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Tenure track faculty positions in risk science at the University of Michigan 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Just thought I’d circulate this on the 2020 Science network – please feel free to pass on the information to anyone who might be interested. We have finally started the process of looking for two juni...
Lost in the Maize 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Next week I am being “installed” here at the University of Michigan. Not in the sense of installing a carpet – as one friend suggested – but in the sense of being installed as an endowed professor. ...
Nanotechnology, climate and energy: over-heated promises and hot air? 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Friends of the Earth have just released a new report challenging claims that nanotechnology will lead to greener, more energy-efficient technologies, lower-impact technologies. I’ve only had the chanc...
Risk, uncertainty and sustainable innovation: Feedback sought on symposium blurb 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Despite the risk of receiving absolutely no comments (please don’t let me down!), I thought I’d try something new and ask for some feedback on the background blurb for a meeting I’ve been working on. ...
Lost in the Maize 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
I’m writing this at Detroit airport, en route to Dubai via Heathrow. By rights, I should be writing the usual stuff about how traveling to exotic places isn’t all it’s cracked up to be – the mantra o...
Risk Science – A personal perspective 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
As Director of the University of Michigan Risk Science Center, it’s probably not surprising that I’m constantly being asked “what on earth is risk science?” What is surprising is how hard it is to co...
Emerging technologies at the World Economic Forum – rethinking integrative approaches to global risks 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
In an interconnected world, global issues demand integrative solutions. It’s a statement that many people would agree with – in systems where associations between cause and effect are complex, you ig...
Lost in the Maize 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
As you’ll have gathered from last week’s Lost in the Maize, I’ve been on the road this week. In fact, I am writing this on the plane back to Detroit, looking forward to a quick wash, shave, sleep, an...
Small gods and the art of technology innovation 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
There’s something rather liberating about being asked to give a no-holds talk on your perspective on life, the universe and everything. So when the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center asked if I woul...
US Nanotechnology Environmental, Health & Safety Research Strategy open for comment 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
The US National Nanotechnology Initiative’s latest iteration of its Environmental, Health and Safety Research Strategy has just been posted on-line for public comment. Between now and January 6, anyo...
