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In his final lecture, Lord Broers weighs the duties of the technologist to the rest of society: just because something can be done, should it?
Who should decide where the boundaries of acceptable behaviour are?
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He then turns to consider the future - which nations will lead the heirarchy of science in the years to come; and how can we ensure that the UK is amongst them?
Following the lecture, there will be a special, online programme putting some of your responses to Lord Broers. The BBC Radio 4 website has more about Reith Interactive.
Our expert's responses
The last of a disappointing series
Tom Hewitt
Too late in his run, Lord Broer's final Reith Lecture recognises that not all technological progress is positive, says Tom Hewitt. Read more : The last of a disappointing series
What if popular demand takes us in the wrong direction?
OU
There's much to be gained by encouraging a wider public engagement with technology, says Nick Braithwaite. He's responding to Lord Broers' final Reith Lecture. Read more : What if popular demand takes us in the wrong direction?
Disasters don't have maps
OU
Joyce's response to the final lecture of the 2005 series of Reith lectures Read more : Disasters don't have maps
Technology can't make us less wasteful
Derek Matravers
Derek's response to the final lecture of the 2005 series of Reith lectures Read more : Technology can't make us less wasteful
You can lisren to this lecture, and read a transcript, on the BBC Radio 4 website.
First broadcast: Wednesday 6 Apr 2005 on BBC Radio 4
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Reith Lectures 2005: Alec Broers
BBC
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OU on the BBC: Reith 2005: The Triumph of Technology - Innovation and management
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Innovation has gone global - but universities need to keep up, says Lord Broers in the third of the Reith Lectures. Read more : OU on the BBC: Reith 2005: The Triumph of Technology - Innovation and management
OU on the BBC: Reith 2005: The Triumph of Technology - Nanotechnology and nanoscience
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Lord Broers suggests that the future of technology lies in a very, very small direction indeed. Read more : OU on the BBC: Reith 2005: The Triumph of Technology - Nanotechnology and nanoscience
OU on the BBC: Reith 2005: The Triumph of Technology - Technology will determine the future of the human race
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In the first of his Reith Lectures series, Lord Alec Broers suggests that technology will determine the future of the human race. Do our experts... Read more : OU on the BBC: Reith 2005: The Triumph of Technology - Technology will determine the future of the human race
OU on the BBC: Reith 2005: The Triumph of Technology - Working Together: The need for collaboration
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Lord Broers takes on the subject of collaboration for his second lecture - but what do our team make of his views? Read more : OU on the BBC: Reith 2005: The Triumph of Technology - Working Together: The need for collaboration
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