MIOIR blog
Posts on science, and innovation policy management from MIOIR.
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Existence, limits, and appreciation in a ‘fuzzy’ world
23 February 2022
Existence recognizes that limits are real and that their practical control is through Extinction events. The combination of existence and extinction has the nature of a feedback loop that, as in general convention, produces forms of stability: these only get out of control when that balance fails producing an inequality until stability returns but in a different way, a phenomenon called homeorrhesis rather than the desired homeostasis. Throughout what follows the balance between existence and extinction is the centrepiece.
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He who controls the metaverse controls the world? A dive into the metaverse and its complications.
14 February 2022
Tech giants around the world are fast developing the Metaverse. Rapid development means more innovative technologies available for society, but at what cost? MSc student Xiaohu Zhang argues that the lack of regulation could be harmful for consumers and make metaverse development difficult for governments to manage in the long run.
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Fast Fashion: An Industry In Need of a Makeover
4 February 2022
Despite increasing backlash over its practices, fast fashion industry is still loved by many. MSc student Krisna Chanti reflects on how innovation in the industry has led to undesirable environmental and ethical consequences, and how they can, instead, provide the answer to transform it.
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The Booming Cuisine: The Irony Behind Innovations in the Peruvian Food Industry
24 January 2022
Going from an unrecognized country to one of the most envied cuisines in the world. MSc student Gianna Pinasco writes how Peru’s unique ingredients fostered an influx of agricultural innovations to satisfy increased market demands at the expense of its local people.
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On Situations vs. challenges or problems
10 January 2022
Why is thinking in situations avoided in favour of challenges or problems? Life is theatre, full of situations in which there is a continuous shifting of interrelated situations and sub-situations.
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Foresight for Responsible Transform-ability
4 November 2021
Dr Effie Amanatidou explores how Foresight should transform from an important tool in designing for the future and contributing to evidence-based policy-making to a process embracing uncertainty and empowering people to act while enhancing the agency of the most vulnerable through the values of care, stewardship, social welfare and sustainability.
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North West England: Developing a regional roadmap for industrial bio-revolution
28 October 2021
In a new Policy@Manchester blog, and just in time for #COP26, MIOIR’s Dr Claire Holland explains why the North West should consider an industrial bio-revolution, and what the roadmap that industry, local government and scientists should take to achieve this looks like.
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The STEEPV acronym and process – a clarification
22 July 2021
The STEEPV process was initiated by Johnson Research Associates (JRA) in the early 1960s; developed into the field anomaly relaxation (FAR) method jointly by Stanford Research Institute and JRA, the outcome being published in 1971. The FAR method was mutated into the STEPV process in the early 1970s by Schwartz and extended by Holroyd & Loveridge in 1975 into STEEPV.
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Alternative Proteins: Understanding the Promises and Risks of Your Meatless Mondays
12 July 2021
The alternative protein market is growing rapidly with the rising adoption of emerging technological innovations. Here we look into the benefits and risks of alternative proteins and their impact on animal welfare and social, economic, and environmental sustainability.
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I, Doctor
27 May 2021
Developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) promise solutions to problems faced by the healthcare industry today. But, says Zuzanna Nagadowska, the UK needs a more tangible regulatory framework to address uncertainties and risks for both patients and AI healthcare innovators.
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