Science in Society

Elitism vs. Checks and Balances in Communicating Scientific Information to the Public - Paper by Arthur Kantrowitz proposing a method for communicating what science knows and doesn't know when facts are needed for public policy decision.
http://www.fplc.edu/risk/vol4/spring/kantro.htm

InScightsLab - Interfaces between Science and Society - Aims to enhance the communication, discussion and collaboration between researchers and other groups of practitioners (e.g. NGOs, policy makers, media, etc.) in Science and Society.
http://alba.jrc.it/ibss/

Science Commons - An exploratory project to apply the philosophies and activities of Creative Commons in the realm of science. Science Commons works in three project areas: Publishing, Licensing, and Data.
http://sciencecommons.org/

Bayer - Science For A Better Life - Promotional stories about the results of science improving the lives of people and animals through health care, nutrition and high-tech materials.
http://www.scienceforabetterlife.bayer.com

Forum on Physics and Society - Division of the American Physical Society for discussion of science and society issues.
http://units.aps.org/units/fps/

Virtual Society? - Program funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to study the change in social interactions with new electronic technologies.
http://virtualsociety.sbs.ox.ac.uk/

Cienciateca.com: Scientists Popularizing Science - Collection of articles covering science, technology, and society. Includes stories on evolution, industrial chemicals, energy, and materials.
http://www.cienciateca.com/stsindex.html

Institute of Science in Society - Membership organization in the UK, offering news articles, mailing lists, and membership information.
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/

The New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology and Society - A quarterly journal devoted to science and technology issues and their relation to social and political affairs
http://www.thenewatlantis.com

Belgian Biosafety Server - Focusing on scientific and regulatory aspects of biosafety, with regard to human activities carried out using pathogenic or genetically-modified organisms.
http://biosafety.ihe.be

Hongladarom, Soraj - Assistant professor of Philosophy at Chulalongkorn University, specialising in problems arising from the interplay between modern science and Thai culture. Biography and academic papers.
http://homepage.mac.com/soraj/web/soraj.html

International Society for the Systems Sciences - Professional society for those interested in understanding and interacting systemically with reality. Emphasizing system-level approaches to evolution of and applications of science in society.
http://www.isss.org/

The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) - A scholarly association devoted to studying science, technology and society.
http://www.4sonline.org/

Biosociety - Provides information on European Union socio-economic research in the life sciences. Features information on research areas, databases, and general aims, as well as discussion forum, networks, and related links.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/biosociety/index_en.htm

Panel on Public Affairs of the American Physical Society - in-depth studies on topics ranging from energy and environment to national security issues.
http://www.aps.org/policy/reports/popa-reports/index.cfm

Science and Institutions - Articles by Luis Gonzalez-Mestres, including topics of science ethics and other social aspects.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/4605/

The Engines of Our Ingenuity - Transcripts of a radio program exploring technology and culture.
http://www.uh.edu/engines/

Summer School at Institute of Communication, Lund University. - June 5-18, 2004 - Sciences and Humanities in a Changing world. The school is based on three two-week courses by distinguished scholars.
http://www.icomm.lu.se/summerschool

AIP Physics Success Stories - Highlights the important links between federal funding for basic and applied research and development and their economic benefits to society.
http://aip.org/success/

Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program - A project to examine intellectual property issues associated with electronic publishing in science and ethical research methods.
http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/

American Physical Society Statements - Discussion on ethics and values, education, human rights, and national policy, from a physics perspective.
http://www.aps.org/policy/statements/

IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology - Addressing such issues as environmental, health and safety implications of technology, engineering ethics and professional responsibility.
http://www.ieeessit.org/

Voice of the Shuttle (VOS) - An annotated guide to online resources that respects the established humanities disciplines in their professional organization and points toward the transformation of those disciplines as they interact with the sciences and social sciences.
http://vos.ucsb.edu/index-netscape.asp

The Canadian Science and Innovation Indicators Consortium (CSIIC) - Researches bibliometrics and other quantitative measures of scientific work for use in public and private decision making.
http://www.csiic.ca/

W3C Technology & Society Domain - Concentrating on issues that arise from applications of Web technology, and devoting significant resources to international public policy issues.
http://www.w3.org/TandS/

Science For People - Essays, reviews, and other opinion pieces presenting scientific and science policy topics without the jargon.
http://www.scienceforpeople.com

House Committee on Science and Technology - Information about the work of this committee of the US House of Representatives.
http://science.house.gov/

House Science and Technology Committee - The science committee in the 110th congress, chaired by Bart Gordon.
http://sciencedems.house.gov/

Society for Evolutionary Analysis in Law - Scholarly association fostering interdisciplinary exploration of issues at the intersection of law, biology, and evolutionary theory. Features conference details, notices, other organization information, and links.
http://law.vanderbilt.edu/seal/

RiskWorld - Resources on risk assessment and risk management in medicine, environment, and society at large.
http://www.riskworld.com/

Man Transformed - French museum exhibit showing how technology can modify our conception of humanity.
http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expo/tempo/defis/homtrans/index.htm

Hybrid Vigor Institute - Educational organization created to facilitate the exchange and cultivation of interest in interdisciplinary science research. Publications and details of forthcoming conferences.
http://www.hybridvigor.org/

Noise - UK-wide campaign funded by EPSRC to raise awareness of science and engineering among young people.
http://www.noisemakers.org.uk/

Ingenious - This project by the British Science Museum and other museums brings together images and viewpoints to create insights into science and culture.
http://www.ingenious.org.uk/

Negrotti, Massimo - Director of the Lab for the Culture of the Artificial, University of Urbino, Italy. Page includes books, research interests, music and photos.
http://digilander.libero.it/maxnegro/Nuova1.html

The Robertson Center for Science and Public Policy - A public charity founded by scientists committed to the advancement of policies and practices that aid in the elimination of poverty and improving public health.
http://www.robertsoncenter.org

EMBL Science and Society - Science and Society activities and events at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany
http://www.embl.org/aboutus/sciencesociety/index.html

Irish Science Centres Association - ISCAN fosters and promotes the public understanding of science and technology in Ireland.
http://www.iscan.ie

The Masters of History - A book about the impact of science and engineering on society.
http://www.geocities.com/savitz_1999/masters.htm

Politics & Science - Report by the majority staff of the Government Reform Committee assessing the treatment of science and scientists by the Bush Administration.
http://oversight.house.gov/investigations.asp?Issue=Politics+and+Science

TechNet: The Technology Network of the World Bank - Designed to encourage understanding of, and promote the use of science, technology and information in development.
http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/technet/

Bad Science - Ben Goldacre's column from The Guardian, presented as a weblog. Articles generally focus on how the media misrepresents science.
http://www.badscience.net/

National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists - Addressing matters including scientific fraud, reliability scientific and technical information available to the federal courts, legal, ethical, and technological aspects of computer networks and genetic testing, and intellectual property issues associated with electronic publishing.
http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/committees/ncls/

Physics and Society - Quarterly newsletter; articles on nuclear proliferation, nuclear power and energy policy.
http://units.aps.org/units/fps/newsletters/

Sense About Science - A UK-based charitable trust to encourage an evidence-based approach to scientific and technological developments. Information and briefing documents about particular issues, along with details of how to get involved.
http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/

World Association for Case Method Research and Case Method Application Europe - Advancing the philosophy that complex economic and social problems, whether acute or chronic, cannot be solved by academic research bounded by the conventional constraints of strict rationality.
http://www.wacra-europe.org