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The Future of Human Nature: A Symposium on the Promises and Challenges of the Revolutions in Genomics and Computer Science (Conference)

The Future of Human Nature: A Symposium on the Promises and Challenges of the Revolutions in Genomics and Computer Science (Conference)

Published:
Updated: April 3, 2008, 3:01 pm
Topics: Human Development
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Adil Najam

Series: Pardee Center Conference Series
Organized by: Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future
Primary Speakers: Kenneth Lewes, Tommaso Toffoli, Stanley Rosen, Evelyn Fox Keller, and Lynn Margulis
Dates: April 10, 11, and 12, 2003
Location: Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University, Boston, MA
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  • Presentations
      • Kenneth Lewes, Discussion Leader
        “Prolegomena”
      • Charles Cantor
        “Human Evolution at the Crossroads”
      • Lee Silver
        “The Inevitability of Human Genetic Enhancement and Its Impact on Humanity”
    • SESSION TWO
      • Tommaso Toffoli, Discussion Leader
      • Marvin Minsky
        “What’s Wrong with People?”
      • Christine Peterson
        “Preserving Human Nature: Peaceful Coexistence Among Diverse Entities in a World of Hyper-Advanced Technology”
    • SESSION THREE
      • Kenneth Lewes, Discussion Leader
      • Steven Pinker
        “Can We Change Human Nature?”
      • Richard Schacht
        “The Future of Human Nature”
    • SESSION FOUR
      • Stanley Rosen, Discussion Leader
      • Daniel Kevles
        “Science and the Deconstruction of Human Nature”
      • George Annas
        “Genism, Racism, and the Prospect of Genetic Genocide”
    • SESSION FIVE
      • Evelyn Fox Keller, Discussion Leader
      • George Church
        “Ecology, Economics, and Exponentials: Modeling Technological Goals and Human Nature”
      • Lynn Margulis
        “Biosphere Technologies and the Myth of Individuality”
    • SESSION SIX
      • Lynn Margulis, Discussion Leader
      • Roger Shattuck
        "A Tale of Two Species"
      • George Annas
      • Anthony Gottlieb
      • Evelyn Fox Keller
  • Participants’ Biographies and Contact Information

Citation

Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range (Lead Author);Adil Najam (Topic Editor) "The Future of Human Nature: A Symposium on the Promises and Challenges of the Revolutions in Genomics and Computer Science (Conference)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth April 3, 2008; Last revised Date April 3, 2008; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/The_Future_of_Human_Nature:_A_Symposium_on_the_Promises_and_Challenges_of_the_Revolutions_in_Genomics_and_Computer_Science_(Conference)>

The Author

Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-RangeThe mission of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is to serve as a forum for representatives and experts from a broad range of disciplines to take an informed, rigorous, and thoughtful look at the multiple forces that will shape our global community in the next 35 to 200 years, and determine what specific impact they may have on our lives. The overarching mission of the Center is to serve as a leading academic nucleus for the study of the future and to prod ... (Full Bio)

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