by Guest | Dec 18, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Guest Post, Policy, Technology innovation in the 21st century
By Jim Thomas, ETC Group A guest blog in the Alternative Perspectives on Technology Innovation series For a fresh perspective on how to do technology governance consider starting somewhere else. I suggest York Castle in Northern England – a stark stone tower...
by Andrew Maynard | Nov 15, 2009 | Communication, Engagement
Back in July I wrote a short blog about Tim Jones’ Exquisite Corpse of Science project – an innovative project to explore what people think about science and it’s place in their lives and society, through the medium of drawing and film. Four months...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 30, 2009 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Engagement, Recommended
As scientists, how we love to rail against the incompetence of the media. As self-proclaimed keepers of the truth, we decry – usually rather vocally – the misinterpretation and misuse of our precious studies. And as we commiserate together on the...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 11, 2009 | Communication, Engagement, Public Perception
Sunday morning breakfast – a croissant, a coffee, and a stress-free morning. But wait a minute… I wonder how healthy all that butter is? When did I last have my cholesterol levels checked? Were they high? Will my crisp, moist butter croissant push me...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 18, 2009 | Communication, Engagement, Nanotechnology
Okay, so I’ve been letting work interfere with my blogging life over the past few weeks, which has led to an interminable series of impenetrable blogs on nanotechnology. I promise I’ll try and lighten up over the next few weeks (although I’m afraid...
