GESDA’s Anticipation Workshop on Planetarized Humanity
In late March, I had the pleasure of participating in GESDA’s Third Villars Anticipation Workshop, Planetarized Humanity: Rethinking Identity, Society, and Governance in a Technology-Driven World. Set in the stunning alpine village of Villars, Switzerland, the workshop brought together an interdisciplinary group to reflect on how emerging technologies—especially AI—might reshape our societies and our sense … Continue reading
UN CSW69 Parallel Event: Feminist Approaches to Justice
It was a tremendous honour to open one of the ‘Feminist Approaches to Justice’ series this March, held in conjunction with the 69th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69). I attended the event as a member of the International Sociological Association (ISA) Publication Committee and as editor of special … Continue reading
Asilomar at 50
In 1975, a group of leading scientists gathered at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in California to discuss the potential risks of recombinant DNA technology. The result was a landmark moment in the self-governance of the life sciences—a model of proactive ethical reflection that has since shaped decades of science policy and public engagement. This year … Continue reading
Joy Zhang 