New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology

Every day new boundaries are being pushed in science, ethics and technology. AI software is diagnosing cancer, babies can now be born with three parents, and we are exploring ocean depths that were once far beyond our reach. Just because we now have the ability to do these things, however, should we actually be carrying them out?

In this lecture series, we will look not only at the science of these new frontiers, but at the ethical and moral implications of the possibilities they present.

Thursday 19 January 2017 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Thursday 2 February 2017 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Thursday 9 February 2017 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Thursday 16 February 2017 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Thursday 23 February 2017 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Thursday 2 March 2017 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Thursday 9 March 2017 (8th Week, Hilary Term)