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Highlights the important links between federal funding for basic and applied research and development and their economic benefits to society.
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Discussion on ethics and values, education, human rights, and national policy, from a physics perspective.
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Ben Goldacre's column from The Guardian, presented as a weblog. Articles generally focus on how the media misrepresents science.
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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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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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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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Collection of articles covering science, technology, and society. Includes stories on evolution, industrial chemicals, energy, and materials.
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Science and Society activities and events at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany
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Paper by Arthur Kantrowitz proposing a method for communicating what science knows and doesn't know when facts are needed for public policy decision.
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Division of the American Physical Society for discussion of science and society issues.
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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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Information about the work of this committee of the US House of Representatives.
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The science committee in the 110th congress, chaired by Bart Gordon.
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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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Addressing such issues as environmental, health and safety implications of technology, engineering ethics and professional responsibility.
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Aims to enhance the communication, discussion and collaboration between researchers and other groups of practitioners (e.g. NGOs, policy makers, media, etc.) in Science and Society.
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Find debates, photographs, and articles that create insights into science and culture. Offers the opportunity to personalize image collections, web galleries, and e-cards.
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Membership organization in the UK, offering news articles, mailing lists, and membership information.
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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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ISCAN fosters and promotes the public understanding of science and technology in Ireland.
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French museum exhibit showing how technology can modify our conception of humanity.
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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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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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UK-wide campaign funded by EPSRC to raise awareness of science and engineering among young people.
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in-depth studies on topics ranging from energy and environment to national security issues.
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Quarterly newsletter; articles on nuclear proliferation, nuclear power and energy policy.
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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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Resources on risk assessment and risk management in medicine, environment, and society at large.
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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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Essays, reviews, and other opinion pieces presenting scientific and science policy topics without the jargon.
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Personal web pages of Luis Gonzalez-Mestres, including topics of science ethics and other social aspects of science.
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A project to examine intellectual property issues associated with electronic publishing in science and ethical research methods.
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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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Scholarly association fostering interdisciplinary exploration of issues at the intersection of law, biology, and evolutionary theory. Features conference details, notices, other organization information, and links.
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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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Designed to encourage understanding of, and promote the use of science, technology and information in development.
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Researches bibliometrics and other quantitative measures of scientific work for use in public and private decision making.
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Radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. Features transcripts for every episode heard since the show's inception in 1988.
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A book about the impact of science and engineering on society.
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A quarterly journal devoted to science and technology issues and their relation to social and political affairs
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A public charity founded by scientists committed to the advancement of policies and practices that aid in the elimination of poverty and improving public health.
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A scholarly association devoted to studying science, technology and society.
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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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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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Concentrating on issues that arise from applications of Web technology, and devoting significant resources to international public policy issues.
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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.
