Events

Neuroscience & Society Public Talk Series >> Whole Brain Emulation

Thursday, December 3, 2009
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Houston Hall, 314 - Class of 1947 Room, on the Penn Campus

Dr. Bostrom is a Professor of Applied Ethics at Oxford University, and the Director of the Oxford Future of Humanity Institute. He is a frequent spokesperson and commentator in the media, and has consulted for the President’s Council on Bioethics, the Central Intelligence Agency, the European Commission, and the European Group on Ethics, among many groups. Dr. Bostrom has a background in cosmology, computational neuroscience, mathematical logic, philosophy, and artificial intelligence, and his research addresses the philosophy of science, probability theory, and the ethical and strategic implications of emerging and future technologies. He is author of the book Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy, and has co-edited the book Global Catastrophic Risks with Milan Cirkovic, and Human Enhancement with Julian Savulescu.

Due to limited seating, please RSVP to info@neuroethics.upenn.edu

Additional information about the Penn Center for Neuroscience & Society and our Public Talk Series can be found at http://neuroethics.upenn.edu.

"Drexel Neuroengineering: Planning for the Future"

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Bossone Third Floor Atrium

View the photo gallery from the event!

Monthly Meeting

More information is forthcoming...

Journal Club

The Neuroengineering Journal Club will meet at 2:30 PM on:

Fall Term 2009-2010

• September 11, 2009 - Chintan Oza
• September 25, 2009 - Robert Flint
• October 9, 2009 - ALL Presenting posters for SFN
• October 23, 2009 - ALL Discussions of posters seen at SFN
• November 6, 2009 - Alessandro Scaglione
• November 20, 2009 - Dane Grasse
• December 4, 2009 - David Kowalsky
• TBA - Ebraheem Sultan
• TBA - Anitha Manohar
• TBA - Suganya Karunakaran