SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Spring 2013
"Odumosu: Seeking Improved Understanding and Use of Technology"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Wesley Nord
At the heart of STPP fellow Tolu Odumosu’s work is the practical application and social interactions of technological research and innovation. He believes the way humans reflect on the changes in life wrought by our tools has led to passivity when it comes to assessing the impact of technologies on man, as well as the impact of different peoples on the same technologies.
Spring 2013
"Visiting Fellows Ponder What Works and What Fails"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
In this article, new Belfer Center visting fellows tackle some of the most pressing current issues in international relations including U.S.-Brazilian relations, the European financial crisis, the legality of drone strikes and what a post-Assad Syria will look like.
(DoD Photo)
Spring 2013
"Serving the Nation"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
Belfer Center “graduates” occupy some of the hottest seats in government as the second Obama administration confronts stressful policy choices in science and technology, national security, and domestic finances amid clashing party politics and volatile viewpoints.
Spring 2013
"Center Expands Reach Through Social Media and Other Online Platforms"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Arielle Dworkin, Digital Communications Manager
With today's ever more digital methods of communication, it is essential that the Belfer Center exploit the vast and growing array of online platforms that enable us to cut through the noise and get our messages across. The digital communication tools employed by the Belfer Center now extend far beyond just our website.
Spring 2013
"Belfer in Brief"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
Happenings and occurrences in and around the Belfer Center.
March 2013
"The Next Frontier in United States Unconventional Shale Gas and Tight Oil Extraction: Strategic Reduction of Environmental Impact"
Discussion Paper
By Meagan Mauter, Visiting Scholar, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, Vanessa R. Palmer, Yiqiao Tang and A. Patrick Behrer
The unconventional fossil fuel extraction industry—in the U.S., primarily shale gas and tight oil—is expected to continue expanding dramatically in coming decades as conventionally recoverable reserves wane. At the global scale, a long-term domestic supply of natural gas is expected to yield environmental benefits over alternative sources of fossil energy. At the local level, however, the environmental impacts of shale gas and tight oil development may be significant. The development of technology, management practices, and regulatory policies that mitigate the associated environmental impacts of shale gas development is quickly becoming the next frontier in U.S. unconventional fossil resource extraction.
AP Photo
March 28, 2013
"China's Massive Water Problem"
Op-Ed, International Herald Tribune
By Scott Moore, Giorgio Ruffolo Doctoral Research Fellow, Sustainability Science Program/Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
"Beijing needs to stop relying on technology to avoid making hard choices about scarce resources. The United States and the rest of the world need to push the Chinese government to make its development more sustainable through political reform, lest China's economy and social stability be endangered."
2012
"Leadership and Responsibility for Cybersecurity"
Journal Article, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Special Issue
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
"Policy makers, legislators, and businessmen should assess the gap between the current defense posture and our needed front line defense in the face of an increasingly sophisticated range of actors. This paper describes a series of case studies that highlight the lack of attention being paid to this serious problem and the subsequent policy and technology solutions that are being brought to bear to close the gap."
February 2013
"The Discovery-Invention Cycle: Bridging the Basic/Applied Dichotomy"
Discussion Paper
By Venkatesh "Venky" Narayanamurti, Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy; Professor of Physics, Harvard; Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program; Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, Tolu Odumosu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and Lee Vinsel
In this paper we hope to provide an alternative point of view. By examining both the evolution of the famous "linear model of innovation" — which holds that scientific research precedes technological innovation — and the problematic description of engineering being "applied science" we seek to challenge the existing dichotomies between basic / applied research, science and engineering, tracing how knowledge travels between different knowledge domains through a case study of a selected group of Nobel Prizes in physics.
December 2012
"Preliminary Considerations: On National Cyber Security"
Book Chapter
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations and Alexander Klimburg
In this chapter, Melissa Hathaway and Alexander Klimburg introduce three conceptual tools to help focus the strategic context and debate. These are termed the "three dimensions," the "five mandates," and the "five dilemmas" of national cyber security. Each dimension, mandate and dilemma will play a varying role in each nation's attempt to formulate and execute a national cyber security strategy according to their specific conditions.
