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Theme : china
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China: The next science superpower?
China in 2007 is the world’s largest technocracy: a country ruled by scientists and engineers who believe in the power of technology to deliver social and economic progress. The country is at an early stage in the most ambitious programme of research investment since John F Kennedy embarked on the race to the moon. But statistics fail to capture the raw power of the changes that are under way, and the potential for Chinese science and innovation to head in new and surprising directions.
from : mollywebb
16th January 2007
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The Atlas of Ideas
We used to know where new ideas would come from: established universities and corporate research centres in highly developed countries. Think again.
from : mollywebb
16th January 2007
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Power, corruption and lies | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
Power, corruption and lies | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
from : mollywebb
8th January 2007
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FT.com / Europe - Green laws ?may harm Europe?s economy?
FT.com / Europe - Green laws ?may harm Europe?s economy?
from : mollywebb
27th November 2006
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People's Daily Online -- English training, 15-billion yuan industry
People's Daily Online -- English training, 15-billion yuan industry
from : petebradwell
6th November 2006
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Are you feeling ‘lit by the brilliant light of science’?
The PM today delivered a big speech on science in Oxford, his first substantial contribution on this theme since 2002. The speech paints a detailed picture of the scientific state we're in, and has some good points to make about international collaboration, which are relevant to our Atlas project. The latter part of the speech, where he attacks the 'anti-science brigade', is the least convincing. In part, he seems to be arguing for a new approach to opening up decision-making and supporting...
from : mollywebb
3rd November 2006
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The new geography of science
from : mollywebb
3rd November 2006
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Solutions after Stern
Since the Brundtland report, now coming up on its 20th anniversary, we’ve had a international framework for sustainable development: environmental problems needed action from both the north and the south. Now we are faced with Stern’s latest economic modeling, and the point is the essentially the same: we’re in this together. Especially developed nations need to invest now to reduce our impact on the planet. We get it. Climate change is the most colossal market failure...
from : mollywebb
3rd November 2006
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Stop the Press!
While we've been in China, a lot of people have made veiled references to the censorship of the press. Mostly, they either assume you know how the system works, or prefer not to get drawn on the subject. Once or twice, interviewees have clearly been worried that we are western press, so we've had to reassure them of our (lack of) credentials. Tonight, however, Sam and I finally got to sit down and have dinner with a journalist (who will remain nameless) who was very generous with her time and...
from : rachelbriggs
15th October 2006
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Life thru a lens
Shan Song is an underground film maker in Beijing. By day he writes scripts for government-produced TV dramas, by night he makes films through a collective he set up after film school called 22Film. Sam and I met him yesterday to talk about the ways in which independent film making is bringing about social change in China.The advent of digital cameras and the internet has enabled a generation of young people to make films about themselves, how they live and where they want China to go. They go...
from : rachelbriggs
13th October 2006
