Nanotechnology and Religion

Technology - 2008

Nanotechnology and Religion

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-02/uow-rca021108.php
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Is nanotechnology morally acceptable? For a significant percentage of Americans, the answer is no, according to a recent survey of Americans' attitudes about the science of the very small. Dietram Scheufele, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of life sciences communication, presented new survey results that show religion exerts far more influence on public views of technology in the United States than in Europe. (Found via Mike Treder's Responsible Nanotechnology blog)

Type: Theory | Also: Culture, Nanotech |

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