Museum of Science – Expert & Citizen Assessment of Science & Technology

DAY ONE Project Policy Memo Proposes Creation of a Participatory Technology Assessment unit in US Government

Washington DC, December 2020: A new Day One Project policy proposal call for the next admin to establish a special unit within the Science and Technology Policy Institute to provide…

Who should have a say on editing DNA?

ASU Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes joins global efforts to bring public values for anticipatory governance of gene editing technologies WASHINGTON, DC, September 17, 2020: Designer babies, mutant mosquitoes…

ECAST-ASTC Launches New Fellowship Program on Public Interest Technology

10 Jan 202016 Jan 2020

Arizona State University (ASU), Museum of Science, Boston, and SciStarter led Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology (ECAST) Network and the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC), with support from…

Training the Next Generation of Public Interest Technology Professionals

11 Oct 201911 Oct 2019

The Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes is launching an exciting new program that uses technology in support of public interest organizations and the people they serve. A new partnership…

Grant to fund research on future of human genome editing

19 Sep 20198 Oct 2019

Over the last two decades, approaches to genome editing have evolved and become more widely studied and implemented. Most recently, the CRISPR/Cas9 system has made the technology more accessible, precise…

Our Driverless Futures: Community Forums on Automated Mobility

14 Apr 201914 Apr 2019

As they move from test tracks to city streets, autonomous vehicles promise to revolutionize mobility and transform communities in ways large and small. Will citizens help drive this transformation? OUR…

ECAST Featured in GAO Open Innovation Report

18 Oct 201610 Nov 2017

For Immediate Release Contact: Mahmud Farooque, (202) 446-0397 October 18, 2016 (WASHINGTON) – In a new report on open innovation, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlights the work of the…

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World Wide Views Dissemination: Boston

17 Nov 201517 Nov 2015

Participants gathered on a rainy night at the Museum of Science in Boston this past Thursday, November 12, to get a taste of the World Wide Views experience and discuss…

Museum of Science, Boston, Arizona State University Receive NOAA Grant

7 Nov 201516 Nov 2017

November 6, 2015 BOSTON – The Museum of Science, Boston and Arizona State University’s Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes are among the six institutions awarded an Environmental Literacy Grant…

The Citizen between Science and Policy: Innovation in Governance and Climate Change Resilience

14 Oct 20157 Nov 2015

On June 6, 2015, beginning at dawn in the Pacific Islands and ending at dusk in the American Southwest, 10,000 everyday citizens in 76 countries met to participate in the…