DYO Ethics Symposia Archive
8.21.2021 - Banking Responsibility (Gabe)
9.11.2021 - Automated Intelligence and Machine Learning (Gabe)
- An article in the Harvard Gazette talking about opportunities and ethical concerns with AI
- A New York Times Daily Podcast talking about machine learning for facial recognition
- A podcast discussion on ethical algorithms
10.19.2021 - Gene Editing (Gabe)
- A podcast interview of Walter Isaacson, author of The Code Breaker, on CRISPR
- An article in the Harvard Gazette about Gene Editing
11.2.2021 - Social Media (Gabe)
- An article in Forbes sharing an ethics perspective on Facebook
- An article in the Harvard Gazette about Facebook's moral quandary
- A TED Talk titled: What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?
12.7.2022 - Data Privacy (Gabe)
- An article in the Harvard Gazette about the rise of data privacy concerns
- A podcast discussing The Ethics of Privacy Online
1.18.2022 - Genetic Sequencing and Testing (Veronica)
- An article from Harvard Health about genetic testing
- A short video introducing precision medicine
- An Atlantic video discussing ethical questions posed by prenatal genetic testing
2.1.2022 - Population Genetics (Veronica)
- A Stat news article describing what's wrong with the human reference genome, and why we should care.
- A TED-style talk on how increased access to genetic information can inform our understanding of race, ethnicity, and ancestry.
- A Journal of Ethics article on the Havasupai debacle and how it cautions future attempts to solicit genetic information from vulnerable communities.
2.22.2022 - CRISPR, open-access research, and bioweapons (Veronica)
- A brief pros/cons summary about the Open Access movement in scientific research and the responses from different stakeholders.
- A YouTube video on Josiah Zayner, a "biohacker" who wants to make gene-editing more accessible to everyone.
- And please see the attached PDF to read an article about CRISPR-Cas9 and the potential for bioweapons. This article is a bit long, so if you do not want to read all of it, I recommend reading the following sections: I.Introduction, IV. Analysis, and V. Conclusion.
3.15.2022 - Gene Drives (Veronica)
- A Vox video explaining how gene drives work and how they are being applied to reduce the spread and incidence of malaria in Africa.
- A Vox article (accompanying the video) that goes more into detail about gene drives. Like the video, the article focuses on the effort to fight malaria, but it also reviews other applications of gene drives.
- A brief podcast episode featuring an interview with Dr. Alekos Simoni, one of the Imperial College London researchers working on the Target Malaria consortium to eliminate malaria via gene drives.
3.29.2022 - GMOs (Veronica)
- A Kurzgesagt video summarizing the potential costs and benefits of GMO use.
- An article on the ethics of GM foods.
- (Attached) An excerpt from Paul B. Thompson's From Field to Fork: Food Ethics for All (Chapter 7). I recommend pp.210-226, but if you are short on time you can just read pp.210-215. (You are also welcome to read the whole chapter for a better overview of issues!)
5.4.2022 - Rate That Abortion (Matt)
- Matt's Book (1-4)
5.18.2022 - Factors Bearing on Abortion's Morality (Matt)
- Matt's Book (5-10)
6.1.2022 - Final Thoughts on Abortion (Matt)
- Matt's Book (11-13)
8.31.2022 - Human Rights and the Death Penalty (Grant)
- A Philosophical Discussion of the Ethics of the Death Penalty
- An analysis of the Death Penalty from a Human Rights Context
- A TED Talk by a member of a jury that sentenced a man to death
9.14.2022 - The Death Penalty and Society (Grant)
- An article discussing the financial consequences of the death penalty
- A video of a woman whose family was murdered discussing her thoughts on the death penalty
9.28.2022 - International Applications of the Death Penalty (Grant)
10.12.2022 Vigilantes and Ethics Part 1 (Sandy)
- UNGLI
11.9.2022 Vigilantes and Ethics Part 2 (Sandy)
- Age of Consent: Canada's Original Vigilante Pedophile Hunter
