Nuclear energy, Gmos, stem cells: the more science advances, the more society seems to make resistance. On an almost daily basis, we witness protests against the commercialization of transgenic food, rallies against radioactive waste facilities, heated debates on embryo stem cells research and euthanasia. Are we really facing a radical clash between science and society?…
This is the first International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Network ever to be staged in Asia. In addition to fostering communication of science and technology to the public, the PCST Network aims to enhance communication between the traditions and modern world, and between science and the humanities. PCST-9 will take place in…
Mulicipalities at the core of a new european project intended to promote scientific culture at local level, ESCITY. Escity is the acronym of Europe, Science and the City, a project that has received financing from the European Commission’s Science and Society Programme, aiming to lay down the basis for an international community interested in promoting…
Choosing what food to bring on the kitchen table is turning out to be more and more difficult for consumers: on the one hand we have an ever-growing stream of information about the products and on the production chain, on the other this leads to a greater complexity, and thus uncertainty, exacerbated by the scandals…
EcoGenEtic.com is an organ of multidisciplinary study and research on the question of risk management on plant exogenous gene transfer techniques. It aims to propose safety procedures, tools and strategies to present to the scientific community and to the local administration for a suitable risk management of this matter. Today, there are promising possibilities to…
On April 5, 2006, the Fondazione Policlinico of Milan and the Centro Studi Politeia are organizing a conference on citizens’ participation in health policy and the decision-making process. The conference, aimed at presenting the special issue of Politeia dedicated to Governance and Health, will be the occasion for a discussion of public participation in medical…
Which countries do export more high technology? How many are the unemployed in science and technology? Which is the country with the higher level of scientific culture? What should be the research priorities according to citizens? Which is the technology object that Europeans couldn’t do without? Monday the 13th of March 2006, The Science in…
The presence of women in technical-scientific research and their career opportunities are issues high on the agenda of national and international institutions in regard to research and training policies. The persisting difficulties encountered by women in achieving top positions in the world of research and innovation, the causes of those difficulties, and their possible remedies…
Almost 80% of Italian citizens are favourable to the use of DNA tests use in the fight to crime, particularly with regard to terrorism and other violent crimes. One Italian out of two considers Dna tests as the most relevant contribution that science can give to crime fighting. These are some of the key findings…
Almost 80% of Italian citizens are favourable to the use of DNA tests use in the fight to crime, particularly with regard to terrorism and other violent crimes. One Italian out of two considers Dna tests as the most relevant contribution that science can give to crime fighting. These are some of the key findings…