Ethics Center: Exploring Ethics

Exploring Ethics
the science and ethics forum

An ongoing series of free, public events jointly sponsored by the Ethics Center and the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. Go to the full schedule of events at the Fleet.

Reading Minds and Detecting Lies
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to a pre-forum interview with Tom Fudge and his guests Lawrence Hinman, Joel Huizenga, and Chuck Sevilla, "Using an MRI to Detect Lies", KPBS These Days, June 3, 2008.

Date:

June 4, 2008, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Location:

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Organizers:

Mike Kalichman & Lawrence Hinman, The Ethics Center
Jeffrey Kirsch, Lynne Kennedy, & Amanda Lincoln, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Program:

The topic of this program is one of the more intriguing developments in the neurosciences. This program included Joel Huizenga, Founder and CEO of No Lie MRI, one of the companies now offering a service to test whether or not people are telling the truth. For a legal perspective, we had the views of San Diego attorney, Charles (Chuck) Sevilla , who has considerable interest and expertise in the place of lie detection in the courtroom. Finally, to help us think about the ethical implications of this work, we heard from Dr. Pat Churchland, a philosopher who is internationally known for her contributions to neurophilosophy and ethics.

Resources:

Here are three resources that may be of interest:

Whose pants on fire? The Economist.com. May 8th 2008
Silberman, S. Don't Even Think About Lying. Wired.
Carlat, D. Brain Scans as Mind Readers? Don't Believe the Hype. Wired Magazine,
2008, May 19.

fMRI lie detection companies:

Contact:

Diane Ballard

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Ethics Center Events

The Ethics Center sponsors several kinds of events, some of which are open to the public, others of which are by invitation only. To be added to our mailing list, please contact The Ethics Center.

Public Lectures

The Ethics Center sponsors public lectures, often in conjunction with other local organizations such as the SDSTC (UCSD), The Burnham Institute and the Values Institute (USD)

Stake Holder Events

The Ethics Center regularly sponsors stake-holder events, which typically involve a local group of 40-50 individuals along with a distinguished visiting leader in ethics. Past events have included Thomas Murray, President of the Hastings Center, and William Hurlbut, Professor of Medicine at Stanford and member of the President's Council on Bioethics.

Focus Groups

In order to assess the needs of our local community and also to develop local communities of individuals who share a particular interest in ethics, science and technology (i.e., religious leaders, health care personnel), we hold periodic focus groups that are devoted to the conjunction of ethics, science, and technology.