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<BODY><FONT face=Times size=6>SCIENCE AND ETHICS:<BR>CAN HOMO SAPIENS
SURVIVE?</FONT><FONT face=Times size=5><BR>A conference organised by Manning
Clark House<BR>in honour of Professor Frank Fenner<BR></FONT><FONT face=Times
size=4><BR>At the Shine Dome<BR>Australian Academy of Science<BR>Australian
National University</FONT><FONT face=Times size=5><BR>17-18 May,
2005<BR><BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times size=5><B>Tuesday 17 May,
2005<BR></B></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times size=3>9.00 Introductions: Sebastian
Clark, Andrew Glikson, Penny Ramsay<BR>9.20 Professor Frank Fenner: Scientific
principles, scientific ethics and<BR>the dangers for the survival of Homo
sapiens.<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times size=4><B>Session A – Keynote papers.
Chair – Hilary Charlesworth<BR></B></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times size=3>9.45
Phillip Adams: Science and Pandora's Box – can the "genie" be<BR>returned to the
bottle?<BR><BR>10.20 morning tea<BR><BR>10.40 David H Green (Professor of Earth
Science, ANU): The role of<BR>science in societies, including ethics in science
and ethical<BR>responsibility of scientists.<BR>11.10 Clive Hamilton (Executive
Director, The Australia Institute): The<BR>effects of automation on humanity and
civilization.<BR>11.40 Geoff Davies (geophysicist and social commentator,
ANU):<BR>Playing with superfire - misapplication of technology to
complex<BR>natural systems.<BR>12.10 Session A panel discussion<BR><BR>12.40
lunch<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times size=4><B>Session B – Threats to the
biosphere. Chair – Clive Hamilton<BR></B></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times
size=3>14.00 Stephen Boyden (human ecologist and bio-historian; founder
and<BR>patron of the Nature and Society Forum): The ecological<BR>predicament:
science, ethics and the future.<BR>14.30 Andrew Glikson (Earth scientist and
author): The geological and<BR>biological origins of mass extinctions, with
reference to the impact<BR>of Homo sapiens on the biosphere.<BR><BR>15.00
afternoon tea<BR><BR>15.20 John Chappell (prehistoric geochronology and
palaeoclimate<BR>research, ANU): Long-term changes in the hydrosphere and
the<BR>atmosphere: natural versus anthropomorphic effects.<BR>15.50 Michael
Raupach (CSIRO Earth Observation Centre and Global<BR>Carbon Project): Ethical
dimension of climate change.<BR>16.20 Prame Chopra (geophysicist and geothermal
energy specialist,<BR>ANU): Humanity's use and misuse of energy: must power
be<BR>corrupt?<BR>16.50 Session B panel discussion<BR><BR>19.00 Conference
dinner<BR><BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times size=5><B>Wednesday 18 May,
2005<BR></B></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times size=4><B>Session C – Nuclear and
biotechnological threats.<BR>Chair – Michael Raupach<BR></B></FONT><BR><FONT
face=Times size=3>9.00 Opening address - Senator Lyn Allison (leader of the
Democrats,<BR>The Australian Senate)<BR>9.30 Des Ball (Research School of
Strategic Studies, ANU): The<BR>probabilities of Neville Shute's "On The Beach"
scenario in the<BR>21st Century?<BR>10.00 Michael Denborough (John Curtin School
of Medical Research,<BR>ANU): The nuclear arms race is madness: diagnosis and
cures.<BR><BR>10.30 morning tea<BR><BR>11.00 Peter Collignon (Professor of
Medical Science, Canberra<BR>Hospital): Ethical aspects of the abuse of
antibiotics and of genetic<BR>engineering – is Homo sapiens in danger of
creating a "superbug"?<BR>11.30 Session C panel discussion<BR><BR>12.00
lunch<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times size=4><B>Session D – The ethical dimension
of science. Chair – David Green<BR></B></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times size=3>13.00
James Haire (President, National Council of Churches in<BR>Australia) and
Christine Ledger (Centre Manager, Australian<BR>Centre for Christianity and
Culture): Theology, science and<BR>technology.<BR>13.30 Nikolai Blaskow (Radford
College): Can humanism be maintained<BR>in a cybernetic world?<BR>14.00 Keith
Price (Philosopher – integral intelligence): Being human –<BR>computers and
science.<BR><BR>14.25 afternoon tea<BR><BR>14.40 Sue Wareham (Medicals for
Prevention of Nuclear War): Can<BR>scientists halt the technological race to
nowhere?<BR>15.05 Margaret Bearlin (lecturer in peace education): Educating
the<BR>young in a world of change: What should they learn, how should<BR>they
learn, who should learn and for what purpose?<BR>15.30 Tony Kevin: The origins
of hope.<BR>15.55 Session D panel discussion<BR><BR>16.20 afternoon
tea<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times size=4><B>Session E – Lessons from Aboriginal
survival in a harsh continent.<BR>Chair – Sebastian
Clark<BR></B></FONT><BR><FONT face=Times size=3>16.40 John Mulvaney (Emeritus
Professor of Australian prehistory):<BR>Australian prehistory as a guide for
survival over 40 000 years in<BR>a harsh continent.<BR>17.10 Marcia Langton
(Professor of Aboriginal history, University of<BR>Melbourne): Lessons for
European civilization and for Australia<BR>from Aboriginal history and
culture.<BR>17.40 Anne Edgeworth: Icarus - a poem<BR>17.50 Professor John White,
(representative of the Australian Academy<BR>of Science): concluding
remarks.<BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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