Panel Discussion: Responsible Robotics: Shaping a future with robots worth wanting

Wolf Performance Hall - Central Library 251 Dundas St, London, Ontario, Canada

ABSTRACT On the cusp of the robotics revolution we will now encounter robots in our day-to-day lives whether it's a robot to deliver our pizza or greet us in the shopping mall, or having a robot assist a surgeon perform a surgery. Not only will this powerful technology provide us with incredible benefits, relieving us [...]

Panel Discussion – Editing the Human Genome: The Ethics of Moulding our Future

Wolf Performance Hall - Central Library 251 Dundas St, London, Ontario, Canada

ABSTRACT The groundbreaking discovery of the gene-editing tool known as CRISPR allows scientists to precisely, efficiently, and cheaply modify the human genome. This may provide us with the power to cure disease and to unlock the secrets of early human development. It might, in the future, allow us to modify humans in directions that we now only [...]

Panel Discussion: Canada Up in Smoke? Debating the Impact of Cannabis Legalization

Room 1200, Spencer Engineering Building Spencer Engineering Building, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

EVENT DESCRIPTION The Society of Neuroscience Graduate Students at Western University is hosting an upcoming panel discussion on the legalization of cannabis, due to take effect in October. The event will include experts from a range of fields, exploring the medical, legal, and ethical considerations of the new policy. The Rotman Institute of Philosophy and [...]

Panel Discussion: Health, Equity, and Well-Being

Wolf Performance Hall - Central Library 251 Dundas St, London, Ontario, Canada

Although every citizen of Canada has access to publicly funded health insurance, not all Canadians enjoy the same level and quality of health.