by Andrew Maynard | Oct 25, 2018 | Environment, Films from the Future, Future, Geoengineering
Resiliency, I have to admit, is a bit of a buzz-word these days. In the environmental context, it’s often used to describe how readily an ecosystem is able to resist harm, or recover from damage caused by some event. But resiliency goes far beyond resistance to change..
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 | Jan 28, 2010 | Emerging Technology
This evening I was invited to talk to a group of industry leaders on alternative solutions to the “carbon” problem at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. The brief was to be one of three “firestarters” – a bit of a dangerous one if you ask...
by Andrew Maynard | Dec 7, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Technology innovation in the 21st century
Part 9 of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century Writing about completing the circle of science and technology policy at the start of the Copenhagen climate summit seems particularly fitting. Although the climate change context was far...
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 28, 2009 | Environment, Geoengineering
It’s been a big week for geoengineering. First there was the news that the world’s largest geoengineering experiment to date is about to start in the Southern Ocean. Following close behind was a new study on how geoengineering projects could potentially impact...
