The Nanodialogues
Four experiments in upstream public engagement
Nanotechnology - the science of small things - promises to be one of the defining technologies of the 21st Century. But what will it mean for society and the environment? And how can public engagement in deciding the direction of research be moved 'upstream'?
Science of Small Things Event - 23 November
at 10:43am on Friday, 29th October 2004We're doing a joint event on Tue 23 Nov at 19:00 with the ICA on nanotech which you're very welcome to come along to...
"Nanotechnology is the next big thing, say the venture capitalists and Governments who are pouring billions of pounds into its research and development. Will the manipulation of matter at the molecular scale revolutionise everything from medicine to computers, military, technology and agriculture? Or has nano been cruelly over-hyped? The ICA brings together an inter-disciplinary panel to imagine the possibilities for life and art.
Speakers;
Richard Jones, Professor of Physics at Sheffield University and author of Soft Machines;
Philip Moriarty, Nanotechnology Centre at the University of Nottingham;
Tom Feilden, Science and Environment Correspondent, The Today Programme;
Paul McAuley, novelist and author of White Devils.
Chair: James Wilsdon, Head of Strategy at Demos."
For more details and for how to book click here.
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