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Science Commons - http://sciencecommons.org/
An exploratory project to apply the philosophies and activities of Creative Commons in the realm of science. Science Commons works in three project areas: Publishing, Licensing, and Data. |
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House Science and Technology Committee - http://sciencedems.house.gov/
The science committee in the 110th congress, chaired by Bart Gordon. |
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House Committee on Science and Technology - http://science.house.gov/
Information about the work of this committee of the US House of Representatives. |
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W3C Technology & Society Domain - http://www.w3.org/TandS/
Concentrating on issues that arise from applications of Web technology, and devoting significant resources to international public policy issues. |
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Sense About Science - http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/
A UK-based charitable trust to encourage an evidence-based approach to scientific and technological developments. Information and briefing documents about particular issues, along with details of how to get involved. |
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Biosociety - http://ec.europa.eu/research/biosociety/index_en.htm
Provides information on European Union socio-economic research in the life sciences. Features information on research areas, databases, and general aims, as well as discussion forum, networks, and related links. |
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The New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology and Society - http://www.thenewatlantis.com
A quarterly journal devoted to science and technology issues and their relation to social and political affairs |
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The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) - http://www.4sonline.org/
A scholarly association devoted to studying science, technology and society. |
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AIP Physics Success Stories - http://aip.org/success/
Highlights the important links between federal funding for basic and applied research and development and their economic benefits to society. |
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Bad Science - http://www.badscience.net/
Ben Goldacre's column from The Guardian, presented as a weblog. Articles generally focus on how the media misrepresents science. |
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IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology - http://www.ieeessit.org/
Addressing such issues as environmental, health and safety implications of technology, engineering ethics and professional responsibility. |
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Hybrid Vigor Institute - http://www.hybridvigor.org/
Educational organization created to facilitate the exchange and cultivation of interest in interdisciplinary science research. Publications and details of forthcoming conferences. |
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Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program - http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/
A project to examine intellectual property issues associated with electronic publishing in science and ethical research methods. |
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RiskWorld - http://www.riskworld.com/
Resources on risk assessment and risk management in medicine, environment, and society at large. |
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Ingenious - http://www.ingenious.org.uk/
This project by the British Science Museum and other museums brings together images and viewpoints to create insights into science and culture. |
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Belgian Biosafety Server - http://biosafety.ihe.be
Focusing on scientific and regulatory aspects of biosafety, with regard to human activities carried out using pathogenic or genetically-modified organisms. |
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Voice of the Shuttle (VOS) - http://vos.ucsb.edu/index-netscape.asp
An annotated guide to online resources that respects the established humanities disciplines in their professional organization and points toward the transformation of those disciplines as they interact with the sciences and social sciences. |
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Bayer - Science For A Better Life - http://www.scienceforabetterlife.bayer.com
Promotional stories about the results of science improving the lives of people and animals through health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. |
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American Physical Society Statements - http://www.aps.org/policy/statements/
Discussion on ethics and values, education, human rights, and national policy, from a physics perspective. |
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Forum on Physics and Society - http://units.aps.org/units/fps/
Division of the American Physical Society for discussion of science and society issues. |
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Noise - http://www.noisemakers.org.uk/
UK-wide campaign funded by EPSRC to raise awareness of science and engineering among young people. |
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World Conference on Science - http://www.unesco.org/science/wcs/
Final reports from the international conference, addressing many aspects of the place of science in society, including ethics, science and technology in economic development, and environmental and economic issues. |
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Politics & Science - http://oversight.house.gov/investigations.asp?Issue=Politics+and+Science
Report by the majority staff of the Government Reform Committee assessing the treatment of science and scientists by the Bush Administration. |
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Summer School at Institute of Communication, Lund University. - http://www.icomm.lu.se/summerschool
June 5-18, 2004 - Sciences and Humanities in a Changing world. The school is based on three two-week courses by distinguished scholars. |
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International Society for the Systems Sciences - http://www.isss.org/
Professional society for those interested in understanding and interacting systemically with reality. Emphasizing system-level approaches to evolution of and applications of science in society. |
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Virtual Society? - http://virtualsociety.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Program funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to study the change in social interactions with new electronic technologies. |
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Cienciateca.com: Scientists Popularizing Science - http://www.cienciateca.com/stsindex.html
Collection of articles covering science, technology, and society. Includes stories on evolution, industrial chemicals, energy, and materials. |
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Hongladarom, Soraj - http://homepage.mac.com/soraj/web/soraj.html
Assistant professor of Philosophy at Chulalongkorn University, specialising in problems arising from the interplay between modern science and Thai culture. Biography and academic papers. |
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National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists - http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/committees/ncls/
Addressing matters including scientific fraud, reliability scientific and technical information available to the federal courts, legal, ethical, and technological aspects of computer networks and genetic testing, and intellectual property issues associated with electronic publishing. |
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Irish Science Centres Association - http://www.iscan.ie
ISCAN fosters and promotes the public understanding of science and technology in Ireland. |
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Man Transformed - http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expo/tempo/defis/homtrans/index.htm
French museum exhibit showing how technology can modify our conception of humanity. |
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Science For People - http://www.scienceforpeople.com
Essays, reviews, and other opinion pieces presenting scientific and science policy topics without the jargon. |
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World Association for Case Method Research and Case Method Application Europe - http://www.wacra-europe.org
Advancing the philosophy that complex economic and social problems, whether acute or chronic, cannot be solved by academic research bounded by the conventional constraints of strict rationality. |
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Negrotti, Massimo - http://digilander.libero.it/maxnegro/Nuova1.html
Director of the Lab for the Culture of the Artificial, University of Urbino, Italy. Page includes books, research interests, music and photos. |
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The Masters of History - http://www.geocities.com/savitz_1999/masters.htm
A book about the impact of science and engineering on society. |