Frankenstein@200 Legacy

Philosophy Talk

Tuesday February 27 @ 7:30 pm
CEMEX Auditorium

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein raises powerful questions about the responsibilities of scientists to consider the impact of their inventions on the world. Are these questions as relevant now as they were 200 years ago? What insights, if any, should today’s technologists and disrupters glean from Shelley's story? What does it mean to take responsibility for one’s scientific or technological innovations? And what role should university educators play in ensuring that no new monsters are unleashed onto the world? The hosts have a monstrously fun conversation with Persis Drell, Provost and former Dean of Engineering from Stanford University.

A Conversation with Karen Joy Fowler

October 5, 2017 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Fowler is one of several authors this year, who will speak about their work in relation to ethics and science fiction. 

After her reading, Karen will be in conversation with Scott Hutchins (Creative Writing).

A Conversation with Aimee Bender

April 30, 2018 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

This event is part of the Frankenstein 200 series at Stanford. Bender will be in conversation with Jones Lecturers and former Stegner Fellows in fiction, Kate Peterson and Mark Labowskie.

What the Future Holds: In Conversation with Walter Mosley

After a short reading by Mosley, he will be in conversation with Mia Birdsong, community activist and director of Family Story. Topics will include Mosley's views on writing, the state of the union, and his approaches for imagining the future. A Q&A will follow the conversation and books will be available for purchase and signing.  

Betray the Secret: Humanity in the Age of Frankenstein

BETRAY THE SECRET: Gallery Talks
Ruth Levison Halperin Gallery
Co-curator of the exhibition Betray the Secret: Humanity in the Age of 'Frankenstein' Elizabeth Mitchell, Burton and Deedee McMurtry Curator and director of the Curatorial Fellowship Program, will explore different facets of the exhibition in gallery talks.

WED, MAY 16, 2PM
Body Work: Representing Physicians, Surgeons, and Resurrection Men
A closer look at the representation of medical men, philosophers, and the spaces in which they work.

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WED, MAY 30, 2PM
Science, the Body, and the Artist's Imagination

Explore artists' representations of science and their use of the body as a subject.

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FRI, APRIL 6 @ 8:30 PM
Poetry readings from Medicine and the Muse/Pegasus Physician Writers:

Emily Liu – medical student
Harika Kottakota – undergraduate
Michelle Liu, MD – fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Divya Chander, MD, PhD – faculty
Audrey Shafer, MD – faculty

NEWS
04/18/2018 - "Humanity in the Age of 'Frankenstein'"
05/16/2018 - A galvanizing exhibit explores issues raised by Frankenstein

VIDEO
Youtube

11th Annual CISL Symposium

The 11th Annual CISL Symposium, held on April 18, 2018 at the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, brought together like-minded simulation professionals, and partners from the communities of healthcare clinicians and educators in one place to discuss pertinent issues in simulation-based education and research.

This year’s keynote by David M. Gaba MD, Associate Dean for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning, commemorated the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein. Dr. Gaba’s presentation, Simulation in Healthcare – What is a Monster?, examined themes triggered by the book that are mirrored in simulation; this talk was one of many events held this year at Stanford as part of “Frankenstein@200”.

During the morning session, CISL also convened a panel to discuss the ways in which virtual and augmented reality are being used at Stanford to educate students, professionals, and patients. The panel presentation titled: Virtual Creatures at Stanford Medicine - Current and Near Future VR-based Immersive Learning,  included the following topics:

Using AR/VR in Anatomy Education
- Sakti Srivastava, MDDB, MS, Director, Anatomy

Virtual Reality Congenital Heart Disease Training and Education: The Stanford Virtual Heart
- David M. Axelrod, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Cardiology

Virtual Creatures at Stanford Medicine – Current and Near Future VR-based Immersive Learning in Neurosurgery
- Harminder Singh, MD, FACS, FAANS, Associate Professor, Neurosurgery

Virtual Reality at CISL: The Implementation of SimX
- David M. Gaba, MD, Susan Eller, MSN, RN CHSE, John Fell, BA, CHSOS

NOTE: Presentations are available to view via streaming video (password required/Chrome is preferred browser):
Keynote Presentation: Simulation in Healthcare - What is a Monster?
VR Panel Presentations: Virtual Creatures at Stanford Medicine - Current and Near Future VR-based Immersive Learning

During the afternoon workshop, The Fiends of Fidelity - Making Monsters, Mannequins and Moulage, The CISL team, led by simulationist John Fell, Director of the Standardized Patient Program Karen Thomson Hall, and Assistant Dean Susan Eller, presented ways to augment immersive learning exercises using mannequin moulage/adjuncts for physical cueing, or the representation of patients or other roles by Standardized Patient Actors for emotional cueing.

Dr. Gaba closed out the day leading a tour of the Hon Mai & Joseph Goodman Immersive Learning Center (ILC), Stanford’s state-of-the-art facility equipped with resources for a wide range of immersive and simulation-based learning activities for learners of all levels, from medical students to experienced practitioners.

BECOMING FRANKENSTEIN: OUR RISKY ASPIRATIONS
A Writers Forum featuring Pegasus Physician Writers

Moderator: James Lock, MD, PhD
January 18, 2018; 6 pm – 7 pm

Stanford Humanities Center
Free and open to the public
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01/26/2018, SCOPE Blog
-- Smoke and Mirrors: Writing that commemorates Fankenstein