by Andrew Maynard | Sep 26, 2016 | Emerging Technology, Public Health, Responsible Innovation
In 2014, over 32,000 people were killed in car crashes in the U.S. In 2012, more than two million Americans visited the emergency room as a result of car crashes. And an estimated 94 percent of the crashes that cause these injuries and fatalities are attributable to...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 15, 2016 | Emerging Technology, Ethics, Future, Responsible Innovation, Technology Innovation
Imagine infusing thousands of wireless devices into your brain, and using them to both monitor its activity and directly influence its actions. It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, and for the moment it still is – but possibly not for long. Brain research is...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 28, 2016 | Education, Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Public Health
Navigating the risk landscape that surrounds nanotechnology development can be a daunting task – especially if you are an early career researcher just getting started in the field. There are plenty of studies and speculations around what might – or might not – be...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 26, 2016 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Science Communication, Technology Innovation
The latest video from Risk Bites takes a four minute dive into what nanotechnology is, and why it’s important. It was created as a primer for 5th graders – which probably means that there’ll be a lot of 5th graders at heart watching it! It also...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 23, 2016 | Emerging Technology, Future, Responsible Innovation, Technology Innovation
Elon Musk – CEO of Tesla Motors – has just revealed the second part of his master plan for the company. And it’s a doozy. Not content with producing sleek electric cars (which to be fair, was only ever a stepping stone to greater things), Musk wants to fundamentally...
