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Genomics, Robotics, and Nanotechnology:
Science and religion converse on the shape of the future

February 2001
San Francisco, CA

Sponsored by AAAS, the Episcopal Working Group on Science, Technology and Faith and Grace Cathedral

A panel from various disciplines and faith positions responded to a talk on "Genomics, Robotics, and Nanotechnology" given by Bill Joy, co-founder and Chief Scientist at Sun Microsystems. Joy worries about unanticipated effects when technology becomes increasingly life-like and capable of producing cascading effects.

  • Bill Joy Lecture
    Senior Scientist and Co-Founder of Sun MicroSystems.
    -- 35 minute talk by Joy at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, CA. In RealVideo.
  • Panel Discussion
    Featuring:
    • Kenneth Culver - Novartis Pharmaceuticals
    • Philip Clayton - Dept. of Philosophy, Sonoma State
    • Manuela Veloso - Robotics Insitute, Carnegie Mellon
    • James Heath, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA
    • Audrey Chapman, AAAS DoSER
  • Question and Answer Session



  

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