An international conference on the role of the University in the management of the relationship between science and society officially introduces Agorà Scienza, the new centre for the diffusion and communication of science. The conference, to be held in September, 15 and 16, in Turin, will involve sociologists, science communication experts, scientific journalists and politicians…
The dynamic development of genome research raises fundamental ethical and social questions concerning its implications for our societies, a fact which equally applies to other emerging technosciences such as nanotechnology or “converging technologies”. Over the past decades, methods have been developed to reflexively engage with the implications of new technoscientific knowledge for social order. Ethical…
In recent times, the debate on the research agenda has been practically monopolized by the issue of embryo stem cell research, which is a matter of indubitable importance – symbolic as well – but risks distracting attention from the broader context of the priorities and goals of European research. Over the next seven years, these…
Are Italians and Europeans really sceptical towards Biotechnology? How have the media contributed to configure a distinction between red and green biotech? How can scientific expertise and public participation be integrated with regard to issues like biotechnologies? Biotech is an emblematic case of the recent – and not rarely overwhelming – transformations investing scientific research…