Center fo Bioethics Through U PENN, 20 top thinkers research and discuss emerging ethical issues in biotechnology: Cloning, Organ Donation, GMOs, etc. http://www.bioethics.net
Global Consciousness Project Princeton is looking into the possibility that human consciousness can influence machines. http://noosphere.princeton.edu/
Grain This is a very ethnographic group working with using bio-diversity with local farmers. They have done a lot to call attention to problems with industrial agriculture and GM foods. http://www.grain.org
HeartMath This institute does research in a laboratory setting that examines the enhancement of learning and consciousness. Their methods have been used in education and business. http://www.heartmath.com/
MIT Media Laboratory (posted by Andrew Beyer) This lab pioneered collaboration between academia and industry. Today it continues to provide a unique environment for exploring basic research and applications at the intersection of computation and art. The research groups cover a large variety of agendas and inquires. You're likely to find something related to your interests and artistic goals. http://www.media.mit.edu/
What is this yet unkown art ? Net Art community between artists and art historians. They are invited to collaborate in it, to give their answer / opinion about what they think the future art will be. They write in their native language. People had collaborated from all over the world. http://www.anthology-of-art.net/