by Andrew Maynard | May 17, 2010 | Education, Engagement
I can’t sleep, I’m distracted, I keep breaking out in a cold sweat. And the reason? I have a deceptively simple question going my head – and I don’t know the answer! The question… well, I’ll come to that in a minute. I’d...
by Andrew Maynard | May 9, 2010 | Civic Science, Communication, Engagement
Having recently finished Robert Winston’s “Bad Ideas? An Arresting History of our Inventiveness,” I was rather taken by his concluding “Scientist’s Manifesto” – a fourteen-point guide to help strengthen the relationship...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 30, 2010 | Nanotechnology, Policy
Marc Saner at Carleton University in Canada sent this timeline of key nanotech policy events to me the other day. It’s probably the most comprehensive compilation of events influencing the development of nanotech policy in America, Europe and Australia...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 28, 2010 | Emerging Technology, Engagement, Policy
Does the US need more public participation in assessing technologies and their potential impact on society, and informing decisions on their development and use? Richard Sclove – author of a new report on technology assessment – thinks yes; but only as...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 25, 2010 | Communication, Nanotechnology
Language is often seen as a barrier to communication. But sometimes it provides a valuable buffer between hearing, understanding and responding, and allows unique perspectives that are often drowned out to be heard. A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by Brazilian TV...
