Month |
Date |
Day |
Topic |
Jan. |
28 |
Monday |
Survey of the issues: stem cells, genetic enhancement, neuroscience,
nanotechnology, computing and IT, robotics |
Feb. |
4 |
Monday |
Ethical Theories; paper topics; stem cells
|
|
11 |
Monday |
Stem cells
- In the news:
- Discussion of Garreau, “Heaven” and “Hell”
- Introduction to Stem Cell Ethics
- Stem Cell advances: Charlie Rose show.
- ( Video: Charlie Rose show on stem cells:)with
Paul Nurse, president of The Rockefeller University, Doug Melton, Co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, George Daley of Children's Hospital Boston and the
Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Larry Goldstein, director of the UC San
Diego Stem Cell program, and Story Landis of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
- Stamagen cloning:
- President’s Council on Bioethics: stem cell resources:
- Continued discussion of paper topics
|
|
18 |
Monday |
Egg Ethics
- 4:00 PM Guest Speaker: Mary Devereaux, “Stem Cell Ethics: Eggs, Embryos, and Fetuses.” UCSD Research Ethics Program, Stem Cell Consortium (4:00 PM)
- Read:
- Mary Devereaux, "Is the Search for Alternative Sources of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells a Mistake?" Stem Cell Reviews, pp. 331-336. (eReserve)
- Michael J. Sandel, “Embryo Ethics—The Moral Logic of Stem-Cell Research,” NEJM 351;3 (www.nejm.org , July 15, 2004) (eReserve)
- Evan Y Snyder, Lawrence M Hinman & Michael W Kalichman, "Can science resolve the ethical impasse in stem cell research?" Nature Biotechnology, Vol. 24, No. 4 (April 2006), 397-400. (eReserve)
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|
25 |
Monday |
Genetic privacy
- Guest speaker: Pam Dixon, “The Marketing Code: How the business side of genetics can impact consumer privacy.” Director, World Privacy Forum (http://www.worldprivacyforum.org)
- World Privacy Forum: Oversight of Genetic Testing.
(also on eReserve)
- Kenny Goldberg, "Google Pilot Program to Store Personal Medical Records Online." KPBS (audio of Pam Dixon)
- Background: Genetics Testing Report Draft, Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society(eReserve)
- Steve Lohr, "Microsoft Offers System to Track Health Records," NYT, October 5, 2007. (eReserve)
- Steve Lohr, "Google Health Begins Its Preseason at Cleveland
Clinic," NYT Feb. 21, 2008. (eReserve)
- Amy Harmon, "Insurance Fears Lead Many to Shun DNA Tests," NYT Feb. 24 2008. (eReserve.)
- Part of a series, "The DNA Age - A Series of Articles From The New York Times." eReserve. An excellent, up-to-date series.
- Assignment due: no journal, but write up description of paper topic.
- In the news: Regrowing a finger: CBS News
|
March |
3 |
Monday |
Stem Cell Ethics; Neuroethics
- Guest Speaker: Larry Goldstein, MD. "Pluripotent stem cells-the old, the new, and the fanciful." Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
- Background: Please view Video:
Charlie Rose show on stem cells: (with Paul Nurse, president of The Rockefeller University, Doug Melton, Co-director of the Harvard Stem
Cell Institute, George Daley of Children's Hospital Boston and the
Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Larry Goldstein, director of the UC San
Diego Stem Cell program, and Story Landis of the National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
- In the news:
- Andrew Pollack, "Stem Cell Therapy Controls Diabetes in Mice," NYT Feb. 21, 2008. eResereve
- Video: Hank Greeley
|
|
10 |
Monday |
Neuroethics
- What's new
- "Brain Scan Can Tell What You're Looking At." Wired
- "Identifying natural images from human brain activity," Nature, (March 5, 2008). eReserve
- "To Aim Ads, Web Iss Keeping a Closer Eye on You," New York Times, March 10, 2008.
- Guest Speaker: Michael Kalichman, Ph.D. “Ethical Challenges at the Frontiers of Neuroscience.” Director, Research Ethics Program, UCSD; Co-director, Center for Ethics in Science & Technology
- Begin reading Gazzaniga’s The Ethical Brain for next week, Chapters 1-5, for your journal entry for March 3. To get a better feel for the Gazzaniga book, you might want to watch the Charley Rose Show for an interview with Gazzaniga and William Saffire. It begins at 31:30, so you’ll have to jump forward through about half of the show. Charlie Rose - Scott McClellan resigns / Tom Friedman / Michael Gazzaniga 56 min 40 sec - Apr 19, 2006 Average rating: (5 ratings) Description: Segment 3: Guest host William Safire of the New York Times talks to Michael Gazzaniga, Director of the Sage Center for the Study of the Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Charlie Rose - Scott McClellan resigns / Tom Friedman / Michael Gazzaniga
- View
- Sam Harris, 50:45 minutes into session 1
- Richard Dawkins, 29:00 minutes into session 3
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, beginning of session 2
|
|
17 |
Monday |
USD Easter Break—no class |
|
24 |
Monday |
USD Easter Break—no class |
|
31 |
Monday |
Religion, Science, & Ethics
- Speaker: Lawrence M. Hinman, Ph.D. “The Battle between Science and
Religion: Recent Developments.”
Professor of Philosophy, University of San Diego; Co-Director,
Center for Ethics in Science & Technology.
- PowerPoint
- Video: Bill Hurlbut
- Video: Roger Bingham’s “Beyond Belief”. Part One and Part Two. This contains video of Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Patricia Churchland,
- Francis Collins on Charlie Rose
|
April |
7 |
Monday |
Computing: Privacy & Surveillance
- Mohan Trivedi, UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
Assignment:
- One paragraph summary of term paper argument, including thesis statement
|
|
14 |
Monday |
Computing: "Science, Search and the Public."
- Rik Belew, Cognitive Science, UCSD
- Readings:
- Open Access? Bob Campell and Harold Varmus debate with Edward Stourton, Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, March 10, 2004
- Information Liberation Daniel Akst: Wall Street Journal March 7, 2008; Page W13
- What’s the Genome Worth? Steven Shapin: Review of A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life by Craig Venter. London Review of Books Vol. 30 No. 6 20 March 2008
- The last lecture of Randy Pausch, 18 Sept 07, ETC.CMU.EDU also via YouTube
Assignment:
- One page outline of paper
|
|
21 |
Monday |
RoboEthics
Student Paper Presentations
- Bree Williams (stem cell research and Alzheimer's Disease)
- Ashley Sanello (mental and pyhsical pain and the brain)
- John Garrett (Genetic privacy)
|
|
28 |
Monday |
Student Paper Presentations
- Megan Roberson (Human research subjects)
- Vanessa Gong (polygraph testing)
- Elizabeth Clements (pre-implanted fert. eggs)
- Chad Fleisher (Gene patenting)
- Lejon Steward (abortion--stem cells--China)
- Alex Antone (Artificial intelligence in robots)
- Will Porterfield (Immortality: ethical and social impact)
- Ben Del Buono (Human genome project)
|
May |
5 |
Monday |
Student Paper Presentations
- Sara Hensen (Gene therapy)
- Steve Tuttle (DARPA's super soldiers)
- Chris KNowledge (Robotic medicine)
- Cristina Mares (Genetic manipulation, designer babies)
- Paul Garcia (Health care)
- Heather Parrish (Genetic discrimination in health)
- Kathryn Reardon (genetic manipulation
- Audry Jones (?)
|
|
12 |
Monday |
Student Paper Presentations
- Averill Sutchal (Gene doping)
- Bryan McLaren (The Air Car)
- Kyle Cardinal (Economics of science)
- Jose Lopez, (Cloning)
- Scott Lasswell (Technology and the military)
- Sarah Tokki (politics and science)
- Jonathan Kozun (Phil of Mind--Monadology)
- Wesley Melbrod (Stem cells)
|
|
19 |
Monday |
Final Exam: 2:00-4:00 PM (We will not have an exam, but we will meet to return final papers. Attendance is optional.) |
