Nano meets macro : social perspectives on nanoscale sciences and technologies

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    • Kjølberg, Kamilla Lein
    • Wickson, Fern

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Nano meets macro : social perspectives on nanoscale sciences and technologies

edited by Kamilla Lein Kjølberg, Fern Wickson

Pan Stanford, c2010

  • hbk.
  • hbk.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This book explores the enormous diversity in social perspectives on the emergence of nanoscale sciences and technologies. It points to four nodes of interest where nano meets macro: in the making, in the public eye, in the big questions, and in the tough decisions. Each node draws attention to important lines of research and pertinent issues. The book is designed for interdisciplinary teaching, but the richness of issues and perspectives makes it of interest to all researchers, practitioners, and non-academics wanting an introduction to social perspectives on nanoscale sciences and technologies.

Table of Contents

Historical Context of the US National Nanotechnology Initiative. Questioning Interdisciplinarity: What roles for laboratory based social science?. The Science and Politics of Nano Images. Poetry from the Laboratory. Eigler's Eyes 2. Triangular Masterpiece no. 5. NanoFireball. The Slippery Nature of Nano-Enthusiasm. Representations and Public Engagement: Nano in Norwegian newspapers. Everyday Nanowars. Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability: The Case of Water Management. Nanotechnology in Foods: Understanding Public Response to Its Risks and Benefits. My Room. Periodic Table. Brainbots. Inside, Outside: Nanobionics and Human Bodily Experience. Enhancing Material Nature. The Nano Control-Freak: Multifaceted Strategies for Taming Nature. It?s Perfect, and I Want to Leave. Metamorphosis of Forms. Crucifixion of Nemesis. Entanglio. Smoke that Thunders?. Risk, Confusion and Regulatory Frameworks. Economic and Political Aspects of Nanotechnology Governance in Latin America: The Case of Mexico. Nanotechnology in Food and Agriculture. Treating Nanoparticles with Precaution: Recognising Qualitative Uncertainty in Scientific Risk Assessment. Nanotechnology and Public Engagement: A New Kind of (Social) Science?. Civil Society and the Politics of Nano-Scale Converging Technologies. Moving In. Quoiazander. Discovery.

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