Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

Meeting 5: May 18-19, 2011, in New York, N.Y.
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Welcome and Opening Remarks

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Amy Gutman, Ph.D.
Commission Chair
James Wagner, Ph.D.
Commission Vice-Chair

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Executive Director's Report

Executive Director’s Report

Valerie H. Bonham, J.D.
Executive Director

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Session 1: Federal Standards - Introduction

Session 1: Federal Standards – Introduction

Christine Grady, R.N., Ph.D.
Commission Member

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Session 2: Implementing Federal Standards

Session 2: Implementing Federal Standards

Connie Celum, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine;
Professor of Global health;
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology;
Director, International Clinical Research Center, Department of Global Health, University of Washington

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David A. Borasky, Jr., M.P.H., C.I.P.

David A. Borasky, Jr., M.P.H., C.I.P.
IRB Manager, Office of Research Protection, RTI International

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Sergio Litewka, M.D., M.P.H.

Sergio Litewka, M.D., M.P.H.

International Programs Director;
Research Assistant Professor, University of Miami Ethics Programs

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Session 2 Q & A

Session 2 Q & A

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Session 3: Implementing Federal Standards – International Efforts

Session 3: Implementing Federal Standards – International Efforts

Murray M. Lumpkin, M.D., M.Sc.
Deputy Commissioner for International Programs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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Jerry Menikoff, M.D., J.D.

Jerry Menikoff, M.D., J.D.

Director, Office for Human Research Protections, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

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Session 3 Q & A

Session 3 Q & A

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Session 4: Implementing Federal Standards – Ethics Issues

Session 4: Implementing Federal Standards – Ethics Issues 

Ronald Bayer, Ph.D.
Professor and Co-Chair, Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health,
Columbia University

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Joseph J. Fins, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Joseph J. Fins, M.D., F.A.C.P.

E. William Davis, M.D., Jr. Professor of Medical Ethics;
Chief, Division of Medical Ethics;
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Public Health, and Professor of Medicine in Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Session 4 Q & A

Session 4 Q & A

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Session 5: Roundtable

Session 5: Roundtable

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Session 6: Public Comment

Session 6: Public Comment

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Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Amy Gutmann, Ph.D.
James Wagner, Ph.D.

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Session 7: Transnational Standards

Session 7: Transnational Standards

John R. Williams, Ph.D.
Consultant, World Medical Association (WMA);
Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa;
Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Philosophy, Carleton University (Ottawa)

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Johannes J. M. van Delden, M.D., Ph.D.

Johannes J. M. van Delden, M.D., Ph.D.

President, Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS);
Professor of Medical Ethics, Utrecht University Medical Center

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Dafna Feinholz, Ph.D.

Dafna Feinholz, Ph.D.

Chief of the Bioethics Section, Division of Ethics of Science and Technology, Sector for Social and Human Services, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

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Francis P. Crawley

Francis P. Crawley

Executive Director, Good Clinical Practice Alliance – Europe (GCPA)

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Session 7 Q & A

Session 7 Q & A

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Session 8: European Perspectives

Session 8: European Perspectives

Linda Nielsen, J.D.
Vice President, European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE);
Professor of Global Law and Governance, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Maurizio Salvi, Ph.D.

Maurizio Salvi, Ph.D.

Policy Advisor (Ethics) to the President of the European Commission;
Head of the EGE Secretariat;
Member of the Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA)

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Session 8 Q & A

Session 8 Q & A

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Session 9: Roundtable

Session 9: Roundtable

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Concluding Remarks

Concluding Remarks

Amy Gutmann, Ph.D.
James Wagner, Ph.D.

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DeepThought’s Guide,,,

  DeepThought’s Guide

Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – The Scientific Papers

Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:06 PM EDT

Well, we have a very interesting article today.  We’re going to take a look at the scientific papers, some strange signals hiding behind mains hum and a video of a CNN reporter having images inserted into his brain.  Its interesting that the media was all over this tec …

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Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – Physics Revealed (2012 Update)

Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:00 PM EST

I received an email in regards to some of my calculations in this series. Apparently, discussions around the web have found several errors and even provided some better examples.

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The NSA – Behind The Curtain

Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:54 PM EST

As promised, today we will take an in-depth examination of the NSA’s global intelligence gathering network. What you are about to read will come as an eye-opener and represents the current state of the NSA’s capabilities.

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NSA Disinformation – Watch The Watchers With Me (Part 2)

Mon Jan 9, 2012 2:59 PM EST

Before we get to the good stuff, analyzing the technology employed in the NSA’s global listening network, I thought I would deal with one more instance of disinformation.  This one appeared on Slashdot.org on Christmas Day under the title of “The Science of Santa”.  I  …

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NSA Disinformation – Watch The Watchers With Me

Sun Jan 1, 2012 3:14 AM EST

Its been around seven months since my last article on the NSA’s technology. I have been watching the slow spread of the information throughout the web and the disinformation it has spawned. It has been very interesting to watch the spies at work.

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Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – The Target’s Story – Part 2

Sun May 22, 2011 11:14 PM EDT

First off, I must apologize to those waiting for the second installment of this article.  The witness, from which this story is derived, was attacked just after the release of the first article.  From tachycardia, right through to muscular compression to mimic the effe …

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Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – Time To Come Clean

Tue May 3, 2011 8:45 PM EDT

What is the connection between Guantanamo bay, human experimentation, color revolutions, middle-east uprisings, Total Information Awareness and the War On Terror?  It almost sounds like the lead in to a very funny punchline.  Unfortunately, no such punchline exists.&nb …

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Build A Radio That Does Not Require Batteries

Tue May 3, 2011 12:35 PM EDT

I have been tinkering around with a very basic crystal radio over the last week.  For those that do not know what that means, a crystal radio is a very basic radio used mainly to listen to AM broadcasts.  Vital to the war effort during WWII, “foxhole radios” as they we …

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Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – The Target’s Story

Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:19 AM EDT

With so many articles on this topic, I thought it was about time that a high level overview was produced. So, in this article we are going to focus on what this system can do and present it in plain English.

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Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – Hunting For The Signal

Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:39 PM EDT

Well, the inevitable has happened. With all this analysis showing that human perception can be controlled by ELF radio signals, I decided to create a setup to analyze signals in this portion of the spectrum. So, what did I find? The Setup

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Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – Eye-Witness Testimony

Sun Mar 6, 2011 5:49 AM EST

If you have been following this series for the last year or so, you would know that I demonstrated how naturally occurring radio signals can be reconstructed by computer to betray thoughts, feelings, sight and sound and how such information can be communicated back to the body.

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The End Of The Airforce?

Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:07 PM EST

Considered the work horse of the modern military, the airforce has played a pivotal role in conflicts for the last century. As with most things in life, everything has its day. The last two decades have seen a surge in development of both unmanned and autonomous aircraft.

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Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – Was Jared Loughner A Target?

Tue Jan 11, 2011 2:53 AM EST

This series so far has focused on the technical side of Synthetic Telepathy. We have established the basic mode of operation and, to some extent, described some of the psychotropic sequences that the Artificial Intelligence employs.

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Should Your Vote Depend On Your IQ?

Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:47 PM EST

I have been thinking a lot about how Democracy appears to be broken across the world. From unaccountable governments, to rises in extremism all forms, it does seem that some form of modification to our current models is required.

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Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – Physics Revealed – Part 5

Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:01 AM EDT

Throughout this series we have examined a wide range of aspects, from the conceptual design to the transmission power of an individual neuron. Today, I thought we would look at a completely different aspect.

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Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – Physics Revealed – Part 4

Sat Oct 9, 2010 2:48 PM EDT

In the last article, we refined our figures for the detection of weak radio emissions, from a single neuron, at orbital distances. Whilst the signal was weak, less than -200dBW, it was nothing outrageous that a modern satellite array could not detect.

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Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – Physics Revealed – Part 3

Sun Oct 3, 2010 7:57 PM EDT

Note (20th Feb 2011):  The figures presented in this article have been revised.  The current version can be found here.     In the last couple of articles, I began an analysis to determine if it was scientifically possible for thoughts to be read by a satelli …

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Can A Satellite Read Your Thoughts? – Physics Revealed – Part 2

Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:25 PM EDT

The last article in this series caused quite a stir around the Internet. From the legitimate crazies to the classic muddy-the-water tactics employed by various defense departments, the article has drawn attention right across the globe.

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Einstein’s Missing Pages – The Energy And Mass Relationship

Sun Sep 12, 2010 2:28 PM EDT

Unless you have spent your life living under a rock you will have heard of the equation E=MC^2. Often touted as the equation that led to the nuclear bomb, it implied that Energy and Mass were interchangeable.

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Einstein’s Missing Pages – The Doppler Shift And Information Loss

Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:46 PM EDT

I have been traveling around the web again and I ran into an interesting statement about The Doppler Shift at relativistic velocities. As this is the topic of the article, it seemed to be a good example to use.

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P = NP or P ≠ NP – That Is The Question

Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:11 PM EDT

I read an article tonight over at physorg.com. Vinay Deolalikar, a computer scientist from HP claims to have solved one of the most important questions in computer science, P ≠ NP or P = NP. Quoting from the article, the following is a brief overview of the problem:

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Einstein’s Missing Pages – Temporal Mechanics & Tube Theory

Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:53 PM EDT

Following on from my last article, I have decided to expand upon the topic. This is mainly because of the comment I made in relation to special relativity at the end of the last article.

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Einstein’s Missing Pages – The Space-Time Equivalence

Thu Aug 5, 2010 8:58 AM EDT

Many people, when examining the big bang, wonder how time can just start or how does an event happen without time. Such questions are perfectly reasonable, but it is easy to demonstrate how this happens.

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The Fallacy of Free Energy – Is Nuclear Fusion A Dud?

Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:56 AM EDT

Over the years, there have been a wide range of devices constructed that promise to deliver free energy. Whilst not entirely free to construct, they are meant to produce energy from no consumable source.

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