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8 JULY 2026 | 15.00-16.30

 

In this talk, Dr David Cole will explore the significance and legacy of the famed 1975 Asilomar conference on recombinant DNA and DNA cloning for contemporary efforts to shape the future of AIRegister here.

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Read José Soto Vejar, co-authored article  "Constructing the State:Materiality, Imaginaries and the Politics of Chilean Electrification, 1939–43." in Technology and Culture.

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UPCOMING EVENTS 2025/2026

OPEN SEMINAR

WEDNESDAY 8 JULY | 15.00 - 16.30

Strand building, London

Asilomar Revisited: Beneficial AI and the History of Scientific Ethics

Dr David Cole (Science History Institute, Philadelphia)

CLOSED EVENT

FRIDAY 26 JUNE | 10.30-15.00

Strand Building, London

WORKSHOP

TUESDAY 23 June | 10.30-15.00

Strand building, London

OPEN SEMINAR

WEDNESDAY 17 June | 17.00-19.00

8th Floor Open Space

Strand building, London

OPEN SEMINAR

WEDNESDAY 10 June | 15.00 - 16.30

Strand building, London

Pranav Mohan and José Soto (King's College London)

Department of History

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

King's College London

Strand

London 

WC2R 2LS

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