21: Chris Toumey - Writing is a lot of hard work

Chris Toumey is an anthropologist who specializes in the societal and cultural issues surrounding nanotechnology. We cover a lot of ground in our discussion, including the origins of nanotechnology, how its potential to fundamentally impact the human condition make it ripe for individual interpretation, how different religious groups view nanotechnology, and much more. (Recorded on September 27, 2016)

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Show Notes:

• Chris Toumey

• Center for Environmental Nanoscience & Risk

• Nature Nanotechnology

• Chris Toumey - "Apostolic Succession: Does Nanotechnology Descend from Richard Feynman’s 1959 Talk?"

• Richard Jones, Andrew Maynard

• Stephen J. Gould, Carl Sagan, Issac Isimov

• Sophie's Choice (novel, film)

• Peter Rodgers, Fabio Pulizzi

• Chris Toumey - "The Philosopher and the Engineer"

• Scanning tunneling microscope, atomic force microscope

• Thermal motion of a lipid bilayer

• Chris Toumey - "Does Scale Matter at the Nanoscale?"

• Nanovation #12 - "Heat the Bonkers Out of It"

• K. Eric Drexler - "Molecular Engineering: An approach to the Development of General Capabilities for Molecular Manipulation", "Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology”, "Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization"

• Richard Smalley

• Michael Fayer - "Elements of Quantum Mechanics"

• Ribosome

• Biomass Energy Basics

• Chris Toumey - "Technologies and Religions"

• Nano@Tech

• Transhumanism

• Nanovation #4 - "I'm Shocked that People Were Shocked"

• Chris Toumey - "Environment Matters for All"

• Nanowerk News - "Concerns about Nanotechnology Washing Machine"

• Duncan Graham-Rowe - "Cleaning Up Water with Nanomagnets"

• How Stuff Works - "What is the Problem with MTBE in Gasoline?"

• Chris Toumey - "Humanism from a Chemist"

• Nanoscale Views