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SUMMARY:Nanotechnology\, Ethics and Religion - Prof. Russell Cowburn\,  Ca
 mbridge University
DTSTART:20101109T130000Z
DTEND:20101109T140000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Zoe Binns
DESCRIPTION:Nanotechnology is the science\, engineering and art of manipul
 ating matter on a near-atomic scale and has been one of the unifying theme
 s within science during the last 15 years.  Practical applications cover b
 iotechnology to computer microchips.  In this talk I give an introduction 
 to the methods and capabilities that have been developed within nanotechno
 logy and attempt to address some of the wider ethical questions and concer
 ns: what are the risks? can it get out of control? is nanotechnology the n
 ext asbestos\, thalidomide or genetically modified organism?  what can nan
 otechnology do towards mitigating climate change?  I conclude by looking a
 t nanotechnology within the framework of Judeo-Christian theology and sugg
 est some ways in which previous thinking on the relationship between scien
 ce and religion might be applied to nanotechnology.
LOCATION:Garden Room\, St Edmund's College
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