Thad Miller joins Heather Ross and Andrew Maynard to chat about the future of cities and the circular economy. This is the 3rd episode of the 5-part series: Innovation, Society, and the Circular Economy for the 2016 Disruptive Innovation Festival. Please join the conversation at thinkdif.co, Twitter @futurethinkpod, or by adding your comments wherever you get your podcasts.

Show Notes

•Guest, Thad Miller: https://sustainability.asu.edu/person/thaddeus-miller/

•Read more on the circular economy here: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/aug/26/how-the-circular-economy-is-taking-off-in-the-us

•Ecological Gentrification: what is it? Read about it: http://critical-sustainabilities.ucsc.edu/environmental-gentrification/

•Recent studies have shown that Uber and Lyft drivers have shown discrimination in use of their technology. Read more here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-31/study-finds-racial-discrimination-by-uber-and-lyft-drivers

•Heather discusses the Clay Christensen model of disruption. Read more: https://hbr.org/1995/01/disruptive-technologies-catching-the-wave

•Portland now has a pilot program for compost pickup. Can we expect other cities to follow suit? Read more here: http://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/portland-region-explore-food-scraps-mandate-businesses

•Portland passed a resolution banning construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure within city boundaries. Where does Portland get the authority to do this from? Read more: http://koin.com/2016/11/13/portland-considers-ban-on-new-fossil-fuel-terminals/

•Whole Foods in Detroit. What can we learn from this story? Read more: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2014/11/whole_foods_detroit_can_a_grocery_store_really_fight_elitism_racism_and.html

•Urban farming in Detroit means communities are working to find the most efficient ways to use the resources around them. Read more: https://nextcity.org/features/view/detroit-comprehensive-urban-agriculture-proposal

Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross chat about risk and the circular economy in the 2nd episode of the special futurethink podcast series for the 2016 Disruptive Innovation Festival.

In this special episode of the futurethink podcast, Heather Ross and Andrew Maynard have an unplanned (but recorded) chat with colleagues Michael Bennett, Bob Cook-Deegan, and Diana Bowman. They discuss the possible implications of the 2016 presidential election results on the near future of science, technology, research, and innovation.

Show Notes

• The Master's of Science and Technology policy program at Arizona State University prepares graduates to work on the intersection of science policy and politics. Check it out here: https://sfis.asu.edu/degree/science-technology-policy-0

• The Disruptive Innovation Festival is an online, open access event for thought leaders and entrepreneurs exploring the changing economy and where we go from here. Find out more here: https://www.thinkdif.co/big-top-tents/arizona-state-university-asu

• What does the 2016 Presidential election mean for the future of science and technology policy?

• Some areas of scientific research are expected to remain untouched, such as the Precision Medicine Initiative (https://www.nih.gov/precision-medicine-initiative-cohort-program), the cancer moonshot( https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/moonshot-cancer-initiative/task-force), Alzheimer’s research (https://www.nia.nih.gov/), the Brain Initiative (https://www.braininitiative.nih.gov/), and CERN (https://home.cern/).

• Scientists must now practice what they preach through responsible innovation and use public engagement as a tool to engage people who feel disenfranchised.

• Closing notes: We must confront the distrust of expertise. How can experts re-frame the issues?

o Propose--don’t preach.

o Listen.

o Shared value in democracy.

This is the first of a 5-part series on the Future of Innovation and the Circular Economy, as part of the 2016 Disruptive Innovation Festival (https://www.thinkdif.co/big-top-tents/arizona-state-university-asu). Erik Fisher, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Responsible Innovation(http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tjri20#.VvWqquIrJaR), joins Heather Ross and Andrew Maynard to chat about Responsible Innovation and the Circular Economy. Please visit thinkdif.co and navigate to our festival podcast listing to contribute to the DIF 2016 conversation. Andrew and Heather will be discussing the DIF community conversation in the final installment of this 5-part series.

Show Notes

· The idea behind Responsible Innovation: Innovation is good but it can be better (http://cspo.org/program-areas/responsible-innovation/)

· The Disruptive Innovation Festival is an online, open access event for thought leaders and entrepreneurs exploring the changing economy and where we go from here.

· Responsible innovation has been used in nanotechnology research to make it more environmentally and socially responsible (https://cns.asu.edu/research)

· Closing notes: How do we nurture responsible innovation? By nurturing curiosity, creating space for innovation, and by being patient.

Just in time for the last gasps of the 2016 presidential election, Heather Ross chats with STS expert Clark Miller about elections as knowledge systems. Recorded at the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University: sfis.asu.edu

Show Notes

· Clark wrote a research article after the 2000 election on the topic of elections as knowledge systems. Check it out here: http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/stable/4144333

· Clark and Heather discuss “Imagined Democracies” by Israeli author Professor Yaron Ezrahi. More info on the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Imagined-Democracies-Necessary-Political-Fictions/dp/1107025753

· Elections are an instrument for measuring the will of the electorate.

· Florida's issues in 2000 made the inner workings of the electoral knowledge system more visible and created the sense that it was possible that elections could get messed up, challenging the way we think about elections.

· For further reading on elections, democracy, and governance, check out these articles by Clark:

Knowledge and democracy: The epistemics of self-governance

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309512641_Knowledge_and_democracy_The_epistemics_of_self-governance

Interrogating the Civic Epistemology of American Democracy: Stability and Instability in the 2000 US Presidential Election

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249722303_Interrogating_the_Civic_Epistemology_of_American_Democracy_Stability_and_Instability_in_the_2000_US_Presidential_Election?ev=prf_pub

Heather Ross and Andrew Maynard chat with computer scientist Adam Doupé about cybersecurity issues in the technologies that surround our lives today and in the future. Recorded at the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University: sfis.asu.edu

Show Notes

· Link to Adam Doupé's profile: https://webapp4.asu.edu/directory/person/2412296

· How can we use hardware to keep people safe and use cybersecurity to keep financial data safe? Read more http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevemorgan/2016/01/27/bank-of-americas-unlimited-cybersecurity-budget-sums-up-spending-plans-in-a-war-against-hackers/#54db42b3434b

· Blockchain, is it the wave of the future? https://www.blockchain.com/

· The Risk Innovation Lab studies risk, which plays a significant role in the discussion surrounding hacking. Learn more about it here: https://riskinnovation.asu.edu/

· Software updates, coming now to your car. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/automobiles/your-cars-new-software-is-ready-update-now.html?_r=0

· As cybersecurity becomes more important, business will continue to bear the cost of hackers. Read more: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/effects-computer-hacking-organization-17975.html

· Hacking will impact our healthcare devices going forward, too. Read more: http://www.nextgov.com/security/2016/05/unlikely-threat-posed-hacked-medical-devices-va/128608/

Heather Ross and Andrew Maynard chat with computer scientist Adam Doupé about cybersecurity issues in the technologies that surround our lives today and in the future. Recorded at the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University: sfis.asu.edu

Show Notes

· Link to Adam Doupé's profile: https://webapp4.asu.edu/directory/person/2412296

· How can we use hardware to keep people safe and use cybersecurity to keep financial data safe? Read more http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevemorgan/2016/01/27/bank-of-americas-unlimited-cybersecurity-budget-sums-up-spending-plans-in-a-war-against-hackers/#54db42b3434b

· Blockchain, is it the wave of the future? https://www.blockchain.com/

· The Risk Innovation Lab studies risk, which plays a significant role in the discussion surrounding hacking. Learn more about it here: https://riskinnovation.asu.edu/

· Software updates, coming now to your car. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/automobiles/your-cars-new-software-is-ready-update-now.html?_r=0

· As cybersecurity becomes more important, business will continue to bear the cost of hackers. Read more: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/effects-computer-hacking-organization-17975.html

· Hacking will impact our healthcare devices going forward, too. Read more: http://www.nextgov.com/security/2016/05/unlikely-threat-posed-hacked-medical-devices-va/128608/