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In the past 10 years have seen an unprecedented interest in the issues SRT was set up in 1970 to address, in what has become known as the "Science and Society" debate. The following pages explore some of the issues we have identified,
Implications of a Changed Public Perception of Science and Technology
A submission by SRT to the UK Government towards the 1993 White Paper on Science and Technology, which
prefigures a number of issues later identified in the House of Lords' seminal report "Science and Society" in February 2000.
The Millennium, Seattle & the End of Technology
What place for technology as we enter a new Millennium? What is going on in the wake of the Seattle riots at the ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation?
Can we Find a Shared Vision for Biotechnology?
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Last updated 14 January 2002
Future technological developments concerning food, agriculture and the environment face a gulf of social legitimation from a sceptical public and media. This paper examines agricultural biotechnology in terms of a social contract, assessing the conditions which would be necessary to re-establish a measure of public trust against a climate of suspicion. How far new shared visions can be found for future developments in this field?
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