by Andrew Maynard | Aug 29, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Recommended
Asked to conclude the Fourth International Conference on Nanotechnology, Occupational and Environmental Health in Helsinki this year, I rather rashly came up with the above title for my talk—thinking that I would find inspiration in the multitude of new research on...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 25, 2009 | Nanotechnology, Public Perception
Could using sunscreen lead to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, or other neurodegenerative diseases? The association seems far-fetched – given the amount of sunscreens, creams and lotions used every day, surely someone would noticed a link by now if it...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 24, 2009 | Communication
Following on from yesterday’s update on my quest to track science influence on Twitter, I’ve posted a bubble-chart of the August “influence stats” for all 523 scientwists in David Bradley’s list over at Many Eyes. Using the chart, you can...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 23, 2009 | Communication
It’s the middle of August, and time for my regular two-monthly update on science tweep influence on Twitter. Back in April I posted data on three indicators of “influence” for ~400 science-focused Twitter users – based on David Bradley’s list...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 20, 2009 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Engagement, Future
I’ve just posted a series of five attention-grabbing talks on future technologies from TED (the Technology, Entertainment, Design conferences) over at Mashable, where I contribute the occasional guest blog. If you are more interested in the transformative power...
