diff --git a/wiki/pages/human-practices.html b/wiki/pages/human-practices.html index 162af721783ab9de51a2ea27491d040cb7f1cb3f..8a0248679be7edb60173197b824956eb2f2d5c88 100644 --- a/wiki/pages/human-practices.html +++ b/wiki/pages/human-practices.html @@ -43,16 +43,17 @@ <!-- 3 --> <div class="h" id="three"> <div class="h1">Value-Sensitive Design</div> + <p>As mentioned in the Responsible Innovation section, we used the VSD (Value Sensitive Design) analysis as a tool to guide our design process, ensuring it is both responsible and centered on human values. This approach translates values into technological norms and design requirements. By creating value hierarchies, we make the decision-making process behind our design specifications more transparent, especially to external stakeholders. A value hierarchy (see Figure 2) consists of values—principles that promote the common good, such as freedom and sustainability—and norms, which are the rules for achieving those values. The most relevant norms are end-norms, which can also be viewed as objectives, goals, or constraints.</p> +<p><strong>In the conceptual phase (see Our responsible innovation section) of our VSD we thought how our nitrogen fixing plant would contribute to the problem.</strong></p> +<p>The engineered plant would require little to no nitrogen fertilizer, which would prevent soil acidification and reduce ammonia production, thereby lowering CO2 emissions. Additionally, there would be minimal or no reactive nitrate leakage into freshwater bodies and coastal regions, helping to protect the environment and biodiversity. Fewer nitrogen oxides would be emitted into the atmosphere, contributing to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.</p> +<p>The reduced need for fertilizer would lower growing costs globally, especially given the dramatic rise in fertilizer prices in recent years. [7]This impact would be even more significant in countries with lower food security and limited access to mineral nitrogen fertilizers. At the same time, theoretically, crop yields would remain high compared to conventional fertilizer use, allowing for more sustainable food production to meet the demands of a growing population.</p> <div class="h2">Actor map</div> + <p>Stakeholders are all individuals or institutions that have an interest connected to our self-fertilizing plant technology. Below is a power-interest grid with the most important identified stakeholders associated with our project in the Netherlands.</p> <div class="h2">Values</div> - <ul style="text-align:justify; font-family:AccidenzCommons; color:#185A4F; font-weight:400; font-size: min(1.5vw, 22px); font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"> - <li><strong>3D Printed Animal Cell Puzzle:</strong> A fun and educational puzzle that allowed kids to assemble and learn about the different parts of an animal cell.</li> - <li><strong>Candy DNA Models:</strong> Children crafted their own double-stranded DNA molecules using candy, making biology both fun and delicious.</li> - <li><strong>Microscope Exploration:</strong> We brought two microscopes—one that we built ourselves using LEGO, and a professional microscope provided by the Leiden team. The kids were especially fascinated by these, eagerly bringing their own samples from around the farm, such as flower petals, blades of grass, and leaves, to examine under the microscope.</li> - </ul> - - <p>The event was a tremendous success, not only because the kids had a blast but also because we had the opportunity to ignite a spark of interest in biology in the next generation. Their endless curiosity and desire to understand how everything works are the very qualities that drive scientific discovery, and we are thrilled to have played a part in nurturing those qualities. The parents were also equally engaged, using the microscope and learning alongside their children.</p> - </div> + <p>The identified/relevant values were food security, accessibility, social/environmental sustainability, safety. The value hierarchy of the two most important values safety and accessibility can be seen in Figure 4 and Figure 5 as an example.</p> + <div class="h3">Safety</div> + <div class="h3">Accessibility</div> + </div> <!-- 4 --> <div class="h" id="four"> <div class="h1">Stakeholders we Talked to</div> @@ -90,7 +91,11 @@ <!-- 8 --> <div class="h" id="eight"> <div class="h1">Techno-moral Scenarios</div> - <p></p> + <ul style="text-align:justify; font-family:AccidenzCommons; color:#185A4F; font-weight:400; font-size: min(1.5vw, 22px); font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"> + <li><strong>3D Printed Animal Cell Puzzle:</strong> A fun and educational puzzle that allowed kids to assemble and learn about the different parts of an animal cell.</li> + <li><strong>Candy DNA Models:</strong> Children crafted their own double-stranded DNA molecules using candy, making biology both fun and delicious.</li> + <li><strong>Microscope Exploration:</strong> We brought two microscopes—one that we built ourselves using LEGO, and a professional microscope provided by the Leiden team. The kids were especially fascinated by these, eagerly bringing their own samples from around the farm, such as flower petals, blades of grass, and leaves, to examine under the microscope.</li> + </ul> </div> </div> </div>