by David H Guston | Mar 30, 2010 | Communication, Engagement, Guest Post, Nanotechnology
A guest blog by David H. Guston, Director of the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University. The President’s Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST) has recently put the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) through its biennial...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 10, 2010 | Civic Science, Communication, Engagement, Policy
I was at a meeting a couple of weeks ago where engaging the public (or “publics” to be more accurate) in science came up. In the course of discussions, I mentioned an initiative by Research Councils UK to involve members of the public in developing a call...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 8, 2010 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Engagement, Policy
A new report released today from the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Expert Group on Science and Trust emphasizes the need to address risk and uncertainty in developing and using science and technology within society. “Acknowledging risk...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 16, 2010 | Communication, Engagement
Prompted by a blog post by Stephen Hill this morning – and a flurry or Twitter responses to it – here’s a quick question on science and trust: Take Our Poll More on this in a later...
by Guest | Feb 12, 2010 | Communication, Engagement, Guest Post
A guest blog by Gary Kass, Principal Specialist in Strategic Futures at Natural England The London-based Science Media Centre (SMC) describes itself as “an independent venture working to promote the voices, stories and views of the scientific community to the national...
