Can emerging technologies save the world? Hilary Term Seminar Series 2012
2 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 years ago -This series of special events will provide a broad, cross-disciplinary understanding of some of the most critical challenges and opportunities in transformative technologies. Discussants in a panel debate will explore the kinds of technologies that have the potential to transform our lives, as well as address the ethics and governance implications of such technologies.
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Securing our cyber future - opportunities and risks when virtual meets reality
February 22, 2012 09:51 - 40 minutes - 41.2 MBPanel discussion as part of the Hilary Term Seminar Series 2012. The continued growth of organized cybercrime, the deep alignment of business and IT, the rapid adoption of social networking tools and cloud-based services, and the blurring boundary between personal and work life, all make cyber security harder to understand yet of vital importance. The speed at which computer technology has advanced has brought with it tremendous opportunities as well as potentially catastrophic risks. How vul...
Emerging healthcare technologies - how are they changing us?
January 20, 2012 10:15 - 36 minutes - 56.4 MBPanel discussion - Hilary Term Seminar Series 2012. Directly targeting cancerous cells with treatments which do not damage surrounding healthy cells; using mobile phones to diagnose and treat ailments ranging from diabetes to heart problems; developing antibiotics which can overcome the capacity of bacteria to acquire antibiotic resistance... these are some of the new technological advancements in healthcare technology which are quickly replacing more traditional methods. As technology advanc...