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CNS Seminar Series: Nanotechnology and Religion: Ambitions, Influence, and Policy |
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January 30, 2007 |
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CNS SEMINAR SERIES
Dr. Jamey Wetmore, assistant professor at Arizona State University’s Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes, recently delivered remarks to the Center for Nanotechnology and Society.
With the promise of
nanotechnology, scientists, politicians and lobbyists have been working
diligently to determine how to fund and regulate its progress, often
resulting in significant concerns about potential social, ethical,
theological and spiritual implications. This talk,
“Nanotechnology and Religion: Ambitions, Influence and Policy,” part
of CNS’s regular Seminar Series, examined the theological and
spiritual implications of working and developing nanotechnologies.
Dr. Wetmore received his
Ph.D in Science and Technology Studies from Cornell University,
following which he completed two years of postdoctoral research in
technology and ethics at the University of Virginia. Wetmore
is currently heading a project examining how religion is being used to
shape the political debates over nanotechnology, and this forum reported his early findings.
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Last Updated ( February 21, 2007 )
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