Nanotechnology, the Brain, and the Future

Hays, Sean A.; Robert, Jason Scott; Miller, Clark A.; Bennett, Ira

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-1787-9

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Harthorn

2017

The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory

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The science and engineering field of nanotechnology develops new materials at the molecular scale (1 nanometer equals 1 billionth of a meter) where they display novel exploitable physical, chemical, and/or optical properties. Development programs for these materials, devices, and systems are in progress in over 70 countries worldwide. Nanotechnology has attracted social theoretical attention as both an object and a field. Nanotechnologies have drawn fascinated attention as nascent risk objects, and their promised utility for human cognitive and physical enhancement in particular has accelerated societal debate about cryonics, cyborgs, and technological implications for aging. This entry traces the main contemporary social theory entanglements in nanotechnology studies, asking how they revise the understanding of a field, the social study of the future more broadly, and cyborg and aging futures specifically, along with risk and public participation.

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Nanotechnology

Harthorn

2017

The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory

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Implications: People and Physical Infrastructure

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Heath

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Reengineering Biomedical Translational Research with Engineering Ethics

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Nayak

2014

Sci Eng Ethics

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It is widely accepted that translational research practitioners need to acquire special skills and knowledge that will enable them to anticipate, analyze, and manage a range of ethical issues. While there is a small but growing literature that addresses the ethics of translational research, there is a dearth of scholarship regarding how this might apply to engineers. In this paper we examine engineers as key translators and argue that they are well positioned to ask transformative ethical questions. Asking engineers to both broaden and deepen their consideration of ethics in their work, however, requires a shift in the way ethics is often portrayed and perceived in science and engineering communities. Rather than interpreting ethics as a roadblock to the success of translational research, we suggest that engineers should be encouraged to ask questions about the socio-ethical dimensions of their work. This requires expanding the conceptual framework of engineering beyond its traditional focus on "how" and "what" questions to also include "why" and "who" questions to facilitate the gathering of normative, socially-situated information. Empowering engineers to ask "why" and "who" questions should spur the development of technologies and practices that contribute to improving health outcomes.

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Nanotechnology, the Brain, and the Future

Cited by 7 publications

References 176 publications

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

Implications: People and Physical Infrastructure

Reengineering Biomedical Translational Research with Engineering Ethics

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