The widespread understanding that nanotechnology constitutes an emerging set of science-
based technologies with the collective capacity to remake social, economic, and …

The sociology of the future is an emerging field of inquiry that works to understand future
consciousness drawing from a mix of Science & Technology Studies and the practice of …

This chapter aims at understanding concrete modalities of future-orientation in a wide range
of forms as different modes of governance by expectations. It argues that governance of and …

Geoengineering could remake environments and societies, and early governance can help
to steer the development of technologies towards sustainable outcomes. In the absence of …

In recent years, various studies have examined how expectations create shared and
contested socio-technical futures, coordinate innovation actors and contribute to shaping …

New developments in science and technology are promoted through projections of
anticipated benefit that justify research, help secure funding and institutional, political and …

This paper examines the political decisions made by three countries Denmark, the
Netherlands, and Germany about stem cell research. It recommends directing the regulatory …

京都大学教授の山中伸弥が率いる研究グループは, 2006 年にマウス iPS (induced Pluripotent
Stem= 人工多能性幹) 細胞, 2007 年にヒト iPS 細胞の樹立を発表した. この iPS 細胞とは …