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Sense About Science - http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/
A UK-based charitable trust to encourage an evidence-based approach to scientific and technological developments. Information and briefing documents about particular issues, along with details of how to get involved. |
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Bad Science - http://www.badscience.net/
Ben Goldacre's column from The Guardian, presented as a weblog. Articles generally focus on how the media misrepresents science. |
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AIP Physics Success Stories - http://aip.org/success/
Highlights the important links between federal funding for basic and applied research and development and their economic benefits to society. |
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Biosociety - http://ec.europa.eu/research/biosociety/index_en.htm
Provides information on European Union socio-economic research in the life sciences. Features information on research areas, databases, and general aims, as well as discussion forum, networks, and related links. |
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IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology - http://www.ieeessit.org/
Addressing such issues as environmental, health and safety implications of technology, engineering ethics and professional responsibility. |
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Belgian Biosafety Server - http://biosafety.ihe.be
Focusing on scientific and regulatory aspects of biosafety, with regard to human activities carried out using pathogenic or genetically-modified organisms. |
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Ingenious - http://www.ingenious.org.uk/
This project by the British Science Museum and other museums brings together images and viewpoints to create insights into science and culture. |
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The New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology and Society - http://www.thenewatlantis.com
A quarterly journal devoted to science and technology issues and their relation to social and political affairs |
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World Conference on Science - http://www.unesco.org/science/wcs/
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. |
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Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program - http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/
A project to examine intellectual property issues associated with electronic publishing in science and ethical research methods. |
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http://www.noisemakers.org.uk/ - http://www.noisemakers.org.uk/
UK-wide campaign funded by EPSRC to raise awareness of science and engineering among young people. |
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RiskWorld - http://www.riskworld.com/
Resources on risk assessment and risk management in medicine, environment, and society at large. |
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American Physical Society Statements - http://www.aps.org/policy/statements/
Discussion on ethics and values, education, human rights, and national policy, from a physics perspective. |
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Politics & Science - http://oversight.house.gov/investigations.asp?Issue=Politics+and+Science
Report by the majority staff of the Government Reform Committee assessing the treatment of science and scientists by the Bush Administration. |
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Voice of the Shuttle (VOS) - http://vos.ucsb.edu/index-netscape.asp
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. |
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Physics and Society - http://units.aps.org/units/fps/newsletters/
Quarterly newsletter; articles on nuclear proliferation, nuclear power and energy policy. |
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Cienciateca.com: Scientists Popularizing Science - http://www.cienciateca.com/stsindex.html
Collection of articles covering science, technology, and society. Includes stories on evolution, industrial chemicals, energy, and materials. |
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Summer School at Institute of Communication, Lund University. - http://www.icomm.lu.se/summerschool
June 5-18, 2004 - Sciences and Humanities in a Changing world. The school is based on three two-week courses by distinguished scholars. |
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National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists - http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/committees/ncls/
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 associated with electronic publishing. |
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Elitism vs. Checks and Balances in Communicating Scientific Information to the Public - http://www.fplc.edu/risk/vol4/spring/kantro.htm
Paper by Arthur Kantrowitz proposing a method for communicating what science knows and doesn't know when facts are needed for public policy decision. |
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Science For People - http://www.scienceforpeople.com
Essays, reviews, and other opinion pieces presenting scientific and science policy topics without the jargon. |
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Hongladarom, Soraj - http://homepage.mac.com/soraj/web/soraj.html
Assistant professor of Philosophy at Chulalongkorn University, specialising in problems arising from the interplay between modern science and Thai culture. Biography and academic papers. |
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Negrotti, Massimo - http://digilander.libero.it/maxnegro/Nuova1.html
Director of the Lab for the Culture of the Artificial, University of Urbino, Italy. Page includes books, research interests, music and photos. |
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The Robertson Center for Science and Public Policy - http://www.robertsoncenter.org
A public charity founded by scientists committed to the advancement of policies and practices that aid in the elimination of poverty and improving public health. |
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World Association for Case Method Research and Case Method Application Europe - http://www.wacra-europe.org
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 strict rationality. |
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Institute for Regulatory Science - http://www.nars.org/
Seeks to ensure that the decisions of Congress, regulatory agencies, and the courts are based on the best available scientific information. |
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Society for Evolutionary Analysis in Law - http://law.vanderbilt.edu/seal/
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. |
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Science and Institutions - http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/4605/
Articles by Luis Gonzalez-Mestres, including topics of science ethics and other social aspects. |
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TechNet: The Technology Network of the World Bank - http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/technet/
Designed to encourage understanding of, and promote the use of science, technology and information in development. |
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InScightsLab - Interfaces between Science and Society - http://alba.jrc.it/ibss/
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. |