Bill McKibben's new book, "Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805070966/qid=1097864930/sr=2-2/ref=pd_ka_b_2_2/104-8275020-8637568
has a lot about the problems of nanotech. Frankly I found it to be well written, but a more than just a bit hysterical.
Steven
Q. How do you make God laugh?
A. You tell Her your plans.
2nd corollary to Murphy´s Law
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Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2004 6:51 am
Subject: Fwd: CFP: Nanotechnology: Ethical and Legal Issues
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> >CALL FOR PAPERS
> >
> >NANOTECHNOLOGY: ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES
> >
> >A Conference Sponsored by NSTS at the University of South Carolina
> >2-6 MARCH 2005
> >
> >
> >Developments in nanotechnology provide the basis for a
> convergence of
> >the physical and life sciences, including biomedicine, information
> >technology, and cognitive science. Emerging technologies include
> highly>functional molecular systems, alternative manufacturing
> processes,>molecular computing, brain/machine interfaces, tissue
> engineering, and
> >recombinant genetic alterations of viral, plant, and animal systems.
> >Virtually all areas of human life may be transformed, and these
> >transformations will likely involve both great benefit and great
> risk.>
> >In this conference we explore the ethical and legal issues raised by
> >nanotechnology and the larger convergence of technologies, including
> >reflections on:
> >- toxicity of nanoparticles
> >- environmental sustainability & remediation
> >- human/machine interfaces
> >- human enhancements
> >- convergence of NBIC
> >- privacy and security
> >- legal and ethical theories for nano
> >- government regulation
> >- scientific integrity and liberty
> >- tech transfer, patenting and insurance liability
> >- military use of nanotechnology
> >- nanomedicine
> >- the nano-divide
> >- international and developing world needs
> >
> >Confirmed speakers include
> >- Mihail Roco, Senior Advisor of the National Science Foundation
> >- Vicki Colvin, Director of CBEN at Rice University
> >
> >We expect an international audience, and invite papers and
> posters from
> >speakers in all areas of research related to the conference topic.
> >Please submit an abstract of 200-500 words. Deadline is 1
> December 2004;
> >we would appreciate earlier emails from those interested in
> submitting>abstracts so we can plan the size of the conference.
> Send inquiries and
> >abstracts by email attachment in Word, Rich Text Format, or pdf to:
> >
> >George Khushf, Ph.D.
> >Department of Philosophy
> >University of South Carolina
> >Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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> >TEL: (803) 777-7371.
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> >The conference is supported in part by a NIRT grant from the National
> >Science Foundation.
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> >
> >___________________________________________________________________
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> >Dr. Joachim Schummer
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