Ethics Center: Exploring Ethics

Exploring Ethics
the science and ethics forum

An ongoing series of free, public events jointly sponsored by the Ethics Center and the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. Go to the full schedule of events at the Fleet.

Politics in Science: Who decides what gets done and what it means?
See a flyer for this event.

to a pre-forum interview with Tom Fudge and his guests Gail Naughton, Naomi Oreskes, Gerald Markowitz, "When Politics Competes with Science", KPBS These Days, September 29, 2008.

Read an op-ed piece by Tate Hurvitz and Dena Plemmons, When It Comes to Science, Who Says What? voiceofsandiego.org. September 24, 2008.

Date:

October 1, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Location:

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Organizers:

Mike Kalichman, Lawrence Hinman, & Stuart Henry, The Ethics Center
Jeffrey Kirsch, Lynne Kennedy, & Amanda Lincoln, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Program:

One of the questions in the public eye with this year’s Presidential election is the relationship between government and science.

If science is supported by the government, is it reasonable to expect that the government should have a role in deciding what science should receive support?
And since the government clearly does have a role in funding science, should it also be allowed a role in how and if the resulting science will be reported or used?

The panelists included:
• Naomi Oreskes, UC San Diego
• Gerald Markowitz, City University of New York
• Stanley Maloy, San Diego State University

Moderator: Michael Kalichman, Executive Committee, Ethics Center

Contact:

Diane Ballard

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Ethics Center Events

The Ethics Center sponsors several kinds of events, some of which are open to the public, others of which are by invitation only. To be added to our mailing list, please contact The Ethics Center.

Public Lectures

The Ethics Center sponsors public lectures, often in conjunction with other local organizations such as the SDSTC (UCSD), The Burnham Institute and the Values Institute (USD)

Stake Holder Events

The Ethics Center regularly sponsors stake-holder events, which typically involve a local group of 40-50 individuals along with a distinguished visiting leader in ethics. Past events have included Thomas Murray, President of the Hastings Center, and William Hurlbut, Professor of Medicine at Stanford and member of the President's Council on Bioethics.

Focus Groups

In order to assess the needs of our local community and also to develop local communities of individuals who share a particular interest in ethics, science and technology (i.e., religious leaders, health care personnel), we hold periodic focus groups that are devoted to the conjunction of ethics, science, and technology.