CSPO - Consortium For Science, Policy & Outcomes

Study Revisits Linking Warming, Hurricanes: Since the devastating 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, scientists have been briskly testing the notion that global warming's fingerprints have already appeared on tropical-cyclone activity worldwide.
May 4th, 2008

Bioengineering Feats - E. Coli that smells like Mint: Bioengineers are the space cadets of engineering, going boldly where no engineers have gone before, and they seem to be having a remarkably good time. Scientists all over the world are changing and rearranging living creatures for all kinds of reasons, some silly, some profound.
April 29th, 2008

Successes in Gene Therapy give Hope to Sightless: For the first time, researchers have used gene therapy to increase light sensitivity and improve vision in patients who were virtually blind, a finding that offers new hope to hundreds of thousands of patients with inherited forms of vision impairment.
April 28th, 2008

CSPO In the News

Can Technology Make you Better: As the future unfolds, the idea of mankind designed its own evolution through a mix of evolutionized technology is becoming a reality. In this exciting speech, CSPO's Daniel Sarewitz discusses the implications and the future of what is known as transhumanism.

ASU Asks for Science Funds: ASU representatives went to Washington, D.C., last week to urge congressional leaders to boost what they say is insufficient federal science funding. The supplemental package is necessary now because of weaker grants in coming years for ASU and other universities. Daniel Sarewitz, director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at ASU, disuccsses how progressive ASU projects are attracting more funding than ever before.

Is a Gene Test Right for You? The eternal search to live longer, healthier lives is driving technology faster every day, with advances in diagnosing and treating many diseases. One of the newest technologies in this growing field is personal genome testing. In this interesting article, Jason Roberts, CSPO faculty member, discusses the potential risk associated with the emergence of these tests.

Technology in the Culture of Progress: Could there be any better mirror into a person’s soul than their views on progress? CSPO's Daniel Sarewitz explores the relation between progress and technology.

All We Lack is the Political Will: Technology and Effectiveness in Human Affairs: In a recent Science, Technology, and Public Policy Lecture at the University of Michigan, CSPO Director Dan Sarewitz discusses the role political will, technology, and complexity in solving the “messes” of our world.

The Wrong Trousers: Radically Rethinking Climate Policy: Just as Wallace became trapped in his pair of automated ‘Techno Trousers,’ have we become trapped in a single focus toward mitigating climate change? In their Nature commentary "Time to Ditch Kyoto" on 26 October Gwyn Prins and Steve Rayner of the James Martin Institute argue for a radical rethink of climate policy after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012, as well as in this expanded version.

Bionic Eye 'Blindness Cure Hope': A 'bionic eye' may hold the key to returning sight to people left blind by a hereditary disease, experts believe.

BigDog Quadruped Robot - Aboslutely Amazing, Stunning: Boston Dynamics keeps working on their BigDog quadruped robot, which will probably grow to be the future AT-AT of the Pentagon. Its evolution is nothing sort of mindblowing, and a bit spooky. It climbs through rubble, snow, jumping over obstacles like a wild goat, and saving a near-fall on iced ground at the last second defies belief.

Milk Cartons that Glow in the Dark when Milk goes Sour: Nanotechnology is the wave of the future, which is expected to open new doors and create multitudes of new opportunities, from healthy no-fat ice cream to smart milk cartons.