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Online voting, May 2001
This POSTnote looks at options for using new technologies in voting, focussing on the pros and cons of internet voting and the implications of such a radical change in the way that elections are conducted.
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This POSTnote looks at options for using new technologies in voting, focussing on the pros and cons of internet voting and the implications of such a radical change in the way that elections are conducted.
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Open channels: public dialogue in science and technology. Report No 153. March 2001. POST. 2001.
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This POSTnote looks at military advantages and disadvantages of depleted uranium and possible alternatives, and potential risks posed to human health.
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This POSTnote looks at the possible increase in waste incineration and concerns over pollution.
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This briefing describes satellite navigation, examines the case for Galileo and considers topics such as its funding and management.
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This POSTnote describes the rainfall over the UK in Autumn 2000, outlines evidence regarding trends in such extreme events, and explores possible links with climate change.
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This POSTnote looks at recent trends in asthma, examines the possible factors behind them and discusses the issues that arise.
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This note sets out the design and technical challenges of the proposed US National Missile Defence (NMD) system, and discusses the issues, focussing on the UK's role.
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This POSTnote outlines the Kyoto Protocol 'Mechanisms', and discusses key issues to be raised at the so-called 'COP6' meeting that begins in The Hague on 13th November 2000.
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This POSTnote details recent developments in the farm-scale evaluations (FSEs) and examines the issues that arise.
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This POSTnote explores the content of the new millennium Science Centres and the Wellcome Wing and considers their future.
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This POSTnote examines the basis for nature conservation and the role and application of science, and discusses the issues raised.
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This POSTnote outlines the progress to date of sequencing efforts and examines the intellectual property rights (IPR) issues that arise.
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