Knowtex

The idea is not to provide a platform for zealots like the anti-GMO reapers or anti-vaccination diehards but to provide a space for open, reasoned discussion of ethical and social issues associated with the development and application of biotechnologies.

Kodak employed 140,000 people. Instagram, 13. A digital visionary says the Web kills jobs, wealth -- even democracy

Recently, Peter Norvig, Google’s Director of Research and co-author of the most popular artificial intelligence textbook in the world, wrote a webpage extensively criticizing Noam Chomsky, arguably the most influential linguist in the world.

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) are two bills that sound like they have a mildly positive aim but, in reality, have serious potential to negatively change the internet as we know it

This is tedious. We’ve been doing this for years now, with no progress. Two sides, shouting at each other, shouting past each other, resorting to caricatures, and making no/little attempt at mutual understanding. Let’s do better.

The truth about energy: Explore America’s energy stories, meet the people behind the debate and join the conversation about our future.

Sense about Science ? Equipping people to make sense of science and evidence

The aim of these talks is to stimulate conversation, comparison and debate about the ways we choose to pursue knowledge in our different fields

Estudios sociales de la ciencia y la tecnología en Iberoamérica

Facts and resources about climate change, covering science, politics and economics. The aim is for the Guardian – with help from various partners and, crucially, readers – to amass the world's best layman-friendly online guide to all aspects of climate change, science politics, economics and more.