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The CNS-ASU Program
Research
CNS-ASU implemented a program of research and engagement called “real-time technology assessment” (RTTA), which consists of four methods of inquiry:
mapping the research dynamics of the NSE enterprise and its anticipated societal outcomes (RTTA 1);
monitoring the changing values of the public and of researchers regarding NSE (RTTA 2);
engaging researchers and various publics in deliberative and participatory forums (RTTA 3); and
reflexively assessing the impact of the information and experiences generated by our activities on the values held and choices made by the NSE researchers in our network (RTTA 4).
Through RTTA, CNS-ASU probes the hypothesis that trajectories of NSE innovation can be steered toward socially desirable goals, and away from undesirable ones, by introducing a greater capacity for reflexiveness – that is, social learning that can expand the range of conscious choice – into knowledge-producing institutions.
We organize our research around two broad and cross-cutting thematic
research clusters:
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freedom, privacy, and security (TRC 1); and
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human identity, enhancement, and biology (TRC
2).
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