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Poynter Center Ethics Seminars on AudiostreamNeuroethics: Ethical and Social Implications of NeuroscienceNeuroethics is a new area of scholarly activity, looking at ethical and social issues raised by the research and clinical applications of new technologies that deliver increasingly detailed information about brains and their activities. Brian Schrag, the executive secretary of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, and Colin Allen, from the Cognitive Sscience Program and the History and Philosophy of Science Department at IU, have received a New Frontiers in Arts and Humanities grant from the IU Office of the Vice Provost for Research to explore the ethics issues raised by the new research in neuroscience. "Animal Pain and Biomedical Research: Ethics and Practice," Lida Anestidou, June 10, 2009How are we to approach the ethical issues involved in using animals in biomedical research? Dr. Lida Anestidou, Program Officer at the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research at The National Academies, addressed the issues June 10, 2009. The audiostream of Dr. Anestidou's Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu, using RealPlayer 8 Basic (a free program). Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial LecturesThe Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture was created in 2002 in honor and memory of Matthew, who died in infancy. The mission of the lecture series is to address issues in responsible communication among patients, families and professionals and/or to address issues in biomedical ethics. Recent lectures have been audiostreamed. See the Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture for more information. 2004, "Five Policy Options for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research," LeRoy WaltersThe audiostream of the 2004 Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture is available. Dr. LeRoy Walters from Georgetown University spoke on "Five Policy Options for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: An International Perspective." broadcast.iu.edu 2005, "Bioethical Controversies About Human Dignity: Cloning and Commerce in Organs," James ChildressThe audiostream of the 2005 Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu. Dr. James Childress from the University of Virginia presented "Bioethical Controversies About Human Dignity: Cloning and Commerce in Organs." 2006, "Babies by Design? The Ethics of Gene Enhancement," Ron GreenThe audiostream of the 2006 Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu. Dr. Ron Green spoke on "Babies by Design? The Ethics of Gene Enhancement," a topic he is studying as a Guggenheim Fellow. Green joined Dartmouth's Religion Department in 1969, and he directs the Ethics Institute. 2007, "Terry Schiavo and Contemporary Myths about Dying," Rebecca DresserThe audiostream of the 2007 Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu. Professor Rebecca Dresser spoke on "Terry Schiavo and Contemporary Myths about Dying". Professor Dresser is the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and Professor of Ethics in Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. She is a 1973 graduate of Indiana University Bloomington and received her M.S. from IUB in 1975. She received her law degree from Harvard in 1979. She has been a member of the President's Council on Bioethics since 2002. 2008, "Human Rights and Bioethics: Curb Your Enthusiasm," John ArrasThe audiostream of the 2008 Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu. Professor John Arras spoke on the topic of "Human Rights and Bioethics: Curb Your Enthusiasm". Professor Arras is the Porterfield Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia, where he created and directs the Undergraduate Program in Bioethics. 2009, "Bioethics for Babies: Are There Guides for the Perplexed?," Margaret MohrmannThe audiostream of the 2009 Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu. Professor Margaret Mohrmann spoke on the topic of "Bioethics for Babies: Are There Guides for the Perplexed?". Professor Mohrmann teaches in the departments of biomedical ethics, medical education, and religious studies at the University of Virginia. Ethics Seminars in honor of David SmithA series of four ethics seminars were presented in early May 2003 at the Poynter Center to recognize the retirement of longtime director David H. Smith, professor of religious studies. The topics include journalists' ethics in a time of war, the role of religion in contemporary American politics, direct marketing of genetic tests, and issues in research ethics. Presenters were all IU or IUPUI faculty who have worked with the Poynter Center through the years. Audiostreams of the short introductions are available using RealPlayer 8 basic, a free program. broadcast.iu.edu 
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