News

Is science ‘a giant Ponzi scheme’ undermining public faith & support?

Margaret Heffernan has allowed us to highlight the science chapter of her new book on the corrosive effect of competition. The voices of scientists across the world illustrate how the focus on star performers and the tyranny of citations makes for poor quality science, stressed scientists, a ‘Ponzi scheme’ of unnattainable career paths and more….

Projects

Our Outreach strategy for Industrial Biotech

Trustworthiness builds trust, trust builds confidence, confidence builds markets. Our strategy prepared for Jonathan Porritt and Forum for the Future to support his IB Done Well Report

Food Irradiation & Responsible Innovation

Could Food Irradiation really give us fresher, safer food? How could we all contribute to making that decision? Our multi-stakeholder discussion started the conversation.

Join our ‘Welcome Warnings’ initiative and turn the thinking on Early Warnings on its head!

Join our new project! We will take a fresh look at early warnings - exploring what works and finding new ways to anticipate and respond positively when they arise

What does the public expect from companies using innovative technologies?

Here we analyse the findings of public dialogues from the UK and Europe on views of the general public about various new technologies. Some of the findings may surprise you!

Emerging technology risk – are we asking the wrong questions?

Our joint project with the Univ Michigan Risk Science Centre explores a new approach to understanding emerging technology risk based on real world, plausible use of materials

Public hysteria about technology – where’s the evidence?

It's a widely held view that the public is anti-technology. But what if it's not true? This paper explores how the perception of a negative perception of public is shaping policy far more than evidence of our real views.