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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