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	Home: Science in Society CATEGORIES:   Academic Departments (61)   Forensic Science (272)   Research Ethics (41)   Science and Religion (66)   Science and Technology Policy (47)   Skeptical Inquiry (158) LINKS:   Pages: 1 2 3 [>>] Center for the Study of Technology and Society http://www.tecsoc.org  pop A nonprofit research and educational organization which considers the social effects of technological change. 2think.org http://www.2think.org/  pop Collection of book reviews and essays, mostly on popular science, with an emphasis on science as a guide to truth. Also includes a discussion forum. Irish Science Centres Association http://www.iscan.ie  pop ISCAN fosters and promotes the public understanding of science and technology in Ireland. Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes http://www.cspo.org  pop A non-profit think tank that works with the U.S. Congress on issues involving science policies and their effects on society. Includes issues papers and analyses on current topics. Alan Sokal on the "Social Text Affair" http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/index.html  pop Read all about the hoax in which Sokal submitted a bogus article to a humanities journal, including the article, the aftermath, and his motivation. Belgian Biosafety Server http://biosafety.ihe.be  pop Focusing on scientific and regulatory aspects of biosafety, with regard to human activities carried out using pathogenic or genetically-modified organisms. Biosociety http://biosociety.cordis.lu/  pop Website for European Union socio-economic research in the life sciences. Information and research areas, databases, and general aims, as well as discussion forum, networks, and related links. IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology http://radburn.rutgers.edu/andrews/projects/ssit/default.htm  pop Addressing such issues as environmental, health and safety implications of technology, engineering ethics and professional responsibility. CANHELP http://www.canhelp.nu/  pop Council for the Advancement of a New Human Ethic Life Paradigm. Aims to restructure a new view of the world that values life more than matter. Includes a comparison between the new view and the traditional one. Also, has link to their interdisciplinary college. Association for Politics and the Life Sciences http://www.hass.usu.edu/~apls/  pop Interdisciplinary association of scholars, scientists, and policymakers concerned with problems that involve politics or public policy and one or more of the life sciences. Institute of Science in Society http://www.i-sis.org.uk/  pop Membership organization in the UK, offering news articles, mailing lists, and membership information. Elitism vs. Checks and Balances in Communicating Scientific Information to the Public http://www.fplc.edu/risk/vol4/spring/kantro.htm  pop Paper by Arthur Kantrowitz proposing a method for communicating what science knows and doesn't know when facts are needed for public policy decision. Hongladarom, Soraj http://pioneer.netserv.chula.ac.th/~hsoraj/web/soraj.html  pop Assistant professor of Philosophy at Chulalongkorn University, specialising in problems arising from the interplay between modern science and Thai culture. Biography and academic papers. Debunking the Conventional Wisdom About the Science Wars http://math.bu.edu/people/nk/rr/  pop Essays by mathematician Gabriel Stolzenberg arguing that allegations made by Alan Sokal and others of relativist and postmodernist 'science-abuse' in the humanities and social sciences are based largely on hostile misreadings and pop metaphysics. Cienciateca.com: Scientists Popularizing Science http://www.cienciateca.com/stsindex.html  pop Collection of articles covering science, technology, and society. Includes stories on evolution, industrial chemicals, energy, and materials. Hybrid Vigor Institute http://www.hybridvigor.org/  pop Educational organization created to facilitate the exchange and cultivation of interest in interdisciplinary science research. Publications and details of forthcoming conferences. Negrotti, Massimo http://digilander.libero.it/maxnegro/Nuova1.html  pop Director of the Lab for the Culture of the Artificial, University of Urbino, Italy. Page includes books, research interests, music and photos. Forum on Physics and Society http://www.aps.org/units/fps/  pop Division of the American Physical Society for discussion of science and society issues. American Physical Society Statements http://www.aps.org/statements/index.html  pop on ethics and values, education, human rights, and national policy, from a physics perspective. International Society for the Systems Sciences http://www.isss.org/  pop 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. Bay Area Young Scientist Forum http://www.baysf.org/  pop Dedicated to advancing the public understanding of scientific research and the public participation of young investigators outside of their research and development labs in the Silicon Valley. AIP Physics Success Stories http://aip.org/success/  pop Highlights the important links between federal funding for basic and applied research and development and their economic benefits to society. Man Transformed http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expo/tempo/defis/homtrans/index.htm  pop French museum exhibit showing how technology can modify our conception of humanity. Houston Science Café http://www.sciencecafe.net  pop public debates on scientific topics that have important societal, political, and business ramifications. Noise http://www.noisenet.ws/  pop UK-wide campaign funded by EPSRC to raise awareness of science and engineering among young people.   Pages: 1 2 3 [>>]

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