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Review of Radical Abundance:
“Books in Brief” in Nature

May 17, 2013

A good paragraph in Nature:

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Guest Post: Drexler at Town Hall in Seattle

May 16, 2013

By Stephanie Corchnoy, Ph.D. Seattle, May 9, 2013 (announcement) Well over 100 attendees, many with a copy of Radical Abundance already in hand, turned out to hear Drexler speak at Town Hall in Seattle on the evening of May 9th. Ranging in age from grad student to senior citizen, some attendees sported badges from Microsoft [...]

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Albany interview

May 15, 2013

I’m catching up after my US trip. Here’s a link to an interview that I did for the Times Union. A sample question: What are some of the ramifications that APM could have for global economics and particularly for developing economies? There’s a lot to say about Albany, starting with the $14 billion industry/university nanotechnology [...]

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My US speaking & event schedule

May 3, 2013

For the publication of Radical Abundance: (official pub date, 7 May) I will be in the US with a travel schedule that includes several public events: Monday, May 6th, Albany, NY, 8:00 pm Reading and Q&A with the general public, Assembly Hall, Campus Center, University at Albany uptown campus. Wednesday, May 8th, New York-Los Angeles, [...]

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Radical Abundance is now available

April 30, 2013

On Amazon: Radical Abundance:

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Speaking at a London Nanotechnology Event:
“How can we capture the possibilities but avoid the pitfalls of nanotechnology?”

March 15, 2013

From the Oxford Martin School’s announcement: Time: 26 March 2013 18:30 – 19:45 Location: Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE Featured Event “How can we capture the possibilities but avoid the pitfalls of nanotechnology?” This London-based event is a collaboration between the Oxford Martin School, Policy Exchange and Nesta It’s often called the ‘fourth [...]

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Interview for CSPAN’S Book TV

March 13, 2013

I just got back from a half-hour interview in London with Book TV, a CSPAN show that features discussions with authors of new books. I’m told that they rarely do books on science and technology, but they made an exception for Radical Abundance. More when I know when the interview will air.

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Missing pieces: The lost history of how nanotechnology took hold in the world

February 13, 2013

My new book, Radical Abundance, is now (at last!) nearing release. It reframes prospects for atomically precise manufacturing (APM), exploring timeless physical principles, surprising progress, and potential applications to global challenges that include economic development and climate change. Radical Abundance also looks back on the history of ideas that has shaped today’s perceptions of APM. [...]

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Nanotechnology at Lloyd’s of London

May 30, 2012

Where the action is at Lloyd’s There’s a now a video of a talk that I gave at Lloyd’s of London, a unique, global insurance institution founded in 1688. The Financial Services and Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Networks (in collaboration with the Lighthill Risk Network) hosted the talk, and I directed my remarks primarily to insurance [...]

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Beilstein Symposium 2012:
Molecular Engineering and Control

May 23, 2012

Last week I gave the opening talk at the 10th Beilstein Symposium in Prien, Germany, a meeting focused on molecular engineering and control. This is a small, invitational meeting series — the kind where about half the participants are also speakers. What makes the Beilstein Symposiums unusual is their cross-disciplinary orientation. At this year’s meeting, [...]

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Darwin portraits on sale, ₤10 — exactly

December 26, 2011

The ₤10 note honors one of Britain’s historic scientists: There’s a different view of science here, and not just at Oxford. For more posts with a Darwin theme, see: Great Science, Great Scientists, and Icons For Darwin Day: On the Origin of Genetic Information For Darwin’s sake, reject “Darwin-ism” And for a view on learning [...]

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Video of my talk
at the Moscow Polytechnical Museum

December 23, 2011

A video of my talk at the Moscow Polytechnical Museum is now on YouTube. I gave this talk on advanced nanotechnology prospects to an audience drawn from local technical universities during my recent Moscow visit.

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