The Tech Museum of Innovation http://www.thetech.com/genetics/ Video interviews exploring issues concerning genetics and human health. Points of View is a video series that explores the big questions about genetics, human health, and the future of science. The series contains video interviews with Daniel Dennett, Peter Atkins, Marc Hauser, Ian Tattersall, Sheldon Krimsky and Deborah Koons Garcia. Produced by the Tech Museum of Innovation and Ideum. en-us 2006 The Tech Museum of Innovation no Jim Spadaccini jims@ideum.com http://www.ideum.com/podcast/pov-image.jpg Understanding Genetics - Points of View Video The Tech Museum of Innovation Let's talk about your book Galileo's Finger. Can you tell me about the title and what it represents? An interview with Peter Atkins at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_atkins/01.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:19 atkins video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation You've written that "natural selection is essentially unpredictable because it is the outcome of sometimes competing tendencies and adaptations that at first sight may be advantageous remain unachievable." Can you explain? An interview with Peter Atkins at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_atkins/02.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:00 atkins video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation In your book Galileo's Finger, I was suprised to find a list of arguments against creationism. If creationism isn't science why bother addressing it at all? An interview with Peter Atkins at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_atkins/03.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:40 atkins video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation Beyond the intellectual aspects, are there more tangible dangers in having a large segment of the population that doesn't accept evolution? What do we do about it? An interview with Peter Atkins at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_atkins/04.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:35 atkins video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation In your book you point out that "Darwin and his contemporaries...knew nothing about the nature of heredity." Can you explain how the emergence of genetics helped strengthen and support the theory of evolution? An interview with Peter Atkins at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_atkins/05.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 3:44 atkins video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation At the end of your chapter on DNA in Galileo's Finger, you mention that we shouldn't "waste our aspirations in petty squabbles that stem from the difference of a few letters in our genes." Obviously, you see understanding genetics as a potentially unifying force, can you elaborate on this? An interview with Peter Atkins at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_atkins/06.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:48 atkins video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation What is it about Darwin's idea that is so dangerous? An interview with Daniel Dennett at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_dennett/01.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:50 dennett video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation You've described the design of natural selection as "brilliant" but "mindless." Can you explain? An interview with Daniel Dennett at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_dennett/02.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:18 dennett video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation How do you explain evolution to skeptics? How can you convince them? Can you? An interview with Daniel Dennett at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_dennett/03.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 3:07 dennett video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation You said earlier that you think secular institutions are failing us? Do you include museums? If so what could museums do better? An interview with Daniel Dennett at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_dennett/04.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:07 dennett video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation In discussing your book, Breaking the Spell, you’ve said that part of what the book does is to “reveal how the magicians do their tricks” when it comes to organized religion. Can you elaborate? An interview with Daniel Dennett at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_dennett/05.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 9:24 dennett video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation You've talked about teaching a course on World Religions in public schools. What do you think that would accomplish? An interview with Daniel Dennett at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_dennett/06.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:36 dennett video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation You’ve written that the human sense of right and wrong has evolved. If we have a moral instinct, why did it evolve? What are the advantages? An interview with Marc Hauser at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_hauser/01.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 3:40 hauser video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation So the ramifications here are enormous, for parenting, school, religion. Isn't that where most people think they get their sense of right and wrong from? An interview with Marc Hauser at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_hauser/02.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:52 hauser video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation If our moral instinct, and guilt along with it, are inherited, do you foresee a way in the future to pinpoint that this gene does this, or this gene does that? An interview with Marc Hauser at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_hauser/03.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:52 hauser video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation Are we still evolving? If so, is our moral instinct evolving as well? An interview with Marc Hauser at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_hauser/04.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 3:18 hauser video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation Some think we're not evolving anymore, that natural selection requires isolation. You don't share that view? An interview with Marc Hauser at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_hauser/05.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 3:07 hauser video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation Let's talk about evolution in the United States. If you don't accept evolution, how can you learn biology? Or genetics? An interview with Marc Hauser at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_hauser/06.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 4:15 hauser video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation How do you see the issue of evolution and education? An interview with Marc Hauser at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_hauser/07.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:29 hauser video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation You've written that "evolution is not a long undeviated slog." If it's not that, what is it? An interview with Ian Tattersall at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_tattersall/01.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT :43 tattersall video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation What makes humans so different from our closest animal relatives? An interview with Ian Tattersall at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_tattersall/02.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT :36 tattersall video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation There was a dramatic shift in human development about 100,000 years ago. This occurred well after the appearance of human fossils similar to our own. Can you elaborate? An interview with Ian Tattersall at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_tattersall/03.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:23 tattersall video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation In your book The Human  Odyssey you've written that "the shared possession of DNA is the clearest proof of the common descent of all life forms on Earth." Can you elaborate? An interview with Ian Tattersall at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_tattersall/04.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT :48 tattersall video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation As you know, in the United States a large segment of the population doesn't accept evolution. How do we reach these people? An interview with Ian Tattersall at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_tattersall/05.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:54 tattersall video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation You've talked about the future evolution of humans, you've said we're not evolving anymore. Can you elaborate? An interview with Ian Tattersall at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_tattersall/06.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:57 tattersall video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation What is it about studying humans and primates that you enjoy? What have you learned from them? An interview with Ian Tattersall at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_tattersall/07.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:25 tattersall video genetics museum future science religion evolution ethics social DNA technology The Tech Museum of Innovation Tell us about your film and what inspired you to make it? Deborah Koons Garcia is the filmmaker of The Future of Food. She received her masters degrees in Fine Arts from San Francisco Art Institute. The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. The film examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the food that we eat. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_garcia/01.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 3:30 video food genetics science human health film deborah koons garcia future of food The Tech Museum of Innovation Please explain why patenting life is so controversial? Deborah Koons Garcia is the filmmaker of The Future of Food. She received her masters degrees in Fine Arts from San Francisco Art Institute. The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. The film examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the food that we eat. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_garcia/02.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:58 video food genetics science human health film deborah koons garcia future of food The Tech Museum of Innovation Why is food diversity so important? Deborah Koons Garcia is the filmmaker of The Future of Food. She received her masters degrees in Fine Arts from San Francisco Art Institute. The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. The film examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the food that we eat. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_garcia/03.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:39 video food genetics science human health film deborah koons garcia future of food The Tech Museum of Innovation Does the government test genetically engineered food? Deborah Koons Garcia is the filmmaker of The Future of Food. She received her masters degrees in Fine Arts from San Francisco Art Institute. The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. The film examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the food that we eat. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_garcia/04.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:43 video food genetics science human health film deborah koons garcia future of food The Tech Museum of Innovation Why is labeling genetically engineered food so important? Deborah Koons Garcia is the filmmaker of The Future of Food. She received her masters degrees in Fine Arts from San Francisco Art Institute. The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. The film examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the food that we eat. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_garcia/05.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:56 video food genetics science human health film deborah koons garcia future of food The Tech Museum of Innovation What is the purpose of the Genetic Bill of Rights? Sheldon Krimsky is a professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University. He received his bachelors and masters degrees in physics from Brooklyn College CUNY and Purdue University respectively, and a masters and doctorate in philosophy at Boston University. Professor Krimsky's research has focused on the linkages between science/technology, ethics/values and public policy. Professor Krimsky is the author of eight books and his writing appears in over 150 publications. His latest book Rights and Liberties in the Biotech Age, co-edited with Peter Shorett, presents arguments in favor of a Genetic Bill of Rights. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_krimsky/01.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:19 video genetics human health science rights and liberties biotech genetic bill of rights sheldon krimsky The Tech Museum of Innovation Can the biotech industry regulate itself? Sheldon Krimsky is a professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University. He received his bachelors and masters degrees in physics from Brooklyn College CUNY and Purdue University respectively, and a masters and doctorate in philosophy at Boston University. Professor Krimsky's research has focused on the linkages between science/technology, ethics/values and public policy. Professor Krimsky is the author of eight books and his writing appears in over 150 publications. His latest book Rights and Liberties in the Biotech Age, co-edited with Peter Shorett, presents arguments in favor of a Genetic Bill of Rights. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_krimsky/02.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:42 video genetics human health science rights and liberties biotech genetic bill of rights sheldon krimsky The Tech Museum of Innovation Will government regulations hinder innovation? Sheldon Krimsky is a professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University. He received his bachelors and masters degrees in physics from Brooklyn College CUNY and Purdue University respectively, and a masters and doctorate in philosophy at Boston University. Professor Krimsky's research has focused on the linkages between science/technology, ethics/values and public policy. Professor Krimsky is the author of eight books and his writing appears in over 150 publications. His latest book Rights and Liberties in the Biotech Age, co-edited with Peter Shorett, presents arguments in favor of a Genetic Bill of Rights. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_krimsky/03.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:42 video genetics human health science rights and liberties biotech genetic bill of rights sheldon krimsky The Tech Museum of Innovation How do we get the public involved in these important issues? Sheldon Krimsky is a professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University. He received his bachelors and masters degrees in physics from Brooklyn College CUNY and Purdue University respectively, and a masters and doctorate in philosophy at Boston University. Professor Krimsky's research has focused on the linkages between science/technology, ethics/values and public policy. Professor Krimsky is the author of eight books and his writing appears in over 150 publications. His latest book Rights and Liberties in the Biotech Age, co-edited with Peter Shorett, presents arguments in favor of a Genetic Bill of Rights. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_krimsky/04.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 1:15 video genetics human health science rights and liberties biotech genetic bill of rights sheldon krimsky The Tech Museum of Innovation Are the principles of the Genetic Bill of Rights directed towards current issues or future ones? Sheldon Krimsky is a professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University. He received his bachelors and masters degrees in physics from Brooklyn College CUNY and Purdue University respectively, and a masters and doctorate in philosophy at Boston University. Professor Krimsky's research has focused on the linkages between science/technology, ethics/values and public policy. Professor Krimsky is the author of eight books and his writing appears in over 150 publications. His latest book Rights and Liberties in the Biotech Age, co-edited with Peter Shorett, presents arguments in favor of a Genetic Bill of Rights. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_krimsky/05.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2:56 video genetics human health science rights and liberties biotech genetic bill of rights sheldon krimsky The Tech Museum of Innovation Are there historical lessons that we can apply to the current biotech revolution? Sheldon Krimsky is a professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University. He received his bachelors and masters degrees in physics from Brooklyn College CUNY and Purdue University respectively, and a masters and doctorate in philosophy at Boston University. Professor Krimsky's research has focused on the linkages between science/technology, ethics/values and public policy. Professor Krimsky is the author of eight books and his writing appears in over 150 publications. His latest book Rights and Liberties in the Biotech Age, co-edited with Peter Shorett, presents arguments in favor of a Genetic Bill of Rights. http://www.thetech.com/genetics/podcast/pov_krimsky/06.m4v Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 3:38 video genetics human health science rights and liberties biotech genetic bill of rights sheldon krimsky