A place where learning happens, is shared, and, with a bit of luck, at least partially understood.
Curriculars
BIOMEDE 211, Circuits and Systems in Biomedical Engineering (with Jim Weiland), Fall 2020
BIOMEDE 331, Introductory (bio)fluid mechanics (with Jim Grotberg), Fall 2020
BIOMEDE 211, Circuits and Systems in Biomedical Engineering, Winter 2021
BIOMEDE 458, Biomedical Instrumentation and Design, Winter 2021
Extra Curriculars
Upcoming bioethics discussions (Tuesdays, 7pm, 2185 LBME/Remote)
(Ask your Question to Ponder here!)
The Theory of Mind, 9/15
Artificial Intelligence, 9/29
Artificial Parts, 10/13
Dia de los Muertos, 10/27
Democracy, 11/10
The Coming Administration, 11/24
Annihilation, 12/8
“The Madness of Crowds”, 1/12
Population Control, 1/26
Sex, 2/9
Artificial Life, 2/23
Infection, 3/9
Accidents, 3/23
Virtual Reality, 4/6
Abdication, 4/20
A few stray thoughts: Incidental Art
A big list of research laboratories on campus
Etcetera Curriculars
A short introduction to hemodynamics and its accompanying physiology
A few questions to ask and/or answer and/or merely ponder on bioethical topics
On alternative medicine, animal experimentation, antinatalism, assisted reproduction, body art, body modification, body politics, circumcision, cities, clinical trialing, cloning, disability, drugs, fear, gender, history, LGBTQ health, life-preserving technologies, love, mental health, Michigan, neuroethics, others, overpopulation, post humanity, prenatal screening, public health, the quantified self, race, regulation, the replicability of medical studies, responsibilities, self, solitude, vaccination, and zombies
An almost complete listing of the world’s medical regulatory authorities (from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health to the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe)
A few names to remind ourselves of
What I try to do
I believe in developing well-rounded engineers. May no engineer go to their grave having never read a poem, a datasheet, or a patent application. To that end, I try to create as many learning opportunities as I can for all the smart folks around me, such as bioethical discussions and advanced instrumentation lectures. That I happen to benefit from learning from them thereby should not go unnoticed.
Why I try to do it
My philosophy: The world could stand to think a little bit more about itself and where it’s heading. We have a brilliant generation of engineers (and healthcare workers and scientists and leaders and best) coming up and they’ve got ideas about how they want that world to look and they need resources and resourcefulness to make it look that way. And I think I can help.
