Instructions for Everyone, especially in light of CLSU’s 2-week class suspension due to COVID 19:

Week of March 16-20

A. Reflection paper on Dr Susan Lim’s – Transplant Cells, not Organs. Here’s the video link of said lecture:

https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_lim_transplant_cells_not_organs?language=en
Please reflect on the advantages or benefits and ethical or moral dilemmas of Stem Cell Research and Gene
Therapy.

What are your personal boundaries and dilemmas with regards to this modern medical biotechnological
advancement?

What is the impact of stem cell research to society?

B. TED Talk: Ray Kurzwell on “How Technology will transform Us”. Follow the link below:

https://tedxproject.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/ray-kurzweil-how-technology-will-transform-us/
Article Reviews:

1. Nanoethics: The ethical and social implications of nanotechnology” (Patrick Lin and Fritz Allhoff,
Hoboken, New Jersey: Joh Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2007)
- Attached pdf

2. “Environmental Impacts of Nanotechnology and Its Products” (Zhang et al., AI Proceedings of the 2011
Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2011)
- Attached pdf

Activity: Reflection Paper

“Pros and Cons of Nanotechnology” - Write down the advantages and the disadvantages of nanotechnology and
the impact of nanotechnology to Society.

Week of March 23-27

C. Climate change and alternative energy – PLEASE READ OTHER RELEVANT REFERENCES.

Writing Task: Discuss intelligently the causes of climate change;

Assess the various impacts of climate change including economic, geopolitical, biological,
meteorological.

Here’s a video-documentary by former senator Loren Legarda entitled: Buhos: A Climate

change documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESW_S8ZHS80