Public Events

Public Lectures | Panel Discussions | Event Videos | Annual Library Lecture Series | Other Public Events

Each year, the Rotman Institute hosts a variety of public events, including interdisciplinary panel discussions, public lectures, and an annual lecture series co-sponsored with the London Public Library and the Department of Philosophy at Western University.

Public Lectures

Julian Savulescu: The Science and Ethics of Human Enhancement

15 March 2018, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm EDT

Alison Gopnik: The Gardener and the Carpenter: What developmental science tells us about relations between parents and children.

28 September 2017, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

Aimee van Wynsberghe: The Ethics of Ethical Robots

17 March 2017, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

Aimee van Wynsberghe: Robot Ethics: What is it and why should we care?

16 March 2017, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

Panel Discussions

Panel Discussion: Health, Equity, and Well-Being

16 January 2020, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

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

1 October 2018, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

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

14 March 2018, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

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

15 March 2017, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

Event Videos

Most Rotman public events are recorded & videos are posted onto our YouTube channel. Videos from our public events can be seen in this playlist. Visit our YouTube channel to browse other events, sorted by philosophical area.

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Annual Library Lecture Series

Evidence & Belief in the Age of Mass Information

7 November 2019 - 28 November 2019

Happiness and Well-Being: Philosophical Perspectives

17 January 2019 - 7 February 2019

Louis Charland: Why Neuroscience Needs “Passion”

2 November 2016, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

Chris Viger: Brains and Persons

26 October 2016, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

Other Public Events

Patrick Fafard: Is Science Enough? Science Advice, Health Essentialism, and Pandemic Decision-Making

4 April 2023, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT

Einstein: Philosopher | Scientist, 100 years of General Relativity

17 November 2015 - 12 December 2015

Chris Smeenk: Einstein’s Universe (Classes Without Quizzes)

10 November 2015, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

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