The future of Telemedicine Cabin? The case of the French students' acceptability [0.03%]
远程医疗舱的未来?法国学生接受度个案研究
Patricia Baudier,Galina Kondrateva,Chantal Ammi
Patricia Baudier
Telemedicine could solve the problem of the lack of infrastructure and insufficient number of qualified healthcare staff in many countries/regions. The aim of this research is to investigate the futures of such solution by having a better u...
Kenneth B Taylor
Kenneth B Taylor
Modern western civilization reached a pinnacle in the last half of the 20th century, spending over 200 years evolving and spreading throughout the world. A robust social contract, technological advancement and pervasive economic success in ...
The technological 'exposure' of populations; characterisation and future reduction [0.03%]
人口的"技术暴露";特征和未来减少趋势
Lindsay J Robertson
Lindsay J Robertson
The nature and level of individuals' exposure to technological systems has been explored previously and is briefly restated here. This paper demonstrates how the concept of technological exposure can be extended to generic needs of individu...
Surviving a technological future: Technological proliferation and modes of discovery [0.03%]
应对技术的未来:技术增生与发现模式
Chris William Callaghan
Chris William Callaghan
Certain future scenarios of technological change are dystopian in their predictions. Fewer are optimistic. Taking a pragmatic stance, this paper seeks to identify certain key threats associated with the proliferation of dangerous technologi...
The challenge of framing for efforts to mitigate the risks of "dual use" research in the life sciences [0.03%]
生命科学领域“双向用途”研究风险缓解工作的定位难题及应对挑战
Jo L Husbands
Jo L Husbands
Drawing upon insights from research in the social sciences about the role of "issue framing" in policy debates, the paper presents an argument for employing "Responsible Science" as the fundamental frame for strategies to engage scientists ...
Post-normal institutional identities: Quality assurance, reflexivity and ethos of care [0.03%]
后常态制度身份:质量保证、反思性和关怀精神
Ângela Guimarães Pereira,Andrea Saltelli
Ângela Guimarães Pereira
This paper suggests adopting a 'post-normal science' (PNS) style and practice in scientific advice, and motivate the urgency of this methodological stance with the increasing complexity, and polarisation affecting the use of science-based e...
Envisioning the Future for Older Adults: Autonomy, Health, Well-being, and Social Connectedness with Technology Support [0.03%]
科技支持下的老年人自主、健康、幸福和社会联系的未来展望
Wendy A Rogers,Tracy L Mitzner
Wendy A Rogers
Envisioning the future of older adults of 2050 is a challenging task given the heterogeneity of the older adult population. We consider primarily the domains of home, health, and social participation for individuals over age 65 and the pote...
Frames and comparators: How might a debate on synthetic biology evolve? [0.03%]
框架和比较器:合成生物学的辩论会如何发展?
Helge Torgersen,Markus Schmidt
Helge Torgersen
A stimulated early public debate is frequently advocated when introducing an emerging technology like synthetic biology (SB). To debate a still quite abstract technology, participants functionally need a frame that determines which argument...
D Turnbull
D Turnbull
This paper examines some proposals concerning the involvement of genetic counsellors in reproductive decisionmaking. This involvement represents the future situation as being shaped decisively by the "relevant" knowledge of powerful medical...
The applications and limitations of genetic engineering--the ethical implications [0.03%]
基因工程的应用、局限及其伦理意义
Renée-Marie C Parry
Renée-Marie C Parry