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Science, Technology, and Society
EPPC Bioethics Expert Appointed as U.S. Permanent Observer

Posted: Wednesday, June 6, 2007

PRESS RELEASES & NEWS
Publication Date: 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). In that capacity, he (and Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, Chairman of the President's Council on Bioethics) will represent the United States in Strasbourg by observing and commenting on the CDBI's efforts to elaborate international instruments and standards for the ethical governance of science and medicine.  
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. 

The views expressed by EPPC scholars in their work are their individual views only and are not to be imputed to EPPC as an institution.
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