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Abstract: In “How Would You Defend the Planet from Asteroids'” (Issues, Winter 2023), Mahmud Farooque and Jason L. Kessler reflect on the Asteroid Grand Challenge (AGC), a series of public deliberation… Read More The post Boundary-Pushing Citizen Engagement appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology. PubDate: Tue, 30 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
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Jay Lloyd
Abstract: Have you heard the joke about jobs in biosafety' One professional asks another for recommendations to fill an open position. The second says sure, but she first needs recommendations to fill her… Read More The post Biosafety Needs to Redefine Itself as a Science appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology. PubDate: Wed, 24 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
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Abstract: In “Computers on Wheels'” (Issues, Winter 2023), Matthew Eisler makes a significant contribution in understanding the roots of the modern electric vehicle (EV) revolution. He provides many missing details of… Read More The post Materially Different appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology. PubDate: Tue, 23 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
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Jay Lloyd
Abstract: In laboratories and start-ups across the United States, a new era in biology is already changing the ways in which food, fuel, and materials can be produced. It’s not hard to imagine… Read More The post Racing to Be First to Be Second: A Coordinated Regulatory Framework for the Bioeconomy appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology. PubDate: Mon, 22 May 2023 12:25:29 +000
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Jay Lloyd
Abstract: The concept of distinct races came from European naturalists in the 1700s. It’s now recognized as a social construct, rather than a biological classification. Nonetheless, genetics researchers sometimes use race or ethnicity to… Read More The post Episode 31: Race, Genetics, and a “Most Dangerous Myth” appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology. PubDate: Tue, 16 May 2023 13:30:02 +000
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Jay Lloyd
Abstract: Tristan Harris is a technology ethicist and the cofounder of the Center for Humane Technology. He’ll be speaking at the Nobel Prize Summit 2023: Truth, Trust, and Hope at the National Academy… Read More The post “The Complexity of Technology’s Consequences Is Going Up Exponentially, But Our Wisdom and Awareness Are Not.” appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology. PubDate: Tue, 16 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
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Abstract: In “The Complicated Legacy of Terry Wallis and His Brain Injury” (Issues, Winter 2023), Joseph J. Fins employs the story of one man to underscore a severe shortcoming in the… Read More The post Caring for People With Brain Injuries appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology. PubDate: Tue, 16 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
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Jay Lloyd
Abstract: A few short years ago, mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) was the subject of fundamental research, but it is now known as the basis for COVID-19 vaccines. At the same time, the concept… Read More The post How Science Gets Drawn Into Global Conspiracy Narratives appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology. PubDate: Mon, 15 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
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Jay Lloyd
Abstract: Around the time the US government was testing nuclear bombs on Bikini Atoll in the spring of 1954, residents of Bellingham, Washington, inspected their windshields and noticed holes, pits, and other damage.… Read More The post Rumors Have Rules appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology. PubDate: Thu, 11 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
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Jay Lloyd
Abstract: In November 2021, an investigative story in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) with the headline “Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on data integrity issues in Pfizer’s vaccine trial” received more… Read More The post Viral Suppression appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology. PubDate: Wed, 10 May 2023 12:54:50 +000
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