CSPO Events CSPO in DC
- January 26, 2015
Engineering Ethics and Our Love/Hate Relationship with Technology
DC Science Café Event
A discussion about the joys and sorrows associated with the technology in our lives and what roles engineers play in that dynamic.
- February 12, 2015
New Tools for Science Policy
Delivering Practical Solutions on Urban Problems
Evidence-based Management
There are almost 90,000 units of local government in the United States. There is an extraordinary level of innovations unfolding in cities and counties, but little systematic analysis of these innovations to facilitate exporting to other jurisdictions. The Center for Urban Innovation and the ASU Decision Theater are engaged in a series of projects designed to develop and evaluate innovative practices. CUI and the DT disseminate effective practices to public decision makers in a manner that allows them to improve the quality of governance and service delivery for their citizens. CUI and the DT will highlight a range of their recent projects that address such issues as “big data,” public financing of infrastructure, and collaborative service delivery mechanisms such as public-private partnerships.
David Swindell, Kevin C. Desouza
- March 03, 2015
Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement
From Botox to bionic limbs, the human body is more “upgradeable” than ever. But how much of it can we alter and still be human? What do we gain or lose in the process? Haunting and humorous, poignant and political, Fixed rethinks “disability” and “normalcy” by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and minds forever. Since its release a little over one year ago, Fixed has screened in film festivals around the world and as a keynote at 7 academic and professional conferences. Most recently the United Nations licensed the film for their work on the Convention for the Rights of People with Disabilities.
- March 19, 2015
New Tools for Science Policy
Bridging the Democracy Gap
World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
Who is missing in international climate change negotiations? Who will be affected by decisions made or not made at the UNFCC meeting in Paris (COP21) in December? Who is heard, who isn’t? Who participates in public hearings and online forums? What percentage of scientists believe that climate change is occurring mostly because of human activity? What percentage of the US public believe otherwise? How do we bridge the gaps between experts, citizens and policymakers? How do we engage the disengaged and uninformed public?
Richard Worthington, Mahmud Farooque, David Tomblin, Gretchen L. Gano
- April 24, 2015
New Tools for Science Policy
Societal Aspects of Synthetic Biology
Research Agendas
At this seminar, Guston and Brian will present the initial results of their synthetic biology workshop and sketch out potential research agendas and scholarly and professional infrastructures to support an integrated research program that encourages awareness among all groups, facilitates better and closer collaboration and organization across the disciplines, and opens up possibilities for new research directions.
David Guston, Jennifer Brian
- September 21, 2015
Diversifying the Climate Dialogue
CSPO Conversations
Cultivating public discourse and enlarging policy discussions have been central to our work at ASU’s Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO). As the next big international conference on climate change begins this fall in Paris, CSPO is pleased to host a dialog on ways to include perspectives that have not traditionally been part of the climate conversation. A diversity of voices is essential for confronting a problem as enormous as global climate change: engaging with differing perspectives helps discover innovative approaches and gains the support of citizens impacted by climate policies—policies that have often been plagued by divisiveness and gridlock. In discussing models for citizen engagement, including the recent World Wide Views deliberations on climate and energy, and by hearing from viewpoints that are frequently missing in climate debates, this CSPO Conversations event will inform and enrich our approach to climate change.
Yves Mathieu, Christopher Shank, Jose Aguto, Daniel Sarewitz
- October 01, 2015
New Tools for Science Policy
From Asteroids to Oceans: Using Public Engagement to Inform Policy Decisions
The Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO) and its partners have become global innovators in developing methods and tools that bring informed public voices and perspectives into critical scientific and technological decisions. At the next New Tools for Science Policy breakfast, we will present a model of public engagement that recently provided useful input for NASA’s Asteroid Initiative. Working through the Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology (ECAST) network, CSPO brought together university, museum, and client partners to provide an unprecedented, real-time technology assessment for a federal agency.
Ira Bennett, Amy Kaminski, Darlene Cavalier, Mahmud Farooque, David Sittenfeld, David Tomblin, Jason Kessler, David Rabkin
- October 09, 2015
Nanotechnology Policy: Evolving and Maturing
Nanotechnology policy discussions will soon enter a third decade. The initial generation focused on setting research priorities, investigating environmental impact, and contemplating societal implications even while improving understanding of the fundamental properties of nanomaterials. As nanotechnology applications increase in number and mature, including biomedical and infrastructural contexts, how should the science policy discussion evolve? This panel will remark on lessons learned, avenues to explore, and possible means forward.
- October 22, 2015
The Citizen between Science and Policy: Innovation in Governance and Climate Change Resilience
On June 6, 2015, beginning at dawn in the Pacific Islands and ending at dusk in the American Southwest, 10,000 everyday citizens in 76 countries met to participate in the largest-ever public consultation on climate and energy. The results of the World Wide Views on Climate and Energy deliberations offer useful insight into citizens’ perspectives for addressing climate change and effecting a transition to low-carbon energy. On October 22, 2015, we will present and discuss the engagement model, key results, and policy implications of this unprecedented citizen engagement.
Bruno Fulda, Daniel Sarewitz, Ashley Allen, Emily Therese Cloyd, Ana Unruh Cohen, Keya Chatterjee, Edward Maibach, Ellie Johnston, David Rabkin, Mahmud Farooque
- November 18, 2015
New Tools for Science Policy
Why we need Risk Innovation
Our imaginations have become dulled to the novel and creative alternatives that are desperately needed to ensure the responsible development of an increasing array of technology innovations. Without innovation in how we think about and act on risks arising from the convergence between emerging technologies, we will find ourselves entering an uncharted and unregulated risk Wild West.
Andrew Maynard