by Andrew Maynard | Dec 6, 2008 | Communication, Engagement
Getting serious with Twitter I’m gutted. I thought that blogging was where it is at—the cutting edge of the “new media” wave transforming modern communication. But I now discover that I’m at least four years behind the times—a veritable dinosaur in the world of “Web...
by Andrew Maynard | Dec 1, 2008 | Nanotechnology, Oversight
Navigating the minefield of airborne nanoparticle exposure Nanotechnology—like other emerging technologies—presents a dilemma: If you’re making new substances with uncertain health risks, how low is low enough when it comes to managing exposure? The issue is...
by Andrew Maynard | Nov 26, 2008 | Nanotechnology
I’m sitting at my computer watching a surreal balletic movie—a sheet of highly aligned carbon nanotubes is being slowly stretched, then allowed to slowly contract. In the background is a soundtrack of traditional-sounding Chinese music. At least I think the...
by Andrew Maynard | Nov 15, 2008 | Nanotechnology, Policy
As world leaders congregate in Washington DC this weekend for the G20 summit on the global financial crisis, discussions will be informed in part by what has been described as the “biggest brainstorming on the global agenda that has ever taken place.” I mention this...
by Andrew Maynard | Nov 13, 2008 | Ethics, Policy, Synthetic Biology
Looking back to chart a course to the future This coming lunchtime*, former New York Times columnist Denise Caruso will discuss the promise and pit-falls of synthetic biology with Center for American Progress senior fellow and former Washington Post science reporter...
