The Center for Science, Technology, and Society researches and promotes the use of science and technology for the common good. Through research, education, and public events, the Center brings together scholars, industry leaders, and public advocates to collaboratively serve humanity by leveraging its unique strengths.
 Steve Cisler - A Very Special Person
I did not know Steve well, despite the fact that we shared a cubicle for several months in the Center for Science, Technology, and Society. Because I was splitting my time between the Center and the Department of Chemistry, our... Continue reading - Aug. 13, 2008 10:02 AM
- Questioning the Fate of the White Space
In accordance with its mission to understand and promote good practices in creating the valuesof information design, CSTS participated in a public colloquium devoted to the topic of “Open Access and the New Net Neutrality”, convened June 13, 2008. The... Continue reading - Jul. 11, 2008 9:54 AM
- Open Access and the New Net Neutrality forum at SCU June 12, 2008
Open Access and the New Net Neutrality forum June 12 at SCU This forum was organized by the Media Access Project in collaboration with the Broadband Institute of California (Allen Hammond of SCU's Law School and Program Director at the... Continue reading - Jun. 26, 2008 9:20 AM
- Digital Race
'Well, they've done it to Betty Crocker at the apogee of civilisation as well as mitochondrial Eve at its incecption - used computer programs to morph their faces into racially blended mixes into which our current differences can be read.... Continue reading - May. 23, 2008 4:34 PM
- Biodiversity and Globalization
It's amazing the language that gets used around so-called invasive species. New Jersey refers to the 'alien invaders' amongst us where California talks about "Zebra Mussel Outlaws". In the days since 9/11 a fair amount of the protecting the homeland... Continue reading - May. 5, 2008 8:09 PM
- Famine and the Evidence of Experience
I'll get to famine in a few minutes - I'm not quite up to writing about it yet, though the picture here is a token that I will. What got me into this post was a realization that two things... Continue reading - Apr. 22, 2008 4:47 PM
- Ubiquitous Information Gathering
These are strange days for entities in the world. Never before have they been so surveilled - and all for their own good. From the furthest reaches of the ocean to the aridest stretches of desert, sensors are recording inormation... Continue reading - Apr. 17, 2008 12:29 PM
- Invasive global biotrade disrupts local populations
In 2007, the Light Brown Apple Moth was unexpectedly detected by a retired entomologist in the Berkeley Hills. The LBAM, a native of Australia not previously found in North America, long-feared, had arrived and threatens to become a permanent resident... Continue reading - Apr. 14, 2008 2:26 PM
- The Truth According to Wikipedia
VPROinternational of Holland has produced an excellent 48 minute documentary about the controversy surrounding Wikipedia and the greater issue of the role of participatory masses in cultural and knowledge production. There are interviews with Tim O'Reilly who some say coined... Continue reading - Apr. 14, 2008 11:30 AM
- Cyberinfrastructure as a Public Good
I leapt out of the car when I saw this shortlived ad campaign (unfortuunately timed to coincide with 9/11) on a mildly dilapidated building near Berkeley. What with bridges falling down in Minnesota and general handwringing about the state of... Continue reading - Apr. 4, 2008 2:46 PM
Santa Clara University's Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI®) initiative, a signature program of the university's Center for Science, Technology, and Society, was recently awarded a $1.08 million grant from the Skoll Foundation. The grant will allow the program to focus on a selected vertical sector each year, expand geographic coverage, and better disseminate the lessons learned from the program. Read more»
Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and recipient of the 2008 James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award will address a global audience of social entrepreneurs at a day-long conference titled "Transformative Changes Through Science and Technology: The Role for Social Benefit Entrepreneurs," produced by Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology, and Society. The conference will take place on Thursday, November 13th, 2008, and will address the uses of science and technology to solve a wide range of social and environmental challenges around the world, particularly in developing countries. Read more»
Keith Douglass Warner OFM--
Initial religious ethical responses to genetically engineered seeds raised concerns about the invasive nature of the technologies, and their environmental consequences. During the 1990s, some leaders suggested that using genetic engineering may be "playing God" by manipulating the fabric of life, and thus be intrinsically morally problematic. Read more»
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