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Episode 3: Considering Ethical Responsibility in Science and Technology ft. Nicholas Carr

Episode 3: Considering Ethical Responsibility in Science and Technology ft. Nicholas Carr

FromThe Received Wisdom


Episode 3: Considering Ethical Responsibility in Science and Technology ft. Nicholas Carr

FromThe Received Wisdom

ratings:
Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Dec 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Shobita and Jack discuss what responsibilities scientists and scientific institutions bear when research results—like DNA phenotyping or human germline gene editing—are used to morally dubious ends. And they consider whether the problem with Big Tech is actually just one of Big Business. Jack interviews tech journalist Nicholas Carr, author of numerous books including Utopia is Creepy and Other Provocations (2017).Links discussed in the episode:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/business/china-dna-uighurs-xinjiang.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepagehttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602099/dont-be-evil-by-rana-foroohar/https://thebaffler.com/salvos/taming-tech-criticismhttp://www.nicholascarr.com/ and his blog here http://www.roughtype.com/https://andthentheresphysics.wordpress.com/2019/11/20/science-and-technology-studies-podcast/Transcript available at thereceivedwisdom.org
Released:
Dec 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (40)

Are robots racist? Should we regulate gene editing? Have people stopped trusting experts? Does scientific research make the world a more unequal place? The Received Wisdom is a podcast about how to realize the potential of science and technology by challenging the received wisdom. Join Shobita and Jack as they talk to thinkers and doers from around the world about governing science and technology to make the world a better place.