Previous Public Forums

26 September 2024 – “Journalism, Ethics, and Democracy”

  • Kimi Yoshino, Editor-in-Chief, The Baltimore Banner
  • Melissa Block, Former Host & Correspondent, NPR
  • Joe Saunders, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Durham University, UK
  • Moderated by Michael Nance, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UMBC

 

7 November 2024 – Post-Election 2024: Debrief and Dialogue

 

 

 

 

 

  • Mileah K. Kromer, Associate Professor of Political Science & Director of the Institute of Politics, UMBC
  • Michael Nance, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UMBC
  • Carolyn Forestiere, Professor of Political Science, UMBC
  • Moderated by Whitney Schwab, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UMBC

 

27 February 2025 – Neuroscience, Freewill, and Moral Responsibility

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Adina Roskies, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, with an appointment in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, UC Santa Barbara
  • Aaron Schurger, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and the Brain Institute, Chapman University
  • Moderated by Steve Yalowitz, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UMBC

 

8 April 2025 – “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

 

 

 

 

 

  • Kathy Baxter, Principal Architect of Ethical AI Practice at Salesforce
  • David Danks, Professor of Data Science, Philosophy, & Policy, UC San Diego
  • Gabriella Waters, Director of Operations and Director of the Cognitive and Neurodiversity AI Lab (CoNA) at the Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems, Morgan State University
  • Moderated by Blake Francis, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Human Context of Context and Technology, UMBC

 

8 May 2025 – Existential Catastrophe and the Love of Humanity

The Evelyn Barker Memorial Lecture

 

 

 

 

 

  • Samuel Scheffler, University Professor of Philosophy and Law, New York University