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View article: Monitoring new and emerging technologies in order to prevent extremism and terrorist violence
Monitoring new and emerging technologies in order to prevent extremism and terrorist violence Open
View article: Organising AI for safety: Identifying structural vulnerabilities to guide the design of AI-enhanced socio-technical systems
Organising AI for safety: Identifying structural vulnerabilities to guide the design of AI-enhanced socio-technical systems Open
View article: Malevolent creativity and civil security: The ambivalence of emergent technologies
Malevolent creativity and civil security: The ambivalence of emergent technologies Open
The characteristics of new technologies can cause significant harm to society. This does not only apply to unintended consequences, but even more so when the technologies are used for malicious purposes. The latter can be observed in the d…
View article: New and emerging perspectives for technology assessment: Malevolent creativity and civil security
New and emerging perspectives for technology assessment: Malevolent creativity and civil security Open
The characteristics of new technologies can cause significant harm to society. This does not only apply to unintended consequences, but even more so when the technologies are used for malicious purposes. The latter can be observed in the d…
View article: Shifts in the smart research agenda? 100 priority questions to accelerate sustainable energy futures
Shifts in the smart research agenda? 100 priority questions to accelerate sustainable energy futures Open
View article: A Framework for Anticipating Structural Vulnerabilities in Ai-Enhanced Techno-Social Systems: The Case of Advanced Microgrids
A Framework for Anticipating Structural Vulnerabilities in Ai-Enhanced Techno-Social Systems: The Case of Advanced Microgrids Open
View article: DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR DEVELOPING STATISTICAL LITERACY IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS
DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR DEVELOPING STATISTICAL LITERACY IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS Open
Statistical literacy is a skill that will be required by all students, but only limited insights exist into how it can be developed in middle schools. Research is required that identifies design principles and provides didactic materials f…
View article: The Problem of Observing Sociotechnical Entities in Social Science and Humanities Energy Transition Research
The Problem of Observing Sociotechnical Entities in Social Science and Humanities Energy Transition Research Open
The notion of “sociotechnical” is an important concept for interdisciplinary research on the transformation of the energy supply. Different branches of research agree that the provision, transmission, and distribution of energy are not sim…
View article: The (Un)availability of Human Activities for Social Intervention: Reflecting on Social Mechanisms in Technology Assessment and Sustainable Development Research
The (Un)availability of Human Activities for Social Intervention: Reflecting on Social Mechanisms in Technology Assessment and Sustainable Development Research Open
This article considers human activities as a central but deeply problematic aspect of sustainability. We argue that radical reduction in human activities could be an important lever to counter problems such as climate change. However, inst…
View article: “The obligation of a promise” as a problem of double contingency: David Hume's ground‐breaking investigation into basic forms of social coordination
“The obligation of a promise” as a problem of double contingency: David Hume's ground‐breaking investigation into basic forms of social coordination Open
David Hume's work on “the obligation of promises” is the precursor of many ideas in contemporary sociology. Hume's analysis provides insight into problems of basic social coordination, which in modern theories are characterized as a proble…
View article: “Everything is under control” - Reason for comfort or for alarm?
“Everything is under control” - Reason for comfort or for alarm? Open
View article: Technologiemonitoring zur Prävention von Extremismus und terroristischer Gewalt
Technologiemonitoring zur Prävention von Extremismus und terroristischer Gewalt Open
Im Anwendungsfeld Extremismus und terroristische Gewalt stoßen Präventionsbemühungen heute auf die Rolle, die soziale Medien und das Internet sowohl bei der Verbreitung extremistischen Gedankenguts als auch der Vorbereitung von Gewalttaten…
View article: Future converging infrastructures
Future converging infrastructures Open
The process of converging infrastructures – the integration and coupling of the energy, transport, heating and cooling sectors – challenges technological paradigms and economic structures as well as patterns of individual and collective ac…
View article: Converging infrastructures
Converging infrastructures Open
Converging infrastructures illustrate the complexity of the processes involved in both operational sector coupling and socio-technical sector integration. What consequences of this development can technology impact research estimate today …
View article: Amplified socio-technical problems in converging infrastructures
Amplified socio-technical problems in converging infrastructures Open
Converging infrastructures illustrate the complexity of the processes involved in both operational sector coupling and socio-technical sector integration. What consequences of this development can technology impact research estimate today …
View article: Pharmazeutika im Trinkwasser
Pharmazeutika im Trinkwasser Open
Das soziale System der Krankenbehandlung erbringt nicht nur wesentliche Leistungen in der Gesellschaft, sondern externalisiert systemisch unerwünschte Folgen, z. B. Pharmazeutikarückstände in Gewässern. Diese nicht-intendierten Nebenfolgen…
View article: Wissen|schaf(f)t Wahrheit? - technik.kontrovers am 22.11.2017
Wissen|schaf(f)t Wahrheit? - technik.kontrovers am 22.11.2017 Open
Wie entscheidet man sich, wenn nicht sicher ist, ob eine eiweißreiche Ernährung gesund oder womöglich schädlich für die Niere ist? Wozu entschließt sich die Politik, wenn nicht sicher ist, ob der Mindestlohn den Wohlstand besser verteilt o…
View article: Motion Planning for Industrial Robots using Reinforcement Learning
Motion Planning for Industrial Robots using Reinforcement Learning Open
A major challenge of today's production systems in the context of Industry 4.0 and Cyber-Physical Production Systems is to be flexible and adaptive whilst being robust and economically efficient. Specifically, the implementation of motion …
View article: Use of Classification Techniques to Design Laser Cutting Processes
Use of Classification Techniques to Design Laser Cutting Processes Open
In the field of manufacturing engineering, process designers conduct numerical simulation experiments to observe the impact of varying input parameters on certain outputs of a production process. The disadvantage of these simulations is th…
View article: Entwicklung von informellen statistischen Maßen zwischen Werkzeugen und Objekten
Entwicklung von informellen statistischen Maßen zwischen Werkzeugen und Objekten Open
View article: Continuous Integration of Field Level Production Data into Top-level Information Systems Using the OPC Interface Standard
Continuous Integration of Field Level Production Data into Top-level Information Systems Using the OPC Interface Standard Open
On the way to the fourth industrial revolution, one major requirement lies in reaching interoperability between hardware and software systems. Especially real-time propagation of shop floor information in top-level production planning and …
View article: Semantic Information Modelling for Factory Planning Projects
Semantic Information Modelling for Factory Planning Projects Open
Nowadays, one of the main challenges in factory planning is the consistent and coherent information processing along planning processes. Despite the current efforts in the fields of Virtual Production and Digital Factory, planning and simu…
View article: “Trust” and “confidence” as socio-technical problems in the transformation of energy systems
“Trust” and “confidence” as socio-technical problems in the transformation of energy systems Open
Background: For the development of a sustainable energy system, the public’s contribution to the sustainment of the system’s current operations will become vital. The public’s role is expected to change from that of passive service abiders…
View article: Crossing the Line – “Science” and “Decisions” Facing Emerging Technologies
Crossing the Line – “Science” and “Decisions” Facing Emerging Technologies Open
View article: Die Risiken der Energiewende - Oder die Gefahren des Nichtstuns
Die Risiken der Energiewende - Oder die Gefahren des Nichtstuns Open
View article: Was ist normal? – Individuelle Konzepte von Normalität als Fundament für den Vorstellungsaufbau in der Statistik
Was ist normal? – Individuelle Konzepte von Normalität als Fundament für den Vorstellungsaufbau in der Statistik Open
Mit den Bildungsstandards Mathematik ist der beschreibenden Statistik eine größere Rolle in der Schule zugekommen (Eichler & Vogel 2009, KMK 2003). Eng verbunden mit der Entwicklung von statistischem Denken ist der Begriff des Informal Inf…