Sentences with phrase «on societal implications»

Later, in a session on societal implications, University of Manchester philosopher John Harris and Catholic theologian Hille Haker of Loyola University Chicago in Illinois squared off over the prospect of editing the germline.

The video might make viewers pause to reflect on the societal implications of this behavior and this may have achieved the company's goals of challenging gender norms and identifying what holds women back.

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The research has direct implications for galvanizing public support and action in relation to environmental issues but it also sheds light on promoting public engagement in societal issues, more broadly.

The purpose of the study was to assist with societal decision - making by examining the implications of climate variability and change on near - term financial investments.

The EU FP7 Integrated Project EPOCA (European Project on OCean Acidification) was launched in June 2008 with the overall goal to advance our understanding of the biological, ecological, biogeochemical, and societal implications of ocean acidification.

Each year, the MAC Issues in Depth symposia series offers presentations on recent scientific advances and the societal implications of these advances, especially on minority populations.

He is involved in projects focused on understanding the role of genomics in health disparities, identifying the societal implications of genomics, and analyzing the health care and science policies relevant to these issues.

The Good Work Toolkit gives workers at all levels the opportunity to reflect on the personal and societal implications of their professional lives.

Ex: Think a new high school course on media and advertising influence linked with societal implications would be of enormous value in helping young people on the verge of making critical decisions in their soon - to - be adult lives.

The counterbalance to the subjective declarations about whose scientific «expertise» is sufficient to make public statements on issues with large societal implications lies, IMO, in bringing in the scientific method to clarify and make explicit the working criteria for evaluating expertise, and to control for biasing influences.

There's a serious debate worth having, both on the science and technology itself and on the societal and policy implications.

We both deeply share our profound interest in the societal implications of decentralization, and you can see that in his work on AKASHA.»

Early Childhood Australia (ECA) paper recommends an increased focus on early childhood learning and care in the Integrated Quality Standards System (IQSS) must reflect the evidence both about high quality effective early childhood services and about broader societal issues that have implications for children's wellbeing.