Nanotechnology, Ethics and Religion

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• Prof. Russell Cowburn, Cambridge University
• Tuesday 09 November 2010, 13:00-14:00
• Garden Room, St Edmund's College.

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Free light buffet lunch from 12.30

Nanotechnology is the science, engineering and art of manipulating matter on a near-atomic scale and has been one of the unifying themes within science during the last 15 years. Practical applications cover biotechnology to computer microchips. In this talk I give an introduction to the methods and capabilities that have been developed within nanotechnology and attempt to address some of the wider ethical questions and concerns: what are the risks? can it get out of control? is nanotechnology the next asbestos, thalidomide or genetically modified organism? what can nanotechnology do towards mitigating climate change? I conclude by looking at nanotechnology within the framework of Judeo-Christian theology and suggest some ways in which previous thinking on the relationship between science and religion might be applied to nanotechnology.

This talk is part of the Faraday Institute Events series.

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