"Ethics of Emerging Technologies"

Carnegie Mellon University, March 30-31, 2007

Though many emerging technologies promise great benefit to society, some pose unresolved ethical and social dilemmas that require further examination and debate by citizens and scientists. What ethical guidelines should scientists abide by when using human test subjects in genomics research? Should research ever be restricted to prevent technologies from falling into the wrong hands? How can emerging technologies best be managed to ensure maximum benefit to society?

Learn more about the conference theme below!

General Resources on Emerging Technology

Emerging Technologies Category on the SPUSA Blog

National Academy of Engineering: Conference on emerging technologies and ethical issues (Conference Proceedings)

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Nanotechnology

Overview: What is Nanotechnology? (Institute of Physics)

Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (Woodrow Wilson Center)

Center for Responsible Nanotechnology

Nanopublic Blog

National Nanotechnology Initiative

Genomics and Privacy

Overview: Genetic Information: Ethics, Privacy, and Security
(Answers.com)

Overview of Genetic Discrimination
(National Human Genome Research Institute)

Human Genome Project

Your Genes, your choices: Exploring the Issues Raised by Genetic Research
(Ethical, Social, and Legal issues raised by the Human Genome Project)

Hum Gen (Resources on ethical issues in human genetics)

Center for Genome Ethics, Law, and Policy (Duke University)

Genetics and Public Policy Center (Johns Hopkins)

Design, Robotics, and Quality of Life

The Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute

The Ethical Dilemmas of Robotics (BBC)

Machines and Man: Ethics and Robotics in the 21st Century

Ethics for the Robot Age (Wired Magazine)

Roboethics (Wikipedia)

Asimov’s Laws of Robotics: Implications for Information Technology