Nanotechnology and Society: The Evolution of Risk Perceptions

Kahan, Dan M.

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Nanotechnology and Society: The Evolution of Risk Perceptions

Dan M. Kahan

Yale University - Law School; Harvard University - Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics

November 15, 2009

Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 4, pp. 705-06, 2009

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This commentary describes existing research on nanotechnology risk perceptions, including a meta-analysis published in the same issue of Nature Nanotechnology, and proposes directions for future research, for which experimental studies are most appropriate.

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Keywords: risk perception, nanotechnology

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Date posted: May 18, 2010

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Kahan, Dan M., Nanotechnology and Society: The Evolution of Risk Perceptions (November 15, 2009). Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 4, pp. 705-06, 2009. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1609384

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Dan M. Kahan (Contact Author) Yale University - Law School ( email ) P.O. Box 208215 New Haven, CT 06520-8215 United States HOME PAGE: http://www.culturalcognition.net/kahan
Harvard University - Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics ( email ) 124 Mount Auburn Street Suite 520N Cambridge, MA 02138 United States

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Nanotechnology and Society: The Evolution of Risk Perceptions

Dan M. Kahan

Date posted: May 18, 2010

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