Conversations in Bioethics
Conversations in Bioethics is an annual campus-wide discussion of a crucial bioethics issue. This year, our focus is on end of life care.
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NIH Colloquium: Illah Norbaksh
Join us at the NIH Clinical Center for this semester's second meeting of the Joint Colloquium in Bioethics. This semester's topic is Robotics, A.I., and Ethics.
NIH Colloquium: Tina Elliasi-Rad
Join us at the NIH Clinical Center for this semester's first meeting of the Join Colloquium in Bioethics. This semester's topic is Robotics, A.I., and Ethics.
How Should We Eat? A one-day symposium on eating in the Anthropocene
The 2016-2018 Mellon Sawyer Seminar Presents How Should We Eat? A one-day symposium on eating in the Anthropocene. This event is free and open to the public.
NIH Symposium: Peter Carruthers, University of Maryland
Join us at the NIH Clinical Center with Peter Carruthers of the University of Maryland for a meeting of the Joint Colloquium in Bioethics.
Human Rights and Environmental Health: The Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Eriko Sase, PhD, will be presenting a talk on Human Rights and Environmental Health: The Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and the Fukushima Nuclear Accident. Sase is on the Board of Directors at the Global Health Research Center of Japan and adjunct faculty in the Graduate School of Medicine at the University of Tokyo.
Why Bioethics Should be Concerned with Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Diane O'Leary, PhD, is presenting on the topic of "Why Bioethics Should Be Concerned with Medically Unexplained Symptoms." Dr. O'Leary is a former KIE Visting Researcher and current PCCB Visiting Scholar in Neuroethics.
Fake News and the Politics of Truth
Join us for a candid conversation with Michael Patrick Lynch, author of The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data and In Praise of Reason: Why Rationality Matters for Democracy.
NIH Symposium: David Leopold, National Institute of Mental Health
The NIH is hosting NIH Clinical Center with David Leopold of the National Institute for Mental Health for a meeting of the Joint Colloquium in Bioethics.
Writing Climate Now
"Writing Climate Now" is a roundtable discussion of strategies for writing persuasively and accurately about environmental disaster and climate change. Pessimism or optimism? Scientific or poetic? We will discuss matters of tone, audience, venue, and tactics with four local writers
Gary Cohen Talks Fearless Leadership in the Age of Planetary Health
Join the School of Nursing and Health Studies, the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment at NHS, and the Georgetown Environment Initiative for a talk with Gary Cohen, co-founder and president of Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth.
NIH Colloquium: Melanie Boly
Melanie Boly of the University of Wisconsin for this semester's first meeting of the Joint Colloquium in Bioethics.
The SUPPORT, BOOST, and COT Trials: Facts and Controversy
The Inter-Institute Bioethics Interest Group will meet to discuss the adequacy of consent in clinical trials, specifically the appropriate content within consent forms for specific trials and guidelines.
Towards Positive Collaboration in Online Learning Environments
PhD researcher Daniel Davis will share findings from the empirical literature on fostering productive collaboration and civil engagement in online learning settings.
A Conversation with Garry Kasparov: “Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins”
Legendary chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov joins the KIE, The Center for Jewish Civilization, and Georgetown's Department of Computer Science for a lunch and conversation on his new book, "Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins."
Providers, Parents & Privacy: Ethical issues surrounding social media use in pediatrics
The Inter-Institute Bioethics Interest Group will meet to discuss how the internet and health information relate to the pediatric population. Dr. Silvana Barone joins as speaker.
“Virtue Ethics and Feminism” with Karen Stohr
Senior Research Scholar Karen Stohr will speak at the final JBC of this Spring followed by an informal dinner.
Inter-Institute Bioethics Interest Group: Medicaid and Hepatitis C
Monday's meeting of the Bioethics Interest Group will discuss whether it is ethical for state Medicaid programs to restrict coverage for new Hepatitis C medications on the basis of drug or alcohol use.