About the project
Engineered Living Material (ELM) is emerging as a novel technology which attempts at recreating the functionalities of life such as bio-sensing, self-repair and growth. These technologies are framed to provide a sustainable solution in relation to the current environmental challenges. Technologies as such can become controversial as they do not account for the wider social concerns with their narrow framing. It therefore becomes important to listen to what the public has to say before the technology materializes. However, a tension emerges, on the question of public’s lack of scientific knowledge and that they can’t contribute meaningfully to scientific discussions. The answer to this question lies in the public’s capacity to generate values which comes from the dynamic relationships between science, technology and the society. Through this project, I wish to discuss how these relationships can be studied and how issues can be mapped for a technology that is still in the making.
Thesis supervisor
- Associate Professor Ana Delgado (TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo)
Commentators
- Professor Susanne Bauer (TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo)
- Professor Nora Vaage (Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, Oslo Metropolitan University)
About the candidate
Rakesh Paul is a PhD candidate at the TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture at the University of Oslo. His PhD is part of the EU-funded research project FUNGATERIA - Bringing mycelium-based materials into an ‘Engineered Living Material' (ELM) context.
How to participate
The seminar is open for everyone to join. Welcome!
The manuscript is available upon request. Please send the request to Rakesh Paul rakesh.paul@tik.uio.no.