Month: January 2015

New article: Beyond Checklists – Toward an Ethical-Constructive Technology Assessment

~ Peter-Paul Verbeek

in: Journal of Responsible Innovation by: Asle H. Kiran, Nelly Oudshoorn & Peter-Paul Verbeek While many technology assessments (TAs) formally conducted by TA organizations in Europe and the USA have examined the implications of new technologies for ‘quantifiable risks’ regarding safety, health or the environment, they have largely ignored the ethical implications of those technologies. Recently, … Continue reading New article: Beyond Checklists – Toward an Ethical-Constructive Technology Assessment

Connecting the Dots: conference of the Dutch Council for the Environment and Infrastructure

~ Peter-Paul Verbeek

Friday Jan 30, 2015: Connecting the dots - an online interactive conference on technology, environment and infrastructure. Drones, 4D printing, DNA-sequencing, lab-on-a-chip, synthetic biology and artificial intelligence are just a few examples of disruptive innovations in food, mobility and buildings. They will inevitably interact, creating new dynamics and challenging society and governments. But what exactly … Continue reading Connecting the Dots: conference of the Dutch Council for the Environment and Infrastructure