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Science, Technology and Civil Society (STACS)
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WANTED! - Citizen Scientists
Way, way up in northern Norway, reminiscent of a scene from His Dark Materials, scientists are currently busy hiding seeds in a giant underground fridge. In the much warmer fields of Southern France, they have a more vibrant approach to biodiversity. Here, farmers are breeding and growing wheat. Their new varieties of wheat are in fact very old indeed. They hark back to a time when farmers wanted bread that was good to eat rather than easy to make on an industrial scale. The farmers here argue...
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Posted by Jack Stilgoe
on 21st April 2008
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Innovation for development
The Council for Science Editors, who are behind the most important scientific journals, are publishing a bunch of special issues, editorials and research reports related to global poverty and development challenges. Next week, we will be holding a workshop aiming to make a small contribution to a small area of science, bringing together those interested in developing world issues with those interested in nanotechnology. One of the speakers will be Richard Jones, whose excellent blog discusses...
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Posted by Jack Stilgoe
on 30th October 2007
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A workshop on Free and Open Source Software
The free and open source software debate has for the last decade or so seen a fascinating place to observe the politics of technology. It has been a forum for experimentation and empowerment, and has opened up some long held assumptions about ownership, research and the role of users. We're just begun a project on science and civil society, in partnership with a number of organisations across Europe. One of them is the Free Software Foundation Europe. Next month, they're coming over to London...
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Posted by Jack Stilgoe
on 4th October 2007
