Dangerous Science
The public is generally enthusiastic about the latest science and technology, but sometimes research threatens the physical safety or ethical norms of society. When this happens, scientists and engineers can find themselves unprepared in the midst of an intense science policy debate. In the absence...
- Autores:
- Tipo de recurso:
- Book
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2020
- Institución:
- Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano
- Repositorio:
- Expeditio: repositorio UTadeo
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:expeditiorepositorio.utadeo.edu.co:20.500.12010/14257
- Acceso en línea:
- https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/22397/dangerous-science.pdf?sequence=1
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/14257
https://doi.org/10.5334/bci
- Palabra clave:
- Science (General)
Economics
Biology
Agriculture (General)
Education
Autonomous weapons
Synthetic biology
Risk assessment
Pandemics
Genome editing
Science policy
- Rights
- License
- Abierto (Texto Completo)
| Summary: | The public is generally enthusiastic about the latest science and technology, but sometimes research threatens the physical safety or ethical norms of society. When this happens, scientists and engineers can find themselves unprepared in the midst of an intense science policy debate. In the absence of convincing evidence, technological optimists and skeptics struggle to build consensus. In these situations, it is best to sidestep the instigating controversy by using a broad risk-benefit assessment as a risk exploration tool to help scientists and engineers accomplish their goals while avoiding physical or moral dangers. Dangerous Science explores the intersection of science policy and risk analysis to determine ways to minimize negative impacts of science and technology on society. |
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