Ethics Center and Fleet Science Center Co-Sponsor Events

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

The Ethics Center will hold a regular, free event on the first Wednesday of each month at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Each event will consist of 2-4 expert panelists, representing a variety of disciplinary approaches to ethical challenges raised by new developments in science and technology.

Click here for a 2008 Program Schedule. Clink on the dates below for descriptions of each montly program.

Dates:	First Wednesday of each month
Location:	Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Organizers:	Mike Kalichman, Larry Hinman, & Stuart Henry, The Ethics Center Jeffrey Kirsch, Lynne Kennedy, & Amanda Lincoln, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Contact:	Diane Ballard
2008 Programs:	Note: Program titles and schedules are subject to change depending on speaker availability and new developments in science and ethics. May 7 - Stem Cells: New Sources and New Questions June 4 - *Reading Minds and Detecting Lies* July 2 - Technology on the Border: If technology is the answer, what's the question? August 6 - Surveillance and Sensors: Who's watching whom? September 3 - Stronger, Higher, Faster: Do the wins justify the means? October 1 - Politics in Science: Who decides what gets done and what it means? November 5 - Post-Election Analysis: Topic to be announced December 3 - Retrospective: Science and ethics news stories of 2008

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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.