Category Archives: Commentary

Rio + 20

Posted on March 25, 2012 by science

The occasion of the Rio + 20 conference (June 20-21st) was hoped by some grassroots and NGO members of the international community to deal with the problem of technology assessment in international development. As anarchists, we realise that the United … Continue reading →

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Royal Science

Posted on March 10, 2012 by science

Early science: The experimental method of science was developed in Europe by the working craftspeople and trading merchants of 16th Century.  But experimental knowledge was not accepted by the English monarchy until after the English civil war when Charles II … Continue reading →

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The purpose of an anarchist science initiative (in contrast to Royal Science – how science is done by the aristocrats at the Royal Society) is to begin a discussion about how science and technology can be assessed and regulated from the … Continue reading →

Posted on February 17, 2012 by science | Leave a comment