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>From Prof. Adam Martin<br>
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</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam Martin <acmartin@mit.edu><br>
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject:
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date:
</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">September 5, 2023 at 1:46:30 PM EDT<br>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We believe that the ethical considerations discussed in "Ethics for Engineers" will provide you with valuable insights and perspectives that will enhance
your understanding of the ethical dimensions of biological research and its applications.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The department is working on getting a </span><a href="http://7.xyz/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">7.xyz</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> number
for the subject. In the meantime, feel free to enroll in it this Fall under any of the existing course numbers. All the subject numbers are 6 units except for 20.005, which is 9 units and includes an independent project related to biology / biotechnology /
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: rgb(55, 58, 60);">1.082, 2.900, 6.9320, 10.01, 16.676, 20.005, 22.014: Ethics for Engineers</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Explores how to be an ethical engineer. Students examine engineering case studies along with foundational ethical readings, and discuss which ethical approaches are best
and how to apply them as engineers. Topics include justice, rights, autonomy, cost-benefit analysis, bias, climate change, human flourishing, </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">and </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">the
promise and peril of genetic engineering.</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> Discussion-based. </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">One section focuses on Bioengineering case studies, one
section on Computer Science, and other sections cover engineering topics more broadly.</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">For 20.005, students undertake
an ethical-technical analysis of a BE-related topic of their choosing.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span class="m5700099868471537655contentpasted0"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mondays 3-5</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span class="m5700099868471537655contentpasted0"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Prof. Trout, Dr. Peter Hansen</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span class="m5700099868471537655contentpasted0"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">BE focus</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span class="m5700099868471537655contentpasted0"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. Kathryn Hansen, </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="m5700099868471537655contentpasted0"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Prof. Lauffenburger</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span class="m5700099868471537655contentpasted0"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tuesdays 3-5</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span class="m5700099868471537655contentpasted0"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. Peter Hansen</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span class="m5700099868471537655contentpasted0"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. Peter Hansen</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">"<span style="color: red;">Invaluable preparation for a complex world</span> in which hard, human questions have no answer key." ~<span class="gmail-il">Allen</span> <span class="gmail-il">Huang</span><br>
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<span class="gmail-il">"I became more confident in my <span style="color: red;">ability to tackle the complex ethical challenges</span> I will face as a scientist." ~Jalen Evans</span><br>
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<span class="gmail-il">"An<span style="color: red;"> incredibly interesting and useful </span>class. Even made me <span style="color: red;">more interested in my PSETS</span>!" ~Meagan Rowlett</span><br>
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<span class="gmail-il">See </span></span><a href="http://e4e.mit.edu/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">E4E.MIT.EDU</span></a><span class="gmail-il"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> to learn more about the course.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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