Guardian Unlimited | Life | Two-thirds of world's resources 'used up'
Guardian Unlimited | Life | Two-thirds of world’s resources ‘used up’ The human race is living beyond its means. A report backed by 1,360 scientists from 95 countries – some of them world leaders in their fields – today warns that the almost two-thirds of the natural machinery that supports life on Earth is being […]
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American Scientist Online – Harry Collins : This is easyâ€â€it is a little book, written in 1958 by the Wittgenstein-inspired philosopher Peter Winch, called The Idea of a Social Science. It’s short, and the words are easy, but the ideas are so difficult when first encountered that, when I first read it in 1967, it […]
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roanoke.com – New River Valley Current -First companies prepare to occupy new incubator Jim Flowers, director of VT KnowledgeWorks, the incubator now under construction, said he is working with 11 companies that could eventually become tenants. He said he expects four of them will be ready to take possession of space in the 45,000-square-foot building […]
Read MoreICT Policy: A Beginner's Guide
ICT Policy: A Beginner’s Guide: The handbook aims to build the capacity of interested persons to understand the issues around policy on ICT development and regulation, to grasp the policy process,and to become involved in this process. http://www.apc.org/books/policy_handbook_EN.zip ———– this could be handy…..
Read MoreSignificant Developents in Global Internet Law in 2004
Significant Developents in Global Internet Law in 2004: This assessment attempts to edit a complex universe of dazzlingly diverse issues down to a manageable analysis — the past really is prologue, and thinking about the most crucial issues from 2004 can help to bring 2005 into clearer focus. As Covington & Burling approach their tenth […]
Read MoreAnimal-Human Hybrids Spark Controversy
Animal-Human Hybrids Spark Controversy Scientists have begun blurring the line between human and animal by producing chimerasâ€â€a hybrid creature that’s part human, part animal. Chinese scientists at the Shanghai Second Medical University in 2003 successfully fused human cells with rabbit eggs. The embryos were reportedly the first human-animal chimeras successfully created. They were allowed to […]
Read MoreEuropean Union IT research is failing
European Union IT research is failing: Viviane Reding, European Commission information society and media commissioner, said, “Fast-changing IST research is, and must remain, a key driver for the rapid economy-wide technological innovation on which Europe’s skilled jobs ultimately depend.†She said, “I intend to respond very quickly to the panel’s concerns about red tape, which […]
Read MoreEuropean Union IT research is failing
European Union IT research is failing: Viviane Reding, European Commission information society and media commissioner, said, “Fast-changing IST research is, and must remain, a key driver for the rapid economy-wide technological innovation on which Europe’s skilled jobs ultimately depend.†She said, “I intend to respond very quickly to the panel’s concerns about red tape, which […]
Read MoreEthics for the Robot Age
Ethics for the Robot Age: Jordan Pollack argues that the ethical questions surrounding robotics ŠŠ should robots carry weapons, how closely should humans and robots be integrated, etc. ŠŠ should receive much more attention now before the robot revolution hits. interesting…. some of the questions are central to our consideration of what constitutes an ethical […]
Read MoreEthics for the Robot Age
Ethics for the Robot Age: Jordan Pollack argues that the ethical questions surrounding robotics ŠŠ should robots carry weapons, how closely should humans and robots be integrated, etc. ŠŠ should receive much more attention now before the robot revolution hits. interesting…. some of the questions are central to our consideration of what constitutes an ethical […]
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