by Andrew Maynard | Aug 3, 2018 | Emerging Technology, Ethics, Films from the Future, Future, Moviegoer's Guide to the Future, Responsible Innovation, Society, Technology Innovation
After a hectic summer of writing and editing, I’m pleased (if a little frazzled) to report that the book formerly known as “The Moviegoer’s Guide to the Future” is on schedule to be published mid-November of this year. Just to whet your...
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 27, 2016 | Civic Science, Society
Early in 2015, a group calling itself the Nappy Science Gang hit the parenting scene in the U.K. It was made up of moms and dads who used cloth nappies – or diapers – with their kids, and wanted to know the best ways to keep them clean and safe. The Nappy Science Gang...
by Andrew Maynard | Dec 1, 2015 | Emerging Technology, Ethics, Future, Responsible Innovation, Society, Synthetic Biology
Gene editing and gene drives are rapidly emerging as the disruptive technologies du jour. But what are they, what can they do, and why should you care? Just last week, research was published that took us a step closer to being able to re-engineer whole species by...
by Candace Rowell | Nov 26, 2012 | Communication, Education, Guest Post, Society
A guest post by Candace Rowell MPH. Candace is an alum of the University of Michigan School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, and a former contributor to Mind The Science Gap. She is currently a research associated with the Qatar...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 5, 2011 | Civic Science, Education, Engagement, Peer review, Society
This morning I sat down with my 14 year old son and asked him what area of science caught his interest especially. He answered “the future of space exploration”. We carried out a search on the Web of Science for “future + space + exploration”,...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 29, 2011 | Communication, Society
Following on from my post a couple of days ago on teens and social media, I wanted to post this highly eloquent response to some of Susan Greenfield’s remarks about social media and society. It’s from Francisco of the YouTube collab channel Fellowship of...
