I had the opportunity to be part of the post-Kyoto climate protocol (signed in 1997) STS forums for 7 years in a row. It was, and still is, a place where some 500 invited science, technologies, government officials and social experts exchange ideas. Interestingly, the rule of the forum is …
Read More »Post-Pandemic Scenarios – LII – Wrapping up
Several parts of the world are -slowly- getting out of the pandemic and containment measures are loosened to various degree. The mass vaccination is working, even better than expected, and in a matter of months most people on Earth will have the opportunity of receiving a shot. The war is …
Read More »The big Shift towards “Green”
The pandemic has been a social, individual and economic tragedy. So it is difficult to say that it may have positive side-effect. However, this is the case. First and foremost, the epidemic has demonstrated: our global shortcomings in predicting and effectively facing a global epidemic the incredible capability of science …
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