Corporate influence over nanotechnology regulation
I recently attended an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) seminar on the risk assessment and risk management of nanomaterials. This was an eye-opening experience that graphically illustrated the extent of corporate influence over...
Critical scholarship in a hostile climate: academics and the public
Corporations are involved in every area of our lives. In our education, health, welfare and criminal justice systems, they are ever-present. So obvious is this ‘fact’ of life that it is often only in moments of crisis – such as the recent Hazelwood coal...
‘Partner or Perish’? The convergence of public and private interests pose new questions for controversial university research
There is a part of the University of Queensland’s (UQ) history that is the stuff of a thriller novel. It is well known the Mayne family bequeathed land where the UQ St Lucia campus now sits, and that the family continues to regularly donate to the University,...
Done deals and revolving doors: the story of GM in Australia
Australians are famously early adopters of new technologies. Despite this, most of us are opposed to genetically modified (GM) food crops and are concerned about the multinational industries and lack of regulation surrounding these. Every independent survey of...Crazytech
Stupid technologies we don't need.....
And that could destroy life on Earth.
And that could destroy life on Earth.