Student Pugwash USA (SPUSA), an organization that encourages the inclusion of social responsibility considerations in our scientific dialogue, has started a new blog called MindFull. The blog has already tackled a variety of issues from "ethical stem cells" to defense policy, and it should be an interesting source of information and commentary.
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New SPUSA Blog
Category: blogosphere • philosophy of science • science policy • scientific activism
Posted on: September 7, 2006 6:36 PM, by Nick Anthis
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