Technology & Ethics 2014-2015
Chairperson:
Wendell Wallach, Lecturer, Yale College; Scholar, Bioethics Center
Schedule 2014-2015
September 10 Joseph Carvalko, Quinnipiac Law School
The Coming of Cyborg-Assisted Life
October 8 William Kay, Associate Professor Political Science, Northeastern University
The End of Science (as we know it)?
November 19 Elizabeth Wilson, Associate Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Policy, Engagement and Technology: Building a Smarter Grid
December 3 Marc Saner, Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, University of Ottawa
Of humanized robots and robotized humans
January 28* Kenneth Oye, Professor of Political Science and Engineering Systems and Director of the Program on Emerging Technologies, MIT
Adaptive Risk Management in Biotechnology: Cases from Synthetic Biology, Pharmaceuticals, and Trans Fats
*THIS LECTURE WAS POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 4
February 18 Kate Darling, Research Specialist at MIT Media Lab and Fellow at the Harvard Berkman Center
Anthropomorphism, empathy, and violent behavior towards robots
March 4 Jennifer Kuzma, Goodnight-NCGSK Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, North Carolina State University
No hands on the wheel? Gene drives and controlling species
April 29 Daniel Faggella, Founder of TechEmergence
Tinkering with Consciousness - Ethical Considerations of Brain-Machine Interface