by Andrew Maynard | Oct 10, 2008 | Civic Science, Synthetic Biology
Sitting here absorbing the atmosphere at the Synthetic Biology 4.0 meeting in Hong Kong, I have the strangest feeling of being transported into a Kim Stanley Robinson novel. It’s not the cutting edge science being presented that is responsible, exciting and...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 6, 2008 | Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology may be about engineering materials at a nanoscopic scale, but it is also about making a big impact through small changes. Both aspects of the emerging technology are exemplified in a new breakthrough from Shinshu University in Japan and the oilfield...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 5, 2008 | Communication, Engagement, Nanotechnology
The silent rave might seem a rather bizarre social phenomenon; a group of strangers converging in a public place and dancing to their own individual iPod soundtracks. But I have a sneaking suspicion that the emerging technology community has been indulging in the new...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 30, 2008 | Communication, Public Perception, Synthetic Biology
The October issue of Esquire magazine is remarkable. Not for the world’s first e-ink cover (appearing on limited special editions of the magazine). But because three of the five scientists featured amongst the seventy-five most influential people of the twenty first...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 30, 2008 | Engagement, Public Perception, Synthetic Biology
So, you have a cool new science that could make a major impact on global challenges like energy, disease and pollution and you want to make sure it reaches its full potential. What do you do? At some point, having a heart to heart with “the public” might be a good...
