Dear Colleagues and Students,
Later this week, we will be hosting a guest talk by Mauktik Kulkarni on the theme of 'Law, Society and Neuroscience'. We have planned this as an online session on April 8, 2021 (Thursday), starting at 6 pm IST. The abstract for the talk, the speaker's description and the Webex Meeting Link are copied below in this email.
Regards,
Sidharth Chauhan
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Topic: 'Law, Society and Neuroscience'
Over the past few decades, neuroscience has emerged as one of the most intriguing fields of research. Often termed as the final frontier, the brain is the most complicated, fascinating, and least understood organ of all the biological systems. In addition to developing new tools to understand the inner workings of the brain, neuroscience has also started posing some tough legal, social and ethical issues related to science. The implications of new neuroscientific discoveries and inventions are not limited to the medical field. Rather, new techniques aimed at “reading” human thoughts to understand what actions they are planning, and directly controlling thoughts and actions, are bringing up philosophical issues about free will, relationships and our belief systems.
Starting from first principles, the lecture moves on to the basic building blocks of information processing in the brain and then on to the latest experiments with somewhat exciting, somewhat weird and somewhat scary implications for the society. It also touches upon the philosophy of law and the role of public policy and legal frameworks in shaping the future of neuroscience.
About the Speaker:
Mauktik Kulkarni is a neuroscientist, author, and filmmaker with over a decade of experience in the US and Indian startup ecosystems. He has seen successes and failures in several neurotech, e-commerce and media ventures, and frequently delivers lectures on neuroscience, entrepreneurship, and related topics. He has authored two books and routinely contributes to global media outlets on issues related to technology & society, public policy, and international affairs. He has a bachelors in Electronics Engineer from University of Pune, masters in Biophysics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Masters in Neuroscience from the Johns Hopkins University. More information is available here.
On Sunday, April 4, 2021, 3:42 AM, Sidharth Chauhan <mess...@webex.com> wrote:
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| Sidharth Chauhan is inviting you to a scheduled Webex meeting. |
| Thursday, April 8, 2021 | | 6:00 PM | (UTC+05:30) Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi | 1 hr |
| Join by meeting number | | Meeting number (access code): 184 811 9238 | | Meeting password: Mauktik08042021 |
| Join from a video system or application | | Dial 18481...@nalsar.webex.com | | You can also dial 210.4.202.4 and enter your meeting number. |
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