including […]
Open-Source Maps Made Easy
The Open Street Map project is a very ambitious attempt to create a user contributed vector map of the entire world. Open Street Map allows you to view, edit and […]