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EPPC Bioethics Expert Appointed as U.S. Permanent Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
EPPC Fellow Carter Snead was appointed to serve as U.S. Permanent Observer for the Council of Europe's Bioethics Steering Committee (CDBI).   [Read More]
Carter Snead, Expert on Law and Bioethics, Joins EPPC
Posted: Thursday, October 5, 2006
The Ethics and Public Policy Center is delighted to announce that Carter Snead, an internationally recognized expert in the field of law and bioethics, has affiliated with EPPC as a Fellow.  His specific areas of expertise include stem-cell research, human cloning, assisted reproduction, neuroscience, abortion, end-of-life matters, and research involving human subjects.  [Read More]
The New Atlantis, Winter 2006
With articles on man and machine, scientific corruption, guerrilla media, and much more...
By Eric Cohen, Adam Keiper, Christine Rosen, et al.
Posted: Monday, February 20, 2006
The latest issue of The New Atlantis includes major essays on Man, Mind and Machines and the challenge to define "human"; a search for the connection between domestic tranquility and our domestic technology; how the blogger "Davids" are slaying the mainstream media "Goliath"; the scientific corruption at the heart of the Korean stem cell scandal and much more.  [Read More]
The New Atlantis, Fall 2005
With articles on modern medicine, missile defense, Einstein's Annus Mirabilis, and much more...
By Eric Cohen, Adam Keiper, Christine Rosen, et.al.
Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2005
The latest issue of The New Atlantis includes major essays on the future of modern medicine, the moral education of our doctors, buggy software and missle defense, our perception of reality in the age of Photoshop, Einstein's Annus Mirabilis, and much more. Visit www.TheNewAtlantis.com today!  [Read More]
Plugging In, Dropping Out
An Interview with Technoculture Critic Christine Rosen
By Christine Rosen
Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Christine Rosen, in an interview with the online magazine Godspy discusses how technologies such as cell phones, iPods, portable DVD players, and the like have allowed us to create little digital cocoons for ourselves. Coming to terms with the negative side-effects of these devices doesn't mean we have to stop using these technologies, she points out, rather it means becoming more self-conscious about their effects on others, and on ourselves.  [Read More]
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Technology and Society
The New Atlantis, Fall 2004/Winter 2005
TiVo, iPod, and the Age of Egocasting

EPPC fellow Christine Rosen was interviewed on National Public Radio about her article New Atlantis article analyzing the rise of personalized entertainment and asking whether TiVo, iPod, and other "egocasting" devices really improve the quality of American culture. 

What They Say
Leon Kass
Leon R. Kass
American Enterprise Institute

"The Center is a pillar of moral seriousness and a beacon of moral clarity.  Through its conferences and publications, it offers indispensable and profound analyses of the most important moral and political issues of our time – from matters of war and peace to the challenges technology raises for human freedom and dignity.  It is a unique and uniquely valuable institution." 

Robert Park and Robert Zubrin
Major Debate on Space Policy
Zubrin and Park square off

Two leading commentators on space policy discussed President Bush's new vision for NASA at EPPC in February 2004. Sparks flew as Robert Zubrin, a leading advocate of manned space exploration, and Robert Park, a leading critic, debated face to face for the first time. 

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