The Ethics of Invention: Technology and the Human Future
Sheila Jasanoff (Author, Harvard University) We live in a world increasingly governed by technology—but to what end? Technology rules us as much as laws do.
Research
The Pressing Energy Innovation Challenge of the U.S. National Laboratories
Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development
This paper presents insights and action proposals to better harness technological innovation for sustainable development. We begin with three key insights from scholarship and practice.
Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence from Public Works in India and Indonesia
This paper examines whether electronic procurement (e-procurement), which increases access to information and reduces personal interactions with potentially corrupt officials, improves procurement out
Improved Aerosol Radiative Properties as a Foundation for Solar Geoengineering Risk Assessment
Public Policy and New Generic Technologies: The Case of Biotechnology
Practical Differentially Private Modeling of Human Movement Data
Exciting advances in big data analysis suggest that sharingpersonal information, such as health and location data, among multiple other parties could have significant societal benefits.
Modeling the Effects of Climate Engineering
Innovation Is Not Enough
Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies
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