Established in 2007 at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group is a non-partisan think tank focused on risk, ethics, and social concerns related to new sciences and technologies.

This includes AI and robotics, bioengineering, cybersecurity, digital media, materials science, and more, especially in security and defense applications. Our work in “frontier ethics” aims to help develop norms and governance in the Arctic, outer space, and other domains, as emerging technologies can unlock greater access to those frontiers.

As a research and educational group, we are involved with ethics and risk assessment, course development, publishing projects, media outreach, public lectures, and other activities to engage policymakers, business, academia, as well as the broader public on key issues in science and society.

Our current team includes:

  • Patrick Lin, Director
  • Ryan Jenkins, Associate Director
  • Keith Abney, Senior Fellow
  • Henry Danielson, Fellow
  • Anya Foxen, Fellow
  • Kevin Houser, Fellow
  • Jennifer Jipson, Fellow
  • Alex LeBrun, Fellow
  • Jacob Sparks, Fellow
  • Daniel Story, Fellow
  • Ava Wright, Fellow
  • Sam Zahn, Fellow

  • Julie Carpenter, External Fellow
  • Eleonora Bassi, External Fellow
  • Nathan Wood, External Fellow
  • C. Anthony Pfaff, External Fellow


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    Contact Us

    Patrick Lin, Ph.D., Director
    Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group
    Philosophy Department
    California Polytechnic State University
    San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
    palin [at] calpoly.edu

    URL 1: https://ethics.calpoly.edu
    URL 2: https://emergingethics.com

     
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