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Brian Wynne
Researcher at Lancaster University
Publications - 171
Citations - 23079
Brian Wynne is an academic researcher from Lancaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sociology of scientific knowledge & Public policy. The author has an hindex of 62, co-authored 165 publications receiving 22147 citations. Previous affiliations of Brian Wynne include International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis & Carnegie Mellon University.
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The ethics of ‘public understanding of ethics’—why and how bioethics expertise should include public and patients’ voices
TL;DR: It is argued that bioethical reasoning has to include public views of and attitudes towards biomedicine and technology and the necessity of public deliberation in this context.
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On Nanotechnology and Ambivalence: The Politics of Enthusiasm
Matthew Kearnes,Brian Wynne +1 more
TL;DR: The promise of scientific and technological innovation, particularly in fields such as nanotechnology, is increasingly set against what has been articulated as a deficit in public trust in both the new technologies and regulatory mechanisms as discussed by the authors.
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Technical analysis of IIASA energy scenarios
Bill Keepin,Brian Wynne +1 more
TL;DR: Despite the appearance of analytical rigour, IIASA's widely acclaimed global energy projections are highly unstable and based on informal guesswork, raising questions about political bias in scientific analysis.
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Imagine complexity : The past, present and future potential of complex thinking.
TL;DR: The authors argue that the apparent simplicity of the past was often more a function of the constraints put on the framing of the issue or problem at hand, both conceptually and in policy making, than it was a reflection of any inherent properties.