| Posted: February 16, 2007 |
Intuitive toxicology and nanotechnology |
| (Nanowerk News) There is an interesting post over at Berube's blog Nanohype: He suggests that we engage in "intuitive toxicology", which refers to how an inexpert or lay audience comprehends and reacts differently to expert information, in this case quantitative toxicology data. |
| Berube is proposing that we engage in social science research which should run parallel to the toxicology research on nanoparticles. |
| "This small investment is an important partner to the environmental health and safety research currently being undertaken. As data on toxicology surfaces, it would be fortuitous if we had a strategy on engaging the public which is based on something other than supposition and educated guesses." |
| Berube is working to formalize this proposal and welcomes any input you might have. |
| Source: Nanohype |
