Research Archived
CSPO aims to enhance the contribution of science and technology to society’s pursuit of equality, justice, freedom, and overall quality of life. Its pursuits and projects fall under the following umbrellas:
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Congress on Teaching the Social and Ethical Implications of Research
There is an increasing push to offer scientists and engineers new forms of education in the social and ethical implications of research. Because this trend is relatively new, there are no cohesive curricula or recognized sets of best practices. But…
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Conference: The Rightful Place of Science?
The conference “The Rightful Place of Science?”, presented by the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University was unlike traditional conferences that usually rely on a “top down” model of information flow. Amid art, music, literature, media,…
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Science Policy Assessment and Research on Climate (SPARC)
Each day, in the face of deep uncertainty, millions of decisions are made that respond to and influence the behavior of climate. How does the nation’s multi-billion dollar investment in climate research affect those decisions? How can the societal value…
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Emerge 2013: The Future of Truth
Feb. 28 – March 2, 2013 Arizona State University / Tempe, Arizona We understand the world through stories. Our stories may be rooted in rigorous fact or unbounded imagination but, being incomplete, they are always lies. Many are useful, however,…
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Emerge 2012: Artists + Scientists Redesign the Future
March 1–3, 2012 Arizona State University What it means to be human is changing. Emerging technologies are transforming our minds, our relationships, everything we own and the very landscapes in which we live. What kinds of humans will we become?…
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World Wide Views on Global Warming
CSPO Organizers: Nalini Chhetri, CSPO Research Fellow, and lecturer, ASU’s School of Letters and Sciences Netra Chhetri, assistant professor, ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and CSPO Organized by The Danish Board of Technology and The Danish Cultural Institute, World Wide…
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World Wide Views on Biodiversity
Phoenix: Netra Chhetri, Assistant Professor, ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and CSPO Washington: Mahmud Farooque, Associate Director, DC Office, CSPO World Wide Views on Biodiversity On Saturday September 15th, 2012, groups of one hundred ordinary citizens in Washington, Boston, Denver…
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Understanding the Uneven Advance of Knowledge
Better science policy decisions would be facilitated by more insight into why some areas of science (and their applications) advance more rapidly than others. Besides intrinsic scientific difficulty, one would expect that political and cultural context, as well as differences…
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Studies of Science, Technology, and Sustainability: Building a Research Agenda
In September, 2008, the National Science Foundation Program in Science, Technology, and Society sponsored a workshop organized by CSPO titled “Science, Technology & Sustainability: Building a Research Agenda.” The workshop brought together a diverse array of scholars working in the…
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Rethinking our Writing, Rewriting our Thinking: A workshop series
A workshop series designed to help ASU colleagues bring their work to larger audiences February 23 / March 8 / April 13 / May 4, 2010 [download flyer] ABOUT This series of four free workshops targets the distinguished researchers of…
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Integrating Microethics and Macroethics in Graduate Science and Engineering Education: Development and Assessment of Instructional Models
Began: 2008 Ended: 2012 This three-year research and education project is designing and refining innovative instructional models for graduate students in emerging areas of science and technology, assessing the strengths and limitations of each model, and developing models that reflect…
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Energy, Ethics, Society and Policy Initiative
Began: 2008 Ended: Ongoing Clark A. Miller, EESPI director, CSPO associate director, associate professor in ASU’s School of Politics and Global Studies Full list of participants Energy, Ethics, Society and Policy Initiative (EESPI) is an interdisciplinary research community at Arizona…
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Advancing Science Policy for Sustainability
Core to CSPO’s activities is the challenge of sustainability, of ensuring that the social and economic aspirations of the world are not compromised through destruction of the environment. Tens of billions of public dollars in the U.S. and in other…