Medical History & Bioethics
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Bioethics Symposium

Homo Ex Machina: A Mind-Bending Bioethics Production

The 16th annual Bioethics Symposium will feature a staged reading of Homo Ex Machina, a new play that grapples with the existential fallout a brain implant wreaks on the life and love of a married couple. The reading will be followed by an expert panel including an ethicist, a neurologist, and a philosopher.

Join on Saturday, April 5 from 2-6 p.m. in the Play Circle at Memorial Union on the UW–Madison campus.

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Auditions now open

Interested in being part of the cast for the staged reading of Homo Ex Machina? Auditions will be in early March.

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Dean Robert Golden’s Introductory Message

An introductory message from the Dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Robert Golden.

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Govind Persad, JD, PhD

Episode 1 features a conversation between Gretchen Schwarze, MD, MPP, associate professor of surgery and medical history and bioethics, UW School of Medicine and Public Health and Govind Persad, JD, PhD, associate professor of law, University of Denver. This episode was recorded on Feb. 4, 2021.

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Ericka Sinclair, MS, MPH

Episode 2 features a conversation between Paul Kelleher, PhD, associate professor of medical history and bioethics in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and Ericka Sinclair, MS, MPH, founder and CEO of Health Connections, Inc., a community health clinic serving the Greater Milwaukee area. The clinic focuses on vulnerable populations that traditionally experience barriers to accessing health care. This conversation was recorded on Feb. 8, 2021.

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R. Alta Charo, JD

Episode 3 features a conversation between Prof. Kelleher and R. Alta Charo, JD, Warren P. Knowles Professor Emerita of Law and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. This conversation was recorded on Feb. 19, 2021.

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Harald Schmidt, PhD, MA

Episode 4 features a conversation between Karola Kreitmair, PhD, M.Sc., assistant professor of medical history and bioethics, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and Harold Schmidt, PhD, MA, assistant professor of medical ethics and health policy, University of Pennsylvania. Prof. Schmidt is also a research associate at the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute, and a member of UNESCO’s ethics task force. This conversation was recorded on Feb. 19, 2021.

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Alex John London, PhD

Episode 5 features a conversation between Prof. Kelleher and Alex John London, PhD, Clara L. West Professor of Ethics and Philosophy and director of the Center for Ethics and Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. This conversation was recorded on Feb. 22, 2021.

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Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, MS

Episode 6 features a conversation between Prof. Kelleher and Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, MS, associate dean of public health and community engagement and professor of family medicine and community health in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. This conversation was recorded on March 5, 2021.

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Christine Grady, MSN, PhD

Episode 7 features a conversation between Susan Lederer, PhD, the Robert Turell Professor of Medical History & Bioethics and chair of medical history & bioethics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and Christine Grady, MSN, PhD, chief of bioethics and head of the section on human subjects research at the National Institutes of Health. This conversation was recorded on March 10, 2021.

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Jeff Sebo, PhD

Episode 8 features a conversation between Robert Streiffer, PhD, professor of medical history and bioethics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and professor of philosophy in the UW–Madison College of Letters & Science and Jeff Sebo, PhD, clinical associate professor of environmental studies, and director of the Animal Studies M.A. program at New York University. This conversation was recorded on March, 24 2021.

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Merlin Chowkwanyum, PhD, MPH

Episode 9 features a conversation between Prof. Kelleher and Merlin Chowkwanyun, PhD, MPH, the Donald Gemson Assistant Professor of SocioMedical Sciences at Columbia University. This conversation was recorded on April 1, 2021.

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