Those who ignore the mistakes of the future are bound to make them. - Joe Miller
Exactly! This cogent aphorism, found on David Brin's blog, is as good as an explanation of CRN's mission as anything I've heard.
In that same blog entry, Brin (who is a member of our Global Task Force) writes:
More and more, serious people are grappling with the ethical and consequential effects of technology in ways that do not tumble into technophobic luddism. We need an attitide of vigorous inquiry and discussion and CITOKATE [Criticism Is The Only Known Antidote To Error], not in order to cower in gloom, but in order to speedily traverse the tightrope of the next fifty years... hurrying ahead with problem-solving technologies while seeking every error! Attempting to do the near-impossible, solving them well in advance.
He then names several groups attempting to do just that, including CRN. We appreciate his affirmation of our commitment to achieving the near-impossible.
Tags: nanotechnology nanotech nano science technology ethics weblog blog
Comments