Events

Event Name Date Description
Science Café: Power in the Nano City
Fri, Mar 15 - 5:30pm
Science Cafés are free, informal discussions that bring together members of the community and university faculty to discuss how science and technology can change the future.
CNS-ASU at the Tempe Festival of the Arts
Fri, Apr 05 - 10:00am to Sun, Apr 07 - 6:00pm
Join CNS-ASU faculty and students as we host a sponsor table at the Tempe Festival of Arts the weekend of April 5-7!
The Dutch Experience of Technology Assessment of Nanotechnology
Wed, Apr 10 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
This talk will discuss how the Dutch R&D consortium NanoNed’s Technology Assessment (TA) Program can be seen as an indication of general changes in how new science and technology are pursued.
The Visioneers [CANCELED]
Thu, Apr 18 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
This talk explores the activities of “visioneers” Gerard O’Neill and Eric Drexler who advocated space settlements and nanotechnologies in response to perceived threats of eco-catastrophism and planetary limits.
Science Café: Privacy in the Nano City
Fri, Apr 19 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Science Cafés are free, informal discussions that bring together members of the community and university faculty to discuss how science and technology can change the future.
Science Café: Healing in the Nano City
Fri, May 17 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm

In Phoenix and across the US, the health system is in a good position to address a variety of health issues in many populations, treating everything from genetic diseases to chronic behavioral disease. And, with health care technology expanding rapidly, our ability to detect, treat and prevent health issues is increasing to match. 

Material Deliberation as Public Engagement in the NISE Network
Tue, Sep 17 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
This presentation explores how informal science educators in the United States create a definition of public engagement through the material deliberation of physical objects, spaces and emotions.
Science Café: Citizen Science!
Thu, Sep 19 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
This talk will outline how citizens can participate in scientific research in public settings. The discussion will go over what makes a good research project, and how to balance effectiveness, ethics, and public interest.
Science Café: Citizen Science!
Thu, Oct 17 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Science Cafés are free, informal public events designed to give the public an opportunity to explore contemporary science issues with a practicing scientist or researcher.

Towards an Institutionalist Sociology of Responsible Innovation
Tue, Oct 22 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

This presentation offers some building blocks for an institutionalist sociology of responsible innovation, and invites ASU colleagues to discuss and/or offer alternatives to the propositions put forward.

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