Meeting 1
Date - Monday 9/9/2024 5:00 - 6:00 Pm
Attendees - entire group
Discussion
If a person is born naturally and by chance is not less then equal to the engineered ones, would they be still discarded as "not valid"?
A piece of "not valid" genetic material was found in a building, and immediately Vincent is considered a suspect (which was not the case - a valid was the murderer)
something about the murderer's character prediction with the director.
There is a database with photo identification that can be accessed by anyone
Job interviews can use legal "drug tests" to test DNA - a problem with information security.
The cardiac monitor scene: biometric information was translated to everyone around - problem with information security
He was predicted not to be capable of such a thing (predictive technology is told to be flawless).
Items completed
Worked collaboratively on movie timeline and computing technologies depicted.
Improved website
Next Steps
Think about which chapters you want to look into.
Next meeting: Next Monday 9/16 same time
Meeting 2
Date - Monday 9/16/2024 5:00 - 6:00 Pm
Attendees - entire group
Discussion
Computing technologies depicted in movie
Chapter 3 of book connects with movie
Chapter 4 of book does not connect with movie
Chapter 5 of book connects with movie
Chapter 6 of book connects with movie
Chapter 7 could be a stretch
Wait for reading of chapter 8, 10
Items completed
Discussed connection of book to movie
Preliminary presentation design
Assigned work
Next Steps
Work Assigned
Colin - Chapter 3
Vasilii - Chapter 6, current technology
Mike - Website upkeep-> figure out how to embed a slideshow, organize info
Benson - Presentation (start it and organize, don't need to put info in yet)
Bella - Chapter 5
Next meeting: 9/20 Friday afternoon before class.
Meeting 3
Date - Friday 9/20/2024 3:30 - 3:50 Pm
Attendees - entire group
Discussion
Work check-up
Next Steps
Meet next week to assign work
Next meeting: Monday 9/23 5:00 PM
Meeting 4
Date - Monday 9/30/2024 5:00 - 6:00 Pm
Attendees - Benson, Mike, Vasilii, Colin
Discussion
Adding everyone to presentation
Final decision on presentation topic
How should gene editing technology be used?
Assigned work:
Colin: Breakdown traditional/spiritual perspective, tie to evolution if possible. Add some speaker notes.
Vasilii: Breakdown transhumanism perspective
Mike: Chapter 8, Chapter 4, Chapter 7, Author's Intentions, technology analysis
Benson: Chapter 10
Bella:
Next Steps
Do assigned work
Next meeting: Tuesday 10/1 3:00 PM
Meeting 5
Date - Tuesday 10/1/2024 3:00 - 3:50 Pm
Attendees - Colin, Mike, Benson, Vasilii
Discussion
Work check-up
Conclusion:
Gene therapy can be used to diagnose potential future diseases, or cure potential hereditary diseases (Dementia, cystic fibrosis as examples)
Draw the line at cosmetic changes (height, eye color), no athletic changes (higher testosterone levels, greater lung capacity).
Assigned Work:
Colin - Slide for counter point (spiritual argument). Chapter 3 on website,
Mike -presentation link for homepage, speaker notes
Benson - Make chapter 10 pretty on website, start adding images to slideshow, maybe do conclusion slide
Vasilii - Transhumanism arguments in slideshow. Add speaker notes if you have time
Next Steps
Do assigned work
Next meeting: Wednesday 10/2 1:00 PM
Meeting 6
Date - Wednesday 10/2/2024 2:00 - 3:00 Pm
Attendees - Colin, Mike, Benson, Vasilii
Discussion
Work check-up
Putting together presentation
Assigned Work
Colin - Prevent abuse slide, chapter 3
Mike - Chapter 5, computing technologies slide
Vasilii - Reduced cost of healthcare slide (look into costs of dementia currently and find how much money could be saved from that).
Benson - Quality of life slide
Next Steps
Do assigned work
Next meeting: Thursday 10/3 5:00 pm
Meeting 7
Date - Thursday 10/3/2024 5:00 - 6:00 Pm
Attendees - All group members
Discussion
Practicing presentation
assigned work
Colin - speaker notes/practice
Mike - character slide
Vasili - speaker notes
Benson - speaker notes / practice
Bella - speaker notes
Next Steps
Do assigned work
Presenting tomorrow