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The Rightful Place of Science The Democratic Party's enthusiastic embrace of science is delivering immediate financial rewards for research. However, according to CSPO co-director Dan Sarewitz in his article in the Summer 2009 Issues in Science and Technology, it raises long-term questions about the politicization of science. Read More
Science, Technology, and Sustainability: Building a Research Agenda In September, 2008, the National Science Foundation Program in Science, Technology, and Society sponsored a workshop organized by CSPO titled "Science, Technology & Sustainability: Building a Research Agenda". The workshop’s final report is now available. Read More
Is there a better word for doom? In its May 21, 2009 issue, Seedmagazine.com asked a panel of experts – including CSPO’s associate director Clark Miller – about the merits of framing climate change, the language that troubles them, and the inherent bias of any chosen word. “Is the framing of climate change – rethinking the words and phrases in our environmental lexicon – a valuable and important approach, or does it amount to little more than a marketing ploy?” asked the magazine. Read Clark’s response, along with that of a geoscientist, ecologist, climate scientist, meteorologist and science writer, and social scientist. Read More
Traditional
knowledge: Business Daily reports on July 1, 2009 that
a UN report warns that the loss of customary knowledge sharing approaches
could lead to a lack of biological diversity and traditional knowledge, which
would limit the abilities of poor communities to survive. Read
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Academic
institutes lock horns in legal action over mutant mice: The
Jackson Laboratory, a non-profit genetics research centre in Bar Harbor,
Maine, is embroiled in its first ever patent dispute — with another non-profit
research institute. Read
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New
Rules on Stem Cells Threaten Current Research: When President
Obama lifted restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell
research in March, many scientists hailed the move as a long-awaited boost
for one of the most promising fields of medical research. Read
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How can science and technology most effectively contribute to an improved
quality of life for the greatest number of people?
This is the organizing question for the Consortium for Science, Policy, & Outcomes
(CSPO). The potential for rapid advances in science and technology - such as information
technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology - to transform society in a very short time
challenges our ability to understand and shape our common destiny. There is an urgent
need for open discourse and creative thinking to avoid the reaction, backlash and disruption
that can compromise both technological promise and civil society.
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