Issues in Science and Technology

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ISSUES is an award-winning journal published by and devoted to the best writing on policy related to science, technology, and society.

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    May 17

    ISSUES in BIO: for the next two weeks, we’ll be sharing stories about the future of biosecurity, biosafety, and the bioeconomy. How can we create an equitable ? How do we govern to protect society against new & unknown threats? Follow along: (1/?)

    Bio - security, safety, manufacturing, engineering, economy, data, making, technology, materials, futures
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  2. Jun 3

    To understand how different ethical conceptions of privacy can be embodied by technological design, and Mostafa Taqavi consider two of the largest international text message services: WhatsApp and Telegram.

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  3. Jun 3

    “If there is anything the life and works of Mary Shelley have to teach us, it is that imagination has power. Ideas can tear you up, turn you inside out, and crush your heart.” reviews ’s ARTIFICIAL LIFE AFTER FRANKENSTEIN:

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  4. Jun 3

    Before you head off into the , may we suggest a manifesto? ’s Dhoya Snijders and Rinie van Est propose seven rules to follow when “extending reality into virtual realms”:

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  5. Jun 3

    Today’s conversations around must foster proactive, risk-based education and reporting mechanisms suited to the complexity of the emerging bioeconomy, write David Gillum, Rebecca Moritz, , & Kathleen Vogel.

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  6. Jun 3

    “Paying attention to all the workers in a research community reveals that there’s more to the development of scientific knowledge, work, and community than PhDs and publications.” tells the story of volunteer fossil preparators:

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    Jun 3

    Historical examples show that policy choices crucially influence how technological change affects workers, a lesson to remember as is more deeply integrated into workplaces, argues via "Technology is not destiny."

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  8. Jun 3

    Whether it’s assembly line robots displacing auto workers or artificial intelligence threatening white collar jobs, the conventional wisdom is that technology is destiny for workers. Who does this narrative benefit? Read our latest newsletter:

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  9. Jun 2

    “At the heart of the engineering enterprise lies contradiction,” writes ’s Darshan Karwat. Engineers are working on each side of every problem—for example, some design addictive apps, while others design apps to manage screen addiction.

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    Jun 2

    In 👇🏽:1."Does engineering have a moral compass?...it can, but only insofar as the profession commits explicitly and publicly to values widely accepted by a free and open society—like those of sustainability, justice, peace, and human rights."

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  11. Jun 2

    Today’s health innovation system doesn’t benefit everyone equally. To change it, argues, we need to think differently about expertise, innovation, and systems for ensuring access to crucial technologies.

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  12. Jun 2

    “This is the paradox of our age: we act on geological scales but cannot understand what we are doing,” writes philosopher in his essay on the Texas grid failure. “Energy gives us control, yet we are one storm away from burning our couches.”

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  13. Jun 2

    As we anxiously watch the countdown to when will send its first images to Earth, we’re revisiting the artwork of Timothy Makepeace, who drew the telescope, while it was still under construction, in charcoal and pastel.

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  14. Jun 2

    Narratives of technological inevitability often limit the tools society has at its disposal to promote equality and opportunity, argues . “Technology is not destiny.”

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  15. Jun 2

    A new generation of interoperable data systems can guide public policy in a future of rapid environmental change, sophisticated biological threats, and an economy enabled by biotechnology, write Gopal Sarma & ’s .

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    Jun 2

    "Rather than considering and as separate issues, planners must value them, and the trade-offs between them, in tandem." Learn more about updating benefit-cost analysis to better meet community needs in this article:

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  17. Jun 2

    “Does engineering have a moral compass?” In his essay for our series with , aerospace engineer and prof Darshan Karwat asks how engineering might become better aligned with sustainability, justice, peace, and human rights.

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  18. Jun 1

    Space junk is getting worse, and remediation is hard. Stephen Garber and argue that treating like pollution—which it is—could help define a path forward.

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  19. Jun 1

    Starting in 15 minutes!

    TODAY! At 6 PM ET, join ISSUES & for the next gathering of our Science Fiction/Real Policy Book Club to discuss ’s ALL SYSTEMS RED. All are welcome—including those who didn’t read the book. Register:
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  20. Jun 1

    Workers’ struggles today have less to do with technology itself, argues , “than with the social norms and economic rules that determine who profits—and the narratives that justify the resulting growth of income inequality.”

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    TODAY! At 6 PM ET, join ISSUES & for the next gathering of our Science Fiction/Real Policy Book Club to discuss ’s ALL SYSTEMS RED. All are welcome—including those who didn’t read the book. Register:

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