On 31st march and 1st April 2007 some of the international leading science and technology studies experts will be in washington D.C to discuss issues, trends and changes related to Science & Technology in Society, during the annual International Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference. The emerging fields of Science and Technology Policy (STP) and Science and…
Which is the country with the most productive reseachers? Which european companies do invest more in R&D? Which countries do attract more foreign researchers? Why do young students hesitate to enrol in a university science curricula? The 2007 Science in Society Facts and Figures attempts to answer these questions. The Observa yearly publication third edition,…
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…
By Federico Neresini There are still relatively few empirical or theoretical studies on the public perception of nanotechnologies. Those that exist evince a recurrent concern which can be summed up as follows: the emerging sector of nanotechnologies must take care not to repeat the mistakes committed by biotechnologies. Biotechnologies are cited here as a paradigmatic…
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