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Engineering Ethics

Engineering Ethics

FromShe's an Engineer


Engineering Ethics

FromShe's an Engineer

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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, we discuss the basics of engineering ethics as well as three ethical case studies within research, medical studies, and civil engineering. The specific case studies we discuss are Henrietta Lacks and HeLa Cells, the Tacoma Narrows First Suspension Bridge, and the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. 

Sources used:
1. https://www.nspe.org/sites/default/files/resources/pdfs/091814EthicsWebinar.pdf
2.  https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/
3. https://media.nature.com/original/magazine-assets/d41586-020-02494-z/d41586-020-02494-z.pdf
4. https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm
5. https://www.tuskegee.edu/about-us/centers-of-excellence/bioethics-center/about-the-usphs-syphilis-study
6. https://www.history.com/news/the-infamous-40-year-tuskegee-study
7. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history/40-years-human-experimentation-america-tuskegee-study
8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568718/
9. https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/stingray-new-frontier-police-surveillance
10. https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/surveillance-technologies/stingray-tracking-devices-whos-got-them
11. https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/pn.46.12.psychnews_46_12_16_2
12. https://www.simscale.com/blog/2018/07/tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapse/
13. https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TNBhistory/Machine/machine3.htm
14. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapses
Released:
Feb 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Our podcast, She's an Engineer, focuses on creating a community for women in engineering. We share our personal experiences and how we have overcome challenges as women studying and working in the engineering field. Our podcast episodes range from social topics from our college and post college years, interviews with other female engineers, and technical topics we have researched. We hope you join us!