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Reflections, commentary and analysis from Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University.
The National Institute for Energy Ethics and Society (NIEES):
Applications are now being accepted from ASU graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for the National Institute for Energy Ethics and Society (NIEES), an exciting one-week seminar examining ethical and societal issues associated with US energy choices. Researchers from ASU will join other participants from around the country to attend lectures and discussions, work on individual and group projects, and plan future research activities at ASU and beyond. In addition to talks and working sessions, the seminar will include field trips to visit energy research and production facilities to talk with researchers and managers about the directions and ethical aspects of their work.
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Citizen Science, Citizen Policy:
The Scientific American blog discusses citizen science and World Wide Views on Biodiversity with CSPO's Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology (ECAST) partner Science Cheerleaders.
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Register Today for the 2013 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit!:
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is hosting the 4th annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, the premier event dedicated to transformative energy solutions. Each year the Summit brings together leaders from academia, business, and government to discuss cutting-edge energy issues and facilitate relationships to help move technologies into the marketplace.
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3-D printers could bring manufacturing to your home office:
3-D printers, once an obscure and expensive innovation, are gaining traction among businesses, with broad implications for manufacturing. Ford is putting them in the hands of every one of its engineers. NASA uses the printers to test parts that could eventually make it to space.
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January 7, 2013
Disney creates the happiest data mine on earth:
Okay...so how's this for a fantasy? You take the kids to Disney World, or go yourself, and there are no turnstiles to deal with. No epic lines at Space Mountain. And you've got reserved front row seats for the fireworks. Magic? No. More like Disney's new MagicBand. Come spring, visitors to Disney World will be given wristbands with chips that hold credit card numbers, FastPass codes and other personal information, like your child's name and birthdate.
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January 7, 2013
As Biofuel Demand Grows, So Do Guatemalas Hunger Pangs:
In the tiny tortillerias of Guatemala City, people complain ceaselessly
about the high price of corn. Just three years ago, one quetzal — about
15 cents — bought eight tortillas; today it buys only four. And eggs
have tripled in price because chickens eat corn feed. Recent laws in the United States and Europe that mandate the increasing
use of biofuel in cars have had far-flung ripple effects, economists
say, as land once devoted to growing food for humans is now sometimes
more profitably used for churning out vehicle fuel.
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