When innovation benefits research but not researchers
Technological progress without caring?Recently archaeologists have debunked the myth that the great Egyptian pyramids were built by slave labour. It…
How to discuss black boxes well –Deliberative Approaches to AI Opacity
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in many public and private spheres of human life, where fields such as law…
A fine balance – Equinor and Hydro as frontrunners of corporate sustainability?
One might expect the discovery of natural resources in a state to lead to rising living standards. The concept “resource…
RRI in regional planning processes: Lessons from Nordland
Challenges and dilemmas related to responsible research and innovation (RRI) are more ubiquitous than one might think. Innovative companies must…
Teaching RRI in higher education: For whom? Why? How?
“If one is truly to succeed in leading a person to a specific place, one must first and foremost take…
Trust & Artifical Intelligence: Do we and will we?
People hold different beliefs about AI: Some advocate for a utopian future where AI will solve the grand challenges, others…
What are responsible, smart cities?
What do megacities, fairness, rooftop aquaculture, demand-driven research, Norwegian tofu, directionality and data protection have in common? They are all…
Food waste in the COVID-19 era: Can the state coerce consumer responsibility?
There are strong tensions between seeing food as a right and as a commodity. Taking into account that this is…
Transdisciplinarity and Universities: a path ahead
This blog post was first published on KOI TU: The Centre for Informed Futures’ webpage (University of Auckland) on April 21st, 2020….
Speech – Who are the experts? Public and policy engagement in an age of misinformation
This blog post was first published on KOI TU: The Centre for Informed Futures’ webpage (University of Auckland) on April 6th, 2020….