Foresight: Volume 4 Issue 4

Biotechnology overview: Applications and forecasts

William R. Rowley

This paper describes the field of biotechnology and likely advances in health care, agricultural and other applications in industry, environmental science and energy over…

Genomics and social science: Issues and priorities

Mark Harvey, Andrew McMeekin, Ian Miles

This essay examines the issues that the ongoing revolution in biosciences and biotechnology pose to social science. A convenient frame for examining these issues is the…

Genomics and society: four scenarios for 2015

Mark Justman, Clement Bezold, William R. Rowley

This paper develops four alternative scenarios depicting possible futures for genomics applications within a broader social context. The scenarios integrate forecasts for…

Social science research priorities related to genomics: The “bottom line” for the ESRC genomics scenarios project

Clement Bezold, Ian Miles

New technologies are posing new challenges to social science. Their very novelty also challenges the established methods that social research institutions have used to…

le principle d’humanité (the humanity principle)

Jacques Richardson

The Centre for Future Studies

Clement Bezold

Publications

Clement Bezold

Conference Calendar

Clement Bezold

From forecasting the future of technology to shaping the priorities for research

Clement Bezold, Ian Miles