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First, it meant the independence of technology from law-bureaucrats in Japan.
Hiromi Mizuno • Science for the Empire: Scientific Nationalism in Modern Japan
Our nation-centered view of sovereign citizenship can only comprehend the predicament of minoritarian ‘belonging’ as a problem of ontology
Homi K. Bhabha • The Location of Culture (Routledge Classics)
Quantum social science tells us that individuals are always “indeterminate” and full of potential.
Karen O'Brien • You Matter More Than You Think: Quantum Social Change for a Thriving World
GBIRd wanted Thomas’s help designing a very particular kind of mouse drive—a so-called “suppression drive.” A suppression drive is designed to defeat natural selection entirely. Its purpose is to spread a trait so deleterious that it can wipe out a population. Researchers in Britain have already engineered a suppression drive for Anopheles gambiae
... See moreElizabeth Kolbert • Under a White Sky
Furthermore, as seen within the larger framework of circulatory histories, when the imperative to compete for survival in the modern world spread to other societies, several Asian societies with dominant traditions of dialogical transcendence sought to confessionalize their religious traditions for national mobilization and exclusivity.
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
Irwin & Kossoff • Mapping Stakeholder Relations
Group norms govern how people relate to one another in an organization and can further illuminate the adaptability of an organization.
Ronald A. Heifetz • The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World
also look at the financial interests of the researchers and sponsors, the dominant theoretical paradigms, and the potential political ideologies of the researchers and funders.)
Leslie F. Stebbins • Finding Reliable Information Online: Adventures of an Information Sleuth
The final role for government in ensuring transparency is to empower independent researchers.