Since they appeared, the studies of Science, Technology & Society (STS) have been interested in education as the key to help the citizens of tomorrow to participate in the discussions dealing with the future of technoscience. In Spain, the STS subjects became part of the secondary school programs since the educational reform. Nevertheless, the analysis of the textbooks used in Catalonia shows that a deterministic vision of science & technology - both of them thought as entities with their own logic of development, independent from social reality - coexists with a neutralistic conception, which considers technoscience as a basic tool that can be used by humanity either in a correct or an incorrect way. The student has the perception that science & technology shape the social reality, but that are somehow independent from society.
Abstract. The article presents an attempt to make sense of Adolf Bibič's oeuvre as a whole. It reveals his broader intellectual (and also political) project along with his coherent and systematic analysis of what may also be understood as the 'possibilities' of political science. We claim that Bibič's various analyses and interventions actually pivot on the question of the future or, even better, the role and position of political science in it. We name this aspect of Bibič's oeuvre the 'political science of the future', which necessarily returns to the history of political ideas and political history to even be able to understand the current political relations and their contradictions. The ambition and capacity of the 'political science of the future' is not merely an explanation of what exists since, as Bibič states, political science is the key science for facing the challenges of the future and, accordingly, vital for our existence – political and physical. Keywords: Adolf Bibič, political science, future, state, democracy, citizenship.
Once considered a marginal or even irrelevant issue, in recent years, the environment has come to occupy an increasingly important place on the political, social and economic agenda. Environmental conflicts are often due to conflicting political and economic interests and can have major social repercussions. Until recently, little economic value was attached to drinking water; the same was true of arable land, energy generation and most natural resources. Pollution was regarded as a minor problem. Today, the economic and social value and costs of the environment are seen as incalculable and growing. Soil, food, water and air pollution have led to a significant increase in disease, and the cost of the ensuing environmental clean–up can be exponential. While the solutions are necessarily biological, they can have considerable economic consequences, too ; Postprint (published version)
The democratisation and economic growth of the Asian Tigers, specifically South Korea and Taiwan, brought structural changes to the academic systems of these countries, particularly in the fields of political science and international relations. The article aims to provide a comprehensive and hybrid view on the regularity of political science in the academic environments (university systems) of East Asian countries with a focus on South Korea and Taiwan through the observational analysis method and a historical-sociological mechanism. The findings are summarised, where it is argued that the pentagonal democratic citizenship system (legal, political, cultural, social, economic) as well as the establishing of structural and updated political-economic relations with the main powers in the international system are the two crtitcial factors that have contributed to the adjustment of political science in East Asian countries, including South Korea and Taiwan. The article concludes that, along with the international and domestic developments in South Korea and Taiwan, political science underwent structural changes and is becoming more regulated and structured. Keywords: South Korea, Taiwan, political science, democracy, institution
Agustí Nieto-Galan, professor i catedràtic d'Història de la Ciència de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), ha publicat el llibre "The Politics of Chemistry. Science and Power in Twentieth-Century Spain". Aquesta obra analitza el paper polític dels químics a l'Espanya del segle XX, i la seva col·laboració en projectes acadèmics, militars i industrials. Les molècules, en aparença neutrals i objectives, esdevenen mediadors flexibles, que uneixen les ambicions professionals a ideologies sovint contraposades. ; Agustí Nieto-Galan, catedrático de Historia de la Ciencia de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), ha publicado el libro The Politics of Chemistry. Science and Power in Twentieth-Century Spain. Esta obra analiza el papel político de los químicos en la España del siglo XX, y su colaboración en proyectos académicos, militares e industriales. Las moléculas, en apariencia neutrales y objetivas, se convierten mediadores flexibles, que unen las ambiciones profesionales en ideologías a menudo contrapuestas.
The ethical distress of the (post)modern world stimulates and directs us to reflect our ethical and cultural grounds. Man is a transcendent being. He cannot reach or put in order immediate goods he needs if he is not prepared to acknowledge the grounds of his person and develop the virtues of prudence, love, hope, faith, wisdom, justice, courage, temperance etc. These are ethical questions concerning different worldviews and cannot be solved only by scientific methods. Many people who in the past did not care for religion as such, now take seriously religious personal and societal aspects of humane life. The fundamental crucial questions of man are ethical questions. They are in various ways related or perplexed with the question of faith and of science.
Abstract. The aim of this article to identify and highlight limitations and challenges of the legal regulation of the use of facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes. The UN and the EU are seeking to develop robust human rights safeguards to regulate such practices, whereas civil society calls for a complete ban on it use for mass surveillance. The type of this technology makes it difficult to impose legal and democratic control over its lawful use and to prevent abuse. We conclude that the regulation of this area, no matter how restrictive, amounts to tacit approval of the mass use of this type of technology that opens the door to various ways of abusing human rights and freedoms, and whose justification from the perspective of the public interest is questionable. Keywords: video surveillance, facial recognition technology, right to privacy, protection of personal data, Clearview AI
Nanotechnology is the ability to work the matter at the atomic or molecular, is an inexhaustible source of innovation. Its application in the intersection of medicine, biotechnology, engineering, physical sciences and information technologies, new possibilities and directions for R & D, training, knowledge management and transfer technology. In recent years, nanotechnology has penetrated many markets and this fact n'estan resulting challenges and opportunities for competitive advantage in the more developed economies
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El model de comunicació científica canvia amb l'aplicació de les noves tecnologies a les xarxes socials i la crisi, i amb ella les retallades, estan afectant el desenvolupament de la ciència i la tecnologia. Ellis Rubinstein, editor de la reputada revista Science durant nou anys, membre del Fòrum Econòmic Mundial i assessor de diversos governs ens visità, convidat per BIOclusterUAB, i ens parlà de la seva visió al respecte. Exposà els pros i els contres d'una comunicació científica tan ràpida i sense filtres i del futur que li augura, així com de la necessitat de seguir invertint en ciència, tot i la recessió econòmica. Rubinstein proposa apostar, des d'una bona gestió del balanç entre recerca bàsica i aplicada i de petites inversions en talent jove, per una economia basada en la ciència i la tècnica com a alternativa al sistema econòmic actual, ja obsolet, per poder sortir d'aquesta crisi. ; El modelo de comunicación científica cambia con la aplicación de las nuevas tecnologías en las redes sociales y la crisis, y sus recortes, están afectando el desarrollo de la ciencia y la tecnología. Ellis Rubinstein, editor de la reputada revista Science durante nueve años, miembro del Foro Económico Mundial y asesor de varios gobiernos nos visitó, invitado por BIOclusterUAB, y nos habló de su visión al respecto. Expuso los pros y los contras de una comunicación científica tan rápida y sin filtros y del futuro que le augura, así como de la necesidad de seguir invirtiendo en ciencia, a pesar de la recesión económica. Rubinstein propone apostar, desde una buena gestión del balance entre investigación básica y aplicada y de pequeñas inversiones en talento joven, por una economía basada en la ciencia y la técnica como alternativa al sistema económico actual, ya obsoleto, para poder salir de esta crisis. ; The scientific communication model changed with the implementation of new technologies in social networks, while the crisis and its cutbacks are affecting the development of science and technology. Ellis Rubinstein, editor of the renowned journal Science for nine years, member of the World Economic Forum and advisor to various governments visited UAB, invited by BIOclusterUAB. During his visit he spoke on the pros and cons of such a quick and unfiltered scientific communication, about its future and the need, despite the current economic downturn, to continue investing in science by correctly managing the balance between basic and applied research and small investments in young talent, thus setting the goal on an economy based on science and technology as an alternative to the current obsolete economic system and as the way of overcoming this crisis.
