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Mahmud Farooque

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Democratic Gaps, Knowledge Gaps, Public Value Failure, Post Normal Science and everything that require an engaged, informed and representatively diverse citizenry for better science, technology, and society.

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Apr 10

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We tried ‘smart’ the last time and are now trying ‘dumb’ – both in the name of saving the Republic. The last one didn’t solve the feeling problem, and it’s doubtful this one would.

Between Data and Feelings - CSPO

We tried ‘smart’ the last time and are now trying ‘dumb’ – both in the name of saving the Republic. The last one didn’t solve the feeling problem, and it's doubtful this one would. So maybe the choice...

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Apr 10

We are now jumping from one Seinfeld episode to another www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump Takes Aim at Low-Pressure Showers With Executive Order

The president has signed an executive order rolling back a federal regulation he has blamed for poor water pressure.

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Apr 10

Between Data and Feelings - CSPO

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Mar 7

CSPO Science, Policy Seminar Series with John Alic

Thursday, March 20, 2025
9:00-10:30am
ASU Washington DC Center

RETHINKING TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: POLICY SIGNAL VS NOISE

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Mar 3

The perennial answer to problems created by technology is always more technology! Solutions to problems created by algorithms are more algorithms.
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Opinion | Finally, something is puncturing conspiracy theories

Researchers have long struggled to combat conspiracy theories. Artificial Intelligence offers hope.

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Mar 1

The #Climate Conundrum: A #Public #Dialogue on the Role of #Carbon #Dioxide #Removal, Sat, Mar 29, 10:30am - 4:00pm, #SFU #Surrey Campus. Please share with your families, friends, and colleagues in the #Vancouver area! To be selected to participate, please apply at shorturl.at/ILgeu. $200 gift card.

This flyer includes a link to apply to participate in a public forum on the role of carbon dioxide removal at Simon Fraser University, Surrey Campus, on Saturday, March 29, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Feb 21

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Asteroid Alert! What Would You Do?

How can engaging with citizens on planetary defense help NASA prepare for the (remote) possibility of an asteroid striking earth?

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Feb 17

This session at 2025 #aaasmtg featured three recent experiments in open frame public engagement design that starts with the "socio" instead of the "technical”—in the case of #autonomous #cars, #nuclear #waste #storage, and #fusion technology development.

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Open Framing Case Studies in Inclusive and Equitable Public Participation Design

2025 AAAS Annual Meeting Panel Saturday, February 15, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST, Room 203 (Hynes Convention Center)- Amanda Borth & Mahmud Farooque (Co-organizers); David Tomblin (Moder…

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Feb 8

A tale of two 20-year-old cohorts, 15 years apart

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Dec 30

Just three cases of consequence making President Carter more relevant today than most President of recent memory.

Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Dec 24

“There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear”

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These Students Ousted a Government. Now They’re Rebuilding a Democracy. (Gift Article)

It is a daunting task for Bangladesh. But an unusual mix of young people and seasoned technocrats are determined to make the most of their opening.

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Dec 19

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Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes celebrates 25 years | ASU News

For Arizona State University's Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO), recognizing the past is just as important as designing the future. The consortium marked 25 years in Washington, D.C., ...

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Dec 14

And I am sorry to have missed you, Gyami! We received good feedback. One consolation: being in the DC area gives us opportunity to connect. Let’s do so after the Holidays.

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Dec 13

Vol. 33 No. 3 (2024): Material transitions in architecture and construction: Social implications, appropriation, and outcomes for sustainability

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Dec 7

That '90s show.
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The Secret Weapon Helping Businesses Get Results from AI: Humans

It turns out the latest machines need us as much as we need them.

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Nov 30

Please #RSVP Mara Karageozian ([email protected]) via email by Friday, December 5 if you are interested in attending one of these sessions. Please specify which session(s) you would like to attend in that RSVP. Thanks! 5/5

Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Nov 30

Session 3 - Planning a Participatory Research Center for #CIT (Focus: #Informal and #Formal #Education)
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Time: 03:00 - 04:00 PM
Location: Hall B-C (Poster Hall) - Pod 3 (Convention Center) 4/

Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Nov 30

Session 2 – Building Community Capacity for #Marine #CDR Research (Focus: Social Readiness)
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Location: Hall B-C (Poster Hall) - Pod 3 (Convention Center) 3/

Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Nov 30

Session 1 - Planning a Participatory Research Center for CIT (Focus: #Terrestrial #CDR)
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Location: Hall B-C (Poster Hall) - Pod 3 (Convention Center) 2/

Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Nov 30

If you are attending AGU Fall Meeting, please join one or more of our listening sessions on #CDR #PublicEngagement to inform two #NSF funded efforts: Planning for a future global research center on #climate #intervention #technologies (CIT) & Building community capacity for marine CDR (mCDR) 1/.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Nov 26

🧵 @bopplaurent.bsky.social and I were asked, "Should we think of the ocean as a climate solution?", our immediate reaction was that it's already one. Follow on to see why.

We mainly talk about marine CO₂ removal (mCDR), but some of the intro stuff about the ocean should interest everyone. 🌊1/n

Marine carbon dioxide removal may be a future climate solution - David T Ho, Laurent Bopp, 2024

The ocean has absorbed 25% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions and over 90% of excess heat, mitigating climate change but causing ocean acidification and marine ecos...

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Oct 20

A gorgeous fall day to bike in DC’s Rock Creek trail

Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Oct 6

“Hen of the woods” mushrooms harvesting in our front yard

Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Oct 3

Who would have thought carbon removal social science would be a huge draw! Packed room in person and zoom!

Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Oct 3

Carbon Removal Social [Science]

October 03, 2024, 3:30pm—5:00pm

Understanding and addressing the social dimensions of carbon removal can be a challenge. What have we learned so far? Come hear findings and insights from three research efforts and a panel conversation

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Carbon Removal Social [Science] - CSPO

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Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Oct 3

I guess for the right, Vance is to Trump, what Bartlet was to Clinton for the left. One is real and the other fiction, or is it? Hard to tell.

Mahmud Farooque @farooquema.bsky.social · Sep 29

I was “downgraded” to the “river view” rooms. They didn’t have the “city view” option available at the Royal Sonesta. My Saturday, Sep 28 morning view of the Museum of Science, Boston before the start of the public discussion forum on carbon removal www.mos.org/events/clima...

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