Agnes Allansdottir
183 posts
@AAllansdottir
Social psychologist researching science, innovatio and society. Born in Iceland but almost more Italian by now, after stuying in France and London
💻 5 #webinar con esperti di discipline scientifiche, sociali e umanistiche e membri del Foro regionale per la #Ricerca e l'#Innovazione istituito da @RegLombardia. 📅 Primo appuntamento il 25/05 solo su #OpenInnovation. 👉 ow.ly/lAKb50ESase
What do we need to responsibly govern #Coronavirus emergency? @LombardiaInnova Forum for Research and Innovation, led by @FGB, issued "Flash Recommendations on #COVID19 emergency" . Today our Letter to the Editor on Nature about this: nature.com/articles/d4158… #RRI4COVID #RRI
"All children to receive whole genome sequencing at birth." No surprise for a Minister for Health to paint a picture in such bright & bold colours while campaigning. But disappointing that the @Telegraph does so little to highlight the ethical concerns... telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/0…
To analyse social and behavioral phenomena in our digitalized world, it’s necessary to understand the main research opportunities and challenges specific to online & digital social research. "Digital Social Research" by Giuseppe A. Veltri @gaveltri Out now buff.ly/2N1dzxQ
Great article which highlights the importance of responsibly managing data collection and usage for #precisionmedicine purpose. Definitely a precious hint for Lombardy Region initiative on Responsible Assessment of the introduction of #NewBornGenomeSequencing #RRI @FGBassetti
#Scicomm dream team: A @nytimes journalist (@PamBelluck), a #scicomm researcher (@brossardd) and a geneticist (@GESCenterNCSU’s Fred Gould) collaborate in @PNASNews to map out best practices for communicating promises and perils of #genedrives pnas.org/content/early/… #openaccess
The more intense a person's opposition to GMO food, the fewer scientific facts they know, and the more certain they are in their knowledge.
"Science must not presume to set the destination for a technology, but should follow the direction that we, the people, provide. Science is-and must be-in the service of the societies of which it is part". Ben Hurlbut is spot-on about #CRISPRbabies. nature.com/articles/d4158… #RRI
