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Presentation At Dowling Explores The Slippery Slope Of Science and Ethics
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OAKDALE, NY - Dowling College's Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies presents, "When Good Intentions Lead to Bad Outcomes", a presentation by Dr. Elof Axel Carlson, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at Stony Brook University. The event is free and open to the public and will take place on Monday, October 9 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Hunt Room, located at Dowling*s historic Rudolph Campus in Oakdale, N.Y.
The ethical, moral and political landscape in which today's scientists work is increasingly complex. Often some higher good is used to justify an application of science. In other cases, science is falsely accused of doing harm when it has actually been beneficial. Dr. Carlson will examine cases of failed expectations and false justification, assess the outcomes and consider what can be learned. He will cite his latest book, Times of Triumph, Times of Doubt: Science and the Battle for Public Trust, as he explores the relation of science to ethics.
Elof Axel Carlson received his Ph.D. under the mentorship of Nobelist H.J. Muller at Indiana University in 1958 and had an active career as a geneticist at Queen's University (Ontario, Canada) and UCLA, and as a Visiting Professor at San Diego State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Utah, and Tougaloo College. He has published his scientific work in the areas of gene structure, comparative mutagenesis, and developmental genetics, as well as human genetics. Carlson's interest in the history of science is reflected by his books The Gene: A Critical History (1966); Genes, Radiation, and Society: The Life and Work of H.J. Muller (1981); The Unfit: A History of a Bad Idea (2001); and Mendel's Legacy: The Origin of Classical Genetics (2004). Dr Carlson is also author of Times of Triumph, Times of Doubt: Science and the Battle for Public Trust (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2006).
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
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