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Noise Noise: UK-wide campaign funded by EPSRC to raise awareness of science and engineering among young people. (Science in Society) http://www.noisenet.ws/ Belgian Biosafety Server Belgian Biosafety Server: Focusing on scientific and regulatory aspects of biosafety, with regard to human activities carried out using pathogenic or genetically-modified organisms. (Science in Society) http://biosafety.ihe.be Ristex Ristex: - Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (Japan) (Science in Society) http://www.ristex.jp/english/top_e.html American Physical Society Statements American Physical Society Statements: on ethics and values, education, human rights, and national policy, from a physics perspective. (Science in Society) http://www.aps.org/statements/index.html Association for Politics and the Life Sciences Association for Politics and the Life Sciences: Interdisciplinary association of scholars, scientists, and policymakers concerned with problems that involve politics or public policy and one or more of the life sciences. (Science in Society) http://www.hass.usu.edu/~apls/ Voice of the Shuttle (VOS) Voice of the Shuttle (VOS): 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. (Science in Society) http://vos.ucsb.edu/index-netscape.asp What the Social Text Affair Does and Does Not Prove What the Social Text Affair Does and Does Not Prove: Article by Alan Sokal. (Science in Society) http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/noretta.html IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology: Addressing such issues as environmental, health and safety implications of technology, engineering ethics and professional responsibility. (Science in Society) http://radburn.rutgers.edu/andrews/projects/ssit/default.htm Negrotti, Massimo Negrotti, Massimo: Director of the Lab for the Culture of the Artificial, University of Urbino, Italy. Page includes books, research interests, music and photos. (Science in Society) http://digilander.libero.it/maxnegro/Nuova1.html Worldwide Virtual Network of Young Practitioners Working on Science and Society Issues Worldwide Virtual Network of Young Practitioners Working on Science and Society Issues: 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. (Science in Society) http://alba.jrc.it/science-society/ CANHELP CANHELP: 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 (Science in Society) http://www.canhelp.nu/ W3C Technology & Society Domain W3C Technology & Society Domain: Concentrating on issues that arise from applications of Web technology, and devoting significant resources to international public policy issues. (Science in Society) http://www.w3.org/TandS/ Hybrid Vigor Institute Hybrid Vigor Institute: Educational organization created to facilitate the exchange and cultivation of interest in interdisciplinary science research. Publications and details of forthcoming conferences. (Science in Society) http://www.hybridvigor.org/ International Society for the Systems Sciences International Society for the Systems Sciences: 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. (Science in Society) http://www.isss.org/ The Engines of Our Ingenuity The Engines of Our Ingenuity: Transcripts of a radio program exploring technology and culture. (Science in Society) http://www.uh.edu/engines/ ZENSCI - Making sense of science ZENSCI - Making sense of science: Participatory site (blog with comments etc.) on science and society issues. (Science in Society) http://www.zensci.com Technology and Culture Technology and Culture: A scholarly journal dedicated to the historical study of technology in its relationships with society and culture. (Science in Society) http://shot.press.jhu.edu/Publications/Technology_And_Culture_Main.htm World Conference on Science World Conference on Science: Final reports from the international conference, addressing many aspects of the place of science in society, including ethics, science and technology in economic development, and environmental and economic issues. (Science in Society) http://helix.nature.com/wcs/index.html RiskWorld RiskWorld: Resources on risk assessment and risk management in medicine, environment, and society at large. (Science in Society) http://www.riskworld.com/ 2think.org 2think.org: 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. (Science in Society) http://www.2think.org/ Man Transformed Man Transformed: French museum exhibit showing how technology can modify our conception of humanity. (Science in Society) http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expo/tempo/defis/homtrans/index.htm Panel on Public Affairs of the American Physical Society Panel on Public Affairs of the American Physical Society: in-depth studies on topics ranging from energy and environment to national security issues. (Science in Society) http://www.aps.org/public_affairs/popa/ Biosociety Biosociety: 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. (Science in Society) http://biosociety.cordis.lu/ Institute of Science in Society Institute of Science in Society: Membership organization in the UK, offering news articles, mailing lists, and membership information. (Science in Society) http://www.i-sis.org.uk/ The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S): A scholarly association devoted to studying science, technology and society. (Science in Society) http://www.lsu.edu/ssss/ Alan Sokal on the "Social Text Affair" Alan Sokal on the "Social Text Affair": Read all about the hoax in which Sokal submitted a bogus article to a humanities journal, including the article, the aftermath, and his motivation. (Science in Society) http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/index.html Hongladarom, Soraj Hongladarom, Soraj: Assistant professor of Philosophy at Chulalongkorn University, specialising in problems arising from the interplay between modern science and Thai culture. Biography and academic papers. (Science in Society) http://pioneer.netserv.chula.ac.th/~hsoraj/web/soraj.html Bay Area Young Scientist Forum Bay Area Young Scientist Forum: 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. (Science in Society) http://www.baysf.org/ Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program: A project to examine intellectual property issues associated with electronic publishing in science. (Science in Society) http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/sfrl/projects/epub/ip.htm Center for the Study of Technology and Society Center for the Study of Technology and Society: A nonprofit research and educational organization which considers the social effects of technological change. (Science in Society) http://www.tecsoc.org The Masters of History The Masters of History: A book about the impact of science and engineering on society. (Science in Society) http://www.geocities.com/savitz_1999/masters.htm Virtual Society? Virtual Society?: Introduction to the Virtual Society? Programme: the social science of electronic technologies. (Science in Society) http://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/virtsoc/intro.htm Irish Science Centres Association Irish Science Centres Association: ISCAN fosters and promotes the public understanding of science and technology in Ireland. (Science in Society) http://www.iscan.ie WACRA Europe WACRA Europe: World Association for Case Method Research and Case Method Application, Europe - 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 (Science in Society) http://www.wacra-europe.org Science For People Science For People: Essays, reviews, and other opinion pieces presenting scientific and science policy topics without the jargon. (Science in Society) http://www.scienceforpeople.com Preeminent Scientists Protest Bush Administration's Misuse of Science Preeminent Scientists Protest Bush Administration's Misuse of Science: Report from Union of Concerned Scientists, with endorsements. (Science in Society) http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release.cfm?newsID=381 Summer School at Institute of Communication, Lund University. Summer School at Institute of Communication, Lund University.: June 5-18, 2004 - Sciences and Humanities in a Changing world. The school is based on three two-week courses by distinguished scholars. (Science in Society) http://www.icomm.lu.se/summerschool National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists: 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 associate (Science in Society) http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/sfrl/committ/ncls.htm The New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology and Society The New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology and Society: A quarterly journal devoted to science and technology issues and their relation to social and political affairs (Science in Society) http://www.thenewatlantis.com Science and National Security in the Post-9/11 Environment Science and National Security in the Post-9/11 Environment: Issue briefs and links to useful resources on key issues related to the topic of balancing national security and scientific openness. (Science in Society) http://www.aaas.org/spp/post911 The Canadian Science and Innovation Indicators Consortium (CSIIC) The Canadian Science and Innovation Indicators Consortium (CSIIC): Researches bibliometrics and other quantitative measures of scientific work for use in public and private decision making. (Science in Society) http://www.csiic.ca/ Cienciateca.com: Scientists Popularizing Science Cienciateca.com: Scientists Popularizing Science: Collection of articles covering science, technology, and society. Includes stories on evolution, industrial chemicals, energy, and materials. (Science in Society) http://www.cienciateca.com/stsindex.html The Edge - The Third Culture The Edge - The Third Culture: Collected works and ideas of intellectuals whose work bridges the gap that C.P. Snow identified as existing between traditional intellectuals and the sciences. Topics include physics, evolutionary biology, philosophy, psychology, artificial life, chaos th (Science in Society) http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/index.html AIP Physics Success Stories AIP Physics Success Stories: Highlights the important links between federal funding for basic and applied research and development and their economic benefits to society. (Science in Society) http://aip.org/success/ Society for Evolutionary Analysis in Law Society for Evolutionary Analysis in Law: 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. (Science in Society) http://www.law.asu.edu/HomePages/Jones/seal/default.htm Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes: 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. (Science in Society) http://www.cspo.org TechNet: The Technology Network of the World Bank TechNet: The Technology Network of the World Bank: Designed to encourage understanding of, and promote the use of science, technology and information in development. (Science in Society) http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/technet/ Science and Institutions Science and Institutions: Articles by Luis Gonzalez-Mestres, including topics of science ethics and other social aspects. (Science in Society) http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/4605/ Politics & Science Politics & Science: Report by the minority staff of the Government Reform Committee assessing the treatment of science and scientists by the Bush Administration. (Science in Society) http://www.house.gov/reform/min/politicsandscience/ Forum on Physics and Society Forum on Physics and Society: Division of the American Physical Society for discussion of science and society issues. (Science in Society) http://www.aps.org/units/fps/ Science-as-Culture Science-as-Culture: Internet mailing list. Site includes subscription tools and archives. (Science in Society) http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/sci-cult.html Physics and Society Physics and Society: Quarterly newsletter; articles on nuclear proliferation, nuclear power and energy policy. (Science in Society) http://www.aps.org/units/fps/newsletters/ Houston Science Café Houston Science Café: public debates on scientific topics that have important societal, political, and business ramifications. (Science in Society) http://www.sciencecafe.net Debunking the Conventional Wisdom About the Science Wars Debunking the Conventional Wisdom About the Science Wars: 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. (Science in Society) http://math.bu.edu/people/nk/rr/ Elitism vs. Checks and Balances in Communicating Scientific Information to the Public Elitism vs. Checks and Balances in Communicating Scientific Information to the Public: Paper by Arthur Kantrowitz proposing a method for communicating what science knows and doesn't know when facts are needed for public policy decision. (Science in Society) http://www.fplc.edu/risk/vol4/spring/kantro.htm