Sentences with phrase «societal implications»

I fear that these issues have larger societal implications.

The lineage of printmaking can be understood as a series of traditional methods that as they emerged, were cutting edge technologies with significant societal implications.

Increased temperatures and changing precipitation patterns will alter soil moisture, which is important for agriculture and ecosystems and has many societal implications.

What are the political and societal implications of the cyber revolution, and how should we respond?

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 normalization of exclusive pumping could have major societal implications: It may erode societal support for breastfeeding, for example.

We suggest these observations will have therapeutic implications for skeletal myopathies and systemic diseases such as diabetes and obesity and for the aged population, in which reduced endurance impacts mortality and activities of daily living (57); as well as societal implications in terms of altering athletic performance.

The CEER program, established in 2004, is designed to bring together experts in wide - ranging fields - bioethics, law, behavioral and social sciences, epidemiology, public health, public policy, genomics and clinical research - to study the potential societal implications of genomic information and research.

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.

An important new forum to promote cross-disciplinary discussion of a global phenomenon with long - term societal implications.

Greater minds than mine will deal with the broader societal implications of the murder of innocent children and how we, as a nation, tighten gun controls and better assure the safety of all Americans.

And of course, if you continue watching your child as he or she moves beyond the preschool years, you're probably making it even more likely that your offspring will become used to both being in the spotlight and having little privacy, the possible societal implications of video monitors I wrote about over at Motherlode.

The Building with Biology Project created a community of informal science educators, researchers and scientists dedicated to developing innovative resources, practices and processes to build the capacity of the field to use public engagement with science (PES) activities to extend STEM learning about science, technology and societal implications through public and scientist dialogue about synthetic biology.

There are serious societal implications regarding the discoveries already made and the questions yet to be answered, Gupta concluded.

«Regardless of the cause,» the authors note, «the poleward shift of the jet streams and the associated subtropical dry zone, if it continues, could have important societal implications.»

Her work has led to advances in understanding the ethical aspects of physical and mental illness research, societal implications for genetic innovation, the role of stigma in health disparities, the impact of medical student and physician health issues and optimal approaches to fostering professionalism in medicine.

Heavy hangs the crown in Black Panther, a Marvel movie whose real - life cultural and societal implications overshadow its storytelling prowess.

Your proposition contradicts your own argument, in so far that the rapid change (inverse excursion) in the transition from the MWP to the LIA was also over a small temporal period and had great societal implications eg Nunn

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.

The second relates to the wider societal implications of the knowledge gained from the conduct of geoengineering research.

The two films create interesting dynamic in contrast unlike similar competing films close in release (think Capote and the less successful Infamous), illuminating both the subject and the larger societal implications of her case when seen in close proximity.

Reflecting the major societal implications, the new study estimated total annual costs — including medical costs, work losses and quality of life losses — associated with non-fatal and fatal bicycle injuries to adults.

The consequences of this overall process, known as «ocean acidification», are raising concerns for the biological, ecological, and biogeochemical health of the world's oceans, as well as for the potential societal implications.

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.

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.

One needs to acknowledge that beyond their local political, economic, and societal implications, the Arab uprisings have triggered several developments in Middle Eastern politics and have thus affected the regional order.

It also has large societal implications.

It was followed in 2016 with a presentation on the cognitive and moral capacities of animals, and in 2017 with two panel discussions about the societal implications of artificial intelligence.

The scientific basis and individual and societal implications of personalized medicine was explored at the morning Roundtable, Anticipating Personalized Medicine.

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.

An integral part of EPOCA, involves a team of scientists from around Europe travelling to the Arctic to advance our understanding of the biological, ecological, biogeochemical, and societal implications of ocean acidification.

As with any emerging technology, we need to be deliberate and to openly consider the ethical, regulatory and societal implications of these new tools.

The societal implications of genome engineering are profound.

Regularly discuss how molecular events have societal implications.

«As human genetics continues to grow as a science, its clinical and societal implications are expanding,» said Michael Dougherty, PhD, Director of Education for ASHG.

Where Lelio does his best work is focusing on the societal implications of the love triangle on the main three characters.

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