Local communities across the developing world facing technological or institutional problems deal with them in different ways. Often, they simply learn to live with them. But sometimes they develop successful…
GRASSROOTS TO GLOBAL – THE HONEY BEE NETWORK
CLIMATE CHANGE & THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE
Politicians and the public look to scientists to explain the causes of climate change and whether it , can be tackled – and they are queuing up to deliver. But,…
AVIAN FLU: BBC RADIO HIGHLIGHTS STEPS ISSUES
By IAN SCOONES, STEPS Centre co-directorScientists in Egypt are examining the possibility that the H5N1 Avian flu virus could be changing into a deadlier strain. There is a fear the…
AAAS DAY 4: IN PURSUIT OF COOPERATION
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre member AAAS Day 4: Sunday 18 Feb 2007 One of the highlights of the entire conference was an evening plenary lecture by Mohamed Hassan,…
AAAS DAY 2: NEW UNIT OF MEASURE – “THE RUMSFELD”
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre memberAAAS Day 2: Friday 16 Feb 2007 In a wide-ranging lecture on “The Intersection of Burgeoning Human Populations and Natural Hazards, Caltech geologist Kerry Sieh…
AAAS DAY 2: IMPROVING WATER MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre member AAAS Day 2: Friday 16 Feb 2007 Another interesting session looked at the challenge of producing more food with less water by improving water…
AAAS DAY 2: BIOENERGY TO THE RESCUE?
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre member AAAS Day 2: Friday 16 Feb 2007 Renewable energy from biomass is all the rage these days, with policy makers from Brazil to the…
AAAS DAY 2: SO MANY SESSIONS, SO LITTLE TIME
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre member AAAS Day 2: Friday 16 Feb 2007 The challenge at a conference of the size and scope of this year’s AAAS annual meeting is…
AAAS DAY 1: HOLDREN & THE 10% ‘TITHE’
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre memberAAAS Day 1: Thursday 15 Feb 2007 AAAS President John P. Holdren (pictured right) used his presidential address to urge swift action to build a…
Inside track from the AAAS annual meeting
John Thompson was among the 10,000 scientists, journalists, students and members of the public to attend the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in…