Science and Technology Innovation – looking to the future

by Andrew Maynard | Dec 9, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Future, Rethinking Science & Technology

The final part of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century Nine months ago, I embarked on an ambitious project to flesh out the ideas presented in a seminar given at the James Martin 21st Century School at the University of Oxford.  The...

Riding the wave: Rethinking science & technology policy

by Andrew Maynard | Oct 15, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Rethinking Science & Technology

Part 8 of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century Much to my embarrassment, I’ve just realized that it was over four months ago that I wrote the previous blog in this series – a series that was supposed to evolve over just a few weeks!  Most...

Confluence: Where communication, coupling and control collide

by Andrew Maynard | Jun 26, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Rethinking Science & Technology

Part 7 of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century Yesterday, I listened to respected economists discussing geoengineering; gave a Skype interview on nanotechnology from the comfort of my own home; and watched as reactions to Michael...

Nanoscale control: Leveraging biology

by Andrew Maynard | Jun 1, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Rethinking Science & Technology, Synthetic Biology

Part 6 of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century The story so far: We are facing an unprecedented confluence of three factors that are forcing us to rethink how we develop and use science and technology to the benefit of society.  Coupling...

Control at the nanoscale: Smallness, strangeness and sophistication

by Andrew Maynard | Apr 29, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Rethinking Science & Technology

Part 5 of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century Last time in this series of occasional blogs, I made the rather bold statement that while science and technology are going to have a highly visible impact on our lives over the next few...

Control: Gaining mastery over the world at the finest level

by Andrew Maynard | Apr 16, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Rethinking Science & Technology

Part 4 of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century So far in this series of occasional blogs, I’ve covered coupling and communication—two of three “C’s” which together are challenging how science and technology are best used to serve...