Deputy Director AI Economics Institute. Views my own.
Manchester, England
Joined May 2013
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NEW: analysis of millions of books published over the centuries suggests western society is shifting away from a culture of progress, and towards one of caution, worry and risk-aversion.
I think this is one of the most important challenges facing us today.
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Today’s challenge: a hands on innovation session with Govt Office for Science & x-govt colleagues on future of the subsurface, exploring issues like water management & geothermal energy. Our stellar multidisciplinary Lab team includes @aemathers2 @CelynBricker @SGRBennett
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Reports on Frontier AI risk published today, including a technical paper from the Government Office for Science. Read here➡️gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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🗣️"We knew that a project so heavily focused on society would only be strengthened by having a public dialogue as part of it."
NEW: commissioners of a Sciencewise supported Net Zero Society public dialogue share reflections from the process on our blog👇
bit.ly/3S9HDuc
ALT An image of offshore wind turbines at sunset. Text on top reads 'Using public dialogue to inform strategic areas of public policy - Nina Grassmann, Senior Social and Behavioural Scientist and Jack Snape, Head of Foresight, Government Office for Science'.
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Our Wireless 2030 report which was published earlier this year, helped inform the Wireless Infrastructure Strategy. You can read our report here➡️ gov.uk/government/news/wirel…
Our new report out today, designed to help policymakers develop a resilient net zero strategy
The “Net zero society: scenarios and pathways” report is published today. Read it here ➡️ gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Rapid Technology Assessments published today. These are accessible introductions to different emerging technology areas for policy makers. Find out more here 👉 foresightprojects.blog.gov.u…
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Congratulations to Dame Angela McLean on her appointment as the new Government Chief Scientific Adviser. Angela brings with her a wealth of expertise and experience, has been an excellent departmental CSA, and will be the first woman to hold the post➡️ gov.uk/government/news/new-g…
We've just published a new Foresight report - Wireless 2030 - a set of scenarios to help policymakers develop resilient policies and strategies for wireless connectivity. Hopefully this is of use if you're working on wireless infrastructure or wireless-enabled public services
Today we published the Wireless 2030 report which looks at how public service demand for wireless could change in the future. You can read it here ➡️ gov.uk/government/news/wirel…
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Great opportunity to join the Government Office for Science. All the details here 👉 civilservicejobs.service.gov…
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Systems thinking approaches allow us to understand complex problems and create better solutions. Check out new work by the Government Office for Science which will help civil servants use systems thinking more 👉 gov.uk/government/publicatio…
Interesting new report from @CREDS_UK on the impact of home-working on travel demand - headline is it doesn't always reduce demand. Also, a new term for me 'tele-sprawl' - a risk to future emissions & energy demand:
creds.ac.uk/do-teleworkers-t…
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We'll be exploring this issue in our Net Zero Society project - gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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3 new blogs out this week on emerging tech, genomics beyond health and communicating futures thinking, from @uksciencechief's Futures, Foresight and Horizon Scanning team - foresightprojects.blog.gov.u…
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BREAKING
EU plan to cut demand for Russian gas by 2/3 "before the end of the yr"
VdL: "The quicker we switch to renewables & hydrogen, w more efficiency, the quicker we'll be truly indpt"
Timmermans: "Let's dash into renewables at lightning speed"
ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
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Interested in the new Office for Science and Technology Strategy? Click here to read more about it 👇 civilservice.blog.gov.uk/202…
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💡 New in our blog: #Genomics is becoming increasingly important in healthcare, but how does it affect other areas of our lives and society? We look at a new report all about 'genomics beyond health': orlo.uk/AMjU5
#GenomicsBeyondHealth
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Speaking at @FoGenomics just now, I launched the Foresight Genomics Beyond Health report. This looks at the current landscape of genomics, investigates how the science is developing, and looks at what might be possible in the future ➡️ gov.uk/government/news/genom…
New Foresight report from my team out today. Genomics has the potential to impact society in many ways beyond health. Our report aims to get policy makers considering these issues now, as the science is advancing rapidly
UK government advisers call for ‘proactive regulation’ around genomics theguardian.com/science/2022…
