BIOE177

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Inventing the Future

Bioengineering ENGR - School of Engineering

Course Description

The famous computer scientist, Alan Kay, once said, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." As such, we are all responsible for inventing the future we hope we and our descendants will experience. In this highly interactive course, we will be exploring how to predict and invent the future and why this is important by focusing on a wide range of frontier technologies, such as robotics, AI, genomics, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, 3D Printing, VR/AR, synthetic meat, etc. The class will feature debates in which students present utopian and dystopian scenarios, and determine what has to be done to inoculate ourselves against the negative consequences. Limited enrollment. Admission by application: dschool.stanford.edu/classes.

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Grading Basis

RLT - Letter (ABCD/NP)

Min

3

Max

3

Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?

No

Course Component

Workshop

Enrollment Optional?

No

Programs

BIOE177 is a completion requirement for: