Science and Technology Innovation Program
Events
Stranger Visions: The DNA You Leave Behind
June 03, 2013 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Heather Dewey-Hagborg is an information artist who is interested in exploring art as research and public inquiry. In her recent project "Stranger Visions" she creates literal figurative portrait sculptures from analyses of genetic material collected in public places.
Awareness and Impressions of Synthetic Biology: Results of the 2013 Poll
March 20, 2013 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Presentation of results from the 2013 public poll on synthetic biology.
Communicating Synthetic Biology: How the Media Covers Emerging Technology
February 26, 2013 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
From Neanderthal clones to cheap vaccines, the emerging field of synthetic biology has garnered much mainstream press coverage in recent years – and found itself at the center of a hot debate about our expectations for biotechnology.
Let the Games Begin: Videogames as a Development Tool
January 25, 2013 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Co-sponsored by STIP's Serious Games Initiative and USAID
Launch of the Global Futures Intelligence System and the 2012 State of the Future report
January 16, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
The Global Futures Intelligence System (GFIS) is the next generation interactive technology to support those exploring global change and potential futures for humanity.
Worldwide Views on Biodiversity: A Case Study of Technology Assessment and Public Participation
December 06, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
During this event we will explore one approach to pTA, the World Wide Views exercise on Biodiversity, a global citizen consultation held in 25 countries on September 15, 2012 that provided input to the Eleventh Council of Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
Brown Bag: International Disasters Charter: Introduction, Initial Issues and Experiences
November 30, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
The International Disasters Charter provides for the voluntary sharing of satellite imagery in the event of major disasters. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz, JD, will address the contents, structure, and status of the Charter, and highlight its strengths and weaknesses with a focus on how it could develop in the future. She also will discuss data access and sharing issues. This event is co-hosted by the Commons Lab of the Science and Technology Innovation Program, Woodrow Wilson Center, Women in Aerospace, and the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi School of Law.
November Meeting of the Federal Games Group
November 14, 2012 // 1:30pm — 2:30pm
Meeting of the Federal Games Group
Considering Soft Geoengineering
November 08, 2012 // 11:30am — 2:00pm
A panel discussion focusing on soft geoengineering
DC 12th Graders Seek to Be Budget Heroes on Eve of Presidential Election
November 05, 2012 // 2:00pm — 3:30pm
The day before Election Day, 100 12th-graders from Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy will play Budget Hero: Election Edition in teams and discuss their results. (This event took place off site at the Chavez Parkside campus in NE Washington, DC).
