2006-2007 Ethics@Noon Speakers

Spring 2007 Speakers

April 13, 2007
Don Kennedy, Environmental Science
"Ethical Issues in Research and Publications"

April 27, 2007
Maggie Eaton, Graduate School of Business
"Ethical Issues Related to Drug Development"

May 4, 2007
Marc Pauly, Philosophy
"The Stanford Housing Draw - Who Should Live Where?"

May 11, 2007
Scott Sagan, Political Science
"The Iran Nuclear Crisis"

May 18, 2007
Eva Milgrom, SIEPR, Sociology
"Executive Compensation"

May 25, 2007
Kris Samuelson, Art & Art History
"Ethics in Documentary"

Winter 2007 Speakers

January 19, 2007
Clarence Braddock, BioMedical Ethics
"The Ethical Significance of Healthcare Disparities"

January 26, 2007
Larry Bobo, Sociology
"Of Punitiveness and Prejudice: Racial Attitudes and The Popular Demand for Harsh Crime Policies"

February 2, 2007
Jon Krosnick, Communication
"Threat to Fairness in American Elections"

February 9, 2007
Myra Strober, Education / Economics (in the Graduate School of Business)
"Feminist Economics"

February 16, 2007
Kate Bundorf, Health Research and Policy
"Public Support for National Health Insurance: The Roles of Attitudes and Beliefs"

February 23, 2007
John McManus, Grade the News
"The Coming Squeeze on Journalism Ethics: Challenges in the Evolving Media Environment"

March 2, 2007 CANCELLED
Phillip Pizzo, Dean of the Medical School
"Medicine, Industry and the Public Trust"

March 9, 2007
Jack Cleary and Chris Christofferson, Dept of Project Management/ Fac Op
Sustainability issues at Stanford, Academic Projects and Operations/Land, Bldgs & Real Estate

Fall 2006 Speakers

October 6, 2006
John Kuntz, Civil Engineering
"Ethical Issues in Sustainable Building Design”

October 13, 2006
David Grusky, Sociology
"Three Gloomy Futures for Gender Inequality"

October 20, 2006
Tom Zoellner, author of The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit and Desire
“Ethics, Diamonds & Desire”

October 27, 2006
John Rickford, Linguistics / Education
“The Black/White Achievement Gap in Reading/Language Arts in K-12 Schools and some Linguistic Strategies for Narrowing It"

November 3, 2006
Bryon Bland, Stanford Law
"The Crisis of Belonging: The Meaning and Ethics of Social Cohesion"

November 10, 2006
Julie Kennedy, Earth Sciences
"Global Warming and the Golden Rule"

November 17, 2006
Mark Kelman, Stanford Law
"Sexual Consent and the Deontology/Consequentialism Debate"

December 1, 2006
John Perry, Philosophy
"The Rational Student and How She Chooses" ______________________________________________________

Information on Past Ethics@Noon Speakers

2005-2006 Ethics@Noon speakers

2004-2005 Ethics@Noon speakers