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Many blame the feverish pace of modern society and the intensity and ferocity of competition for today’s lack of morals and common courtesy. Yet, many more believe that... video Whatever Happened to Ethics and Civility? Roundtable 27:09 Watch
Francisco Ayala Former University Professor, Professor of Biological Sciences, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Irvine
Alexander Capron Professor, Scott H. Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy, and Ethics; Professor of Law and Medicine, USC
Francis Fukuyama Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
David Herrelko Retired Brigadier General, Vice Commander, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Alice Huang Senior Faculty Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering, Caltech; former Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard; Dean of Science, NYU; President, AAAS
George Kozmetsky Founder, IC² Institute; former Dean, School of Business, University of Texas at Austin; National Medal of Technology
Gregory Stock Former Director of the Program on Medicine, Technology & Society, UCLA School of Medicine
Robert Temple Deputy Center Director for Clinical Science and Senior Advisor, Office of New Drugs, FDA
