CSPO News
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CSPO Has Moved!
CSPO joins Arizona State University's other DC-based programs in a new building in downtown Washington, DC.
Our new offices are in the Ambassador Barbara Barrett and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Washington Center at Arizona State University, at 1800 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20006.
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Engaging the Public on Genetically Engineered Algae
Experts and regulators agree that regulating emerging technologies often requires deeper engagement with public values and perspectives. A recent workshop led by CSPO provides specific recommendations.
The US Environmental Protection Agency partnered with the Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology network to expand their engagement of citizens in the agency’s rule-making process regarding genetically engineered algae.
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Winter 2018 Issues in Science and Technology
What role is there for policy expertise when evidence, facts, consistency, and honesty seem increasing neglected in Washington, DC's political circus?
Even as political discourse in the United States has devolved into cable-news shouting, most experts remain committed to addressing national challenges with thoughtful and pragmatic approaches. We are pleased to feature several of them in the Winter 2018 Issues in Science and Technology.
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Helping Communities Prepare for a Hotter, Drier Future
In a unique forum discussion, citizens deliberated strategies for dealing with extreme heat and drought.
As the Southwest experiences higher average temperatures and prolonged drought conditions, increasing resilience to these climate hazards through citizen deliberation and community preparedness has never been more critical.
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Engaging Citizens to Inform Governance of Controversial Research
How should solar geoengineering research be governed to address risks and uncertainties?
A groundbreaking new CSPO project explores the potential for citizens to usefully inform the governance of solar geoengineering research.
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Frankenstein
On the bicentennial of its publication, what does the classic gothic tale tell us today about science, technology, and society?
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is far richer and more relevant to contemporary issues than its common use as a warning against scientific hubris. Essays in the newest Rightful Place of Science volume use Shelley’s tale to launch an exploration of creativity and responsibility across literary, scientific, social, and cultural dimensions.
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Fall 2017 Issues in Science and Technology
The new issue features a special editorial package on science and religion.
If stories are especially good at making sense of the ambiguities and contradictions of the human condition, what stories might communicate a more complex and even fruitful relationship between science and religion?
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Two Decades of Focusing on Adaptation and Resilience
Recent climate-related disasters have highlighted, once again, the importance of adaptation.
CSPO and its partners have been working to draw attention to adaptation for nearly two decades. For communities beginning to rebuild after a disaster and those developing their resilience strategies, this body of work offers new ways to think about adaptation and its many benefits.
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Demolishing the Miracle Machine Myth
The CSPO summer 2017 update on the new "Issues in Science and Technology," the latest Rightful Place of Science book, and more!
CSPO has a number of new publications, event, and projects that we optimistically think can push public discussions and policies around science and technology in new and fruitful directions.