ISBN978-0-309-29334-1 Copyright2014 Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security: A Framework for Addressing Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues Added12/17/2015Updated05/03/2016 Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security is a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing technologies with low barriers of entry that have potential military application, such as information ... Authoring Institution The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Year 2014 More Info
ISBN978-0-309-12510-9 Copyright2009 A Survey of Attitudes and Actions on Dual Use Research in the Life Sciences Added02/03/2016Updated03/07/2016 The same technologies that fuel scientific advances also pose potential risks--that the knowledge, tools, and techniques gained through legitimate biotechnology research could be misused to create biological weapons or for bioterrorism. Yet even research with the greatest potential for misuse may ... Authoring Institution National Research Council American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine More Info
A Young Woman's Struggle for Peace Added04/07/2006 Updated01/20/2016 This case discusses the problems faced by a researcher when trying to reconcile faith with science, personal convictions and professional activities. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 2000 Read More
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Subject Aid Added12/13/2016 Updated12/13/2016 Robotics is a branch of science and engineering that develops particular kinds of automated machines for a very wide variety of purposes. The fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science are most directly involved with the design, construction, operation, and ... Author(s) Rachelle Hollander Authoring Institution Online Ethics Center Year 2016 Read More
Big Data Bibliography Added02/13/2017 A bibliography of guidelines, books, reports and journal articles looking at the use and ethical issues associated with big data in computer science, the information sciences, life and environmental sciences, and the social sciences. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Joseph R. Herkert Karin Ellison Kelly Laas Year 2017 Read More
Big Data Case Study: Big Data & Conservation Biology Added06/13/2017 An amateur birdwatcher contributes to eBird--a citizen science project. When conservation scientists begin tagging owls in the state park near his home and ask his neighbor for permission to conduct research on her property, he wonders whether the value of the knowledge created about endangered species through both studying migration and citizen science projects such as eBird justifies the impact these activities can have on individual birds and species. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph R. Herkert Year 2017 Read More
Big Data Case Study: Big Data & Neuroscience Added06/13/2017 A neuroscientist studies brainwave technologies with the aim of developing brain-machine computer interfaces (BMCI) and biometric systems. In considering projects she might work on, such as developing a database system to identify individuals by EEG biosignatures or advancing the field of neuromarketing, she starts to wonder about the long-term social value of these emerging technologies. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Year 2017 Read More
Big Data Case Study: Big Data & Genetic Privacy: Re-identification of Anonymized Data Added06/13/2017 In 2013, Melissa Gymrek, Amy McGuire, David Golan, Eran Halperin, and Yaniv Erlich published an article describing how they re-identified almost 50 individuals from “anonymized” data in a genomic database from the 1000 Genomes Project. Their goal was to show the vulnerability of genomic databases to this sort of manipulation. The case opens discussion of sharing genomic data and protecting privacy. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph R. Herkert Year 2017 Read More
Big Data Case Study: Big Data & Public Health Added06/13/2017 A computer science graduate has an opportunity to work managing large data sets from smartphone applications designed to track individuals’ personal health information. His father, an epidemiologist, encourages him to consider the project’s use of personal data, as well as the ability to design algorithms that could accurately predict and track outbreaks based on this kind of data. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph R. Herkert Year 2017 Read More
Big Data Class Plan: Big Data in Genetics/Genomics-The Case of 23andMe and Personal Genomics (75 min) Added06/09/2017 This class plan gives a selection of exercises out of which an instructor may build a class session around issues concerning the development of big data resources in genetics and genomics such as the materials being compiled by 23 and Me. The materials are suitable for upper division undergraduate courses in bioethics or the life and environmental sciences. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph R. Herkert Year 2017 Read More
Big Data Collection Added06/13/2017 This collection of resources on Big Data is part of a larger collection of Life and Environmental Science ethics education resource sets on ethics of emerging biotechnologies , big data in the life sciences , human enhancement , and conservation and biodiversity . Doctoral students from ... Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph R. Herkert Year 2017 Read More
Big Data Subject Aid Added01/23/2018 A straightforward definition of “big data” appears towards the top of a Google search (June 29, 2016) as “extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behavior and ... Author(s) Rachelle Hollander Authoring Institution Online Ethics Center Year 2016 Read More
Big Data Syllabus - Biology 611: Ethics of Big Data in the Life Sciences Added06/09/2017 Bio 611: Ethics of Big Data in the Life Sciences is a syllabus for a one credit graduate course. Taught at Arizona State University, Bio 611 attracts a mix of natural science and humanities graduate students and does not assume students will have substantial experience in ethics. Beyond exploration of the ethics of big data, the seminar aims to develop the ability of students to analyze ethical issues through the incorporation of case discussion and case writing. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph R. Herkert Year 2017 Read More
Biodiversity Case Study: Assisted Migration Added07/26/2018 This case explores ethical issues surrounding assisted migration of endangered species. In particular, it focuses on Torreya taxifolia, an evergreen conifer tree endemic to Florida, and an activist group, Torreya Guardians, that has been distributing trees to sites outside the endemic range, including in North Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, and Oregon. Author(s) Michelle Sullivan Govani Year 2017 Read More
ISBN978-0-309-08977-7 Copyright2004 Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism Added02/09/2012Updated02/09/2012 In recent years much has happened to justify an examination of biological research in light of national security concerns. The destructive application of biotechnology research includes activities such as spreading common pathogens or transforming them into even more lethal forms. Policymakers and ... Authoring Institution Committee on Research Standards and Practices to Prevent the Destructive Application of Biotechnology National Research Council The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine More Info
ISBN978-0-309-07693-7 Copyright1996 Biotechnology: Science, Engineering, and Ethical Challenges for the 21st Century Added02/04/2016Updated02/11/2016 Biotechnology is rapidly advancing in laboratories around the world. This book offers straightforward explanations of basic science and provides insight into the serious social questions raised by these findings.The discussions explore five key areas: (1) The state of the art in ... Author(s) Larry V. McIntire Frederick B. Rudolph More Info
Case Study: Animal Disenhancement & Human Enhancement Added02/14/2017 Abstract: In this case, a philosophy student and vegetarian contemplates whether animal disenhancement—engineering the cognitive and physical abilities of animals so that they cannot suffer psychological and physical harms—would make factory farming more morally acceptable. He also wonders whether philosophical arguments in favor of animal disenhancement could be extended to support human disenhancement. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph R. Herkert Year 2016 Read More
Case Study: Climate Change Adaptation and Public Participation in Yuma, AZ Added08/15/2018 This case explores ethical issues in public engagement activities about issues of climate change mitigation. In particular, it presents hypothetical citizens’ forums in Phoenix and Yuma, Arizona, and, through discussion questions, identifies many of the issues for consideration these kinds of activities entail. Author(s) Michelle Sullivan Govani Year 2018 Read More
Case Study: Enhancement, Anti-Aging Medicine & Life-Extending Biotechnologies Added02/14/2017 Marissa, a young mother, provides substantial support to her aging parents. When her parents begin exploring novel anti-aging treatments, Marissa wonders about the potential social outcomes of such technology. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph R. Herkert Year 2016 Read More
Case Study: Memory Suppressor as Cognitive Enhancement Added02/14/2017 A member of a lab studying the beta-blocker, Propranolol, to treat soldiers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is violently physically assaulted. The PI suggests the Propranolol treatment could be helpful and lab members reflect on the possible outcomes of such a choice. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph R. Herkert Year 2016 Read More