Global Applied Ethics Institute

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CRISPR Craze and CRISPR Cares

Newly discovered tools for the targeted editing of the genome have been generating talk of a revolution in gene technology for the last five years …

The Volkswagen scandal and how to deal with an angry public

The auto industry crisis is not going away, and there is an ethical reason. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt’s recent resignation is a sign that the problem is …

Are drones out of control?

Drones are such a monstrosity, according to public consciousness, that recently Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins welcomed the prospect of a President Trump on the grounds …

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Prof. Dr. Werner Theobald

Ethics in Sciences
Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Areas of Focus
Bioethics, medical ethics, and environmental ethics | Ethical communication | Moral psychology and sociology

Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Knoepffler

Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Ethik an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Areas of Focus
Medizinethik (Menschenwürde, Probleme am Lebensanfang und ‑ende) | Wirtschaftsethik | deutsche Philosophie (Kant)

Dr. Katharina von Knop

Founder and CEO
Digital Trust Analytics GmbH

Areas of Focus
AI ethics: transparency, discrimination, and responsibility | Medical ethics: AI, patient autonomy

Prof. Dr. Robert Ranisch

Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften an der Universität Potsdam

Martin O’Malley, PhD

Chairman of the Ethics Commission at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Areas of Focus
Meta-ethical approaches | Conflict and Reconciliation Studies | Social and Political Philosophy

Thomas U. Koll, Dipl.-Pol.

CEO, Laplink Software Inc.,
Seattle/USA

Areas of Focus
International Relations and Organizations | Economic Development | Nation Building | Digital Economy, IT | Artificial Inttelligence

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