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Triangle Spring06.Indd editor’s desk Apex n our previous issue, we talked a And yet, for most people, the field great deal about how Penn is such a of bioethics remains a bit vague, a bit great place for the burgeoning new shrouded in uncertainty as to what ex- field of nanotechnology, because of actly it is, what questions it tries to an- Iour long history of interdisciplinary re- swer, what bioethicists do for a living, search. “Breaking down barriers is not and perhaps the most important ques- new to us, whether they be those be- tion – why is their work relevant – not tween different departments or between just to doctors, or lawyers, but to ev- academia and industry itself,” I wrote in eryone? Twenty eight percent of Penn my previous column; or as Prof. Alan T. undergrads deciding to go on to gradu- Johnson, Jr. termed it, interdisciplinary ate study in 2004 went into the field of research at Penn is a “historical mythol- medicine, and 30% of them went into dar Balu tells us about some interest- ogy”. This issue, we see this spirit mani- law – two fields where bioethics is per- ing Penn Engineers; and Debbie Chadi fested in another increasingly prominent haps most at home. But what about the writes about business and engineering in and relevant field, spanning medicine, other 42% of undergraduates who went her “Tangents” column. law, education, philosophy, public poli- on to graduate study – or for that mat- Welcome to the Spring 2006 issue of cy, public health, and even nanotechnol- ter, the 72% of Penn undergrads who the Pennsylvania Triangle. As always, we ogy: that of bioethics. didn’t go on to graduate study: why hope you find this publication meaning- A quick look at Bioethics at Penn should they care? ful, interesting, and ultimately, thought- leaves one breathless. We recently Or main bioethics feature, an inter- provoking. Whether you are a starry- hosted the 8th National Undergraduate view with Dr. Arthu Caplan, Emmanuel eyed freshman, new to the University of Bioethics Conference, welcoming over and Robert Hart Professor of Bioethics Pennsylvania; or perhaps a seasoned up- 300 students and faculty to our campus and founding director of Penn’s Cen- perclassman, graduate student, or facul- from almost 25 states and provinces and ter for Bioethics, attempts to deal with ty member, flipping through these pages 7 foreign countries. Interested under- these questions, and gives us a glimpse on College Green in a lab somewhere, graduates can pursue the “Bioethics and of some of the issues he faces in the or administering an exam: if you walk Society” concentration in the Health field of bioethics everyday. away from this magazine having learnt and Societies (HSOC) major, or can join In keeping with this issue’s “bio” something new, having come across a the Penn Bioethics Society, a group of feel, Kathy Wang writes about tissue unique idea you wouldn’t have other- students who organize talks and other engineering, and research being done at wise thought of, or simply having seen activities involving the biggest names in Penn Engineering in the field; and Nur something you already knew in a totally the field. We are even home to the new Selin Cagli writes a virological guide to different light – then we will have done “Penn Bioethics Journal”, a peer-re- recent reports of avian flu. our job right. The many, many days (and viewed journal dedicated to publishing In other articles, Michael Young and many more late nights) that we have scholarly work on bioethical subjects by Tushar Khanna discuss the philosophy put in to this publication will have been undergraduates across the nation. of technology; Hunter Schloss helps worth it. And of course, Penn is home to us better understand the recent slew the Center for Bioethics, which accord- of natural disasters across the planet ing to its website is “a leader in bioethics by delving into the origins of tsuna- research and its deployment in the ethi- mis, hurricanes, and the Coriolis effect; cal, efficient, and compassionate prac- Shawn Dimantha reports on Mercora, a tice of the life sciences and medicine”, new way to legally download music, and funded by various government agencies, in a separate article, writes on PennUm- foundations, corporations, and other bra, a workshop group for writers inter- organizations, including NASA, the US ested in writing and sharing fantasy and Department of Health and Human Ser- science fiction; Janice Gunther explores vices, National Institutes of Health, the medicine in ancient Mesopotamia; Office of Naval Research, and Pfizer, Hunter Schloss reviews “Six Degrees”, Sujit Sankar Datta and employs over 20 full and part-time a book that explores social connected- Coeditor in Chief faculty across the University’s various ness through the notion of being six Pennsylvania Triangle departments and schools. degrees away from Kevin Bacon; Sun- [email protected] 2 Pennsylvania Triangle www.penntriangle.com Spring 2006 contents Penn Triangle: Spring 2006 2 APEX: FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR ABOUT THE Sujit S. Datta, coeditor-in-chief of the Pennsylvania Triangle, writes on the importance of understanding the ethical implications of advances in medicine. PENNSYLVANIA TRIANGLE LTERNATIVE NERGY Coeditor-in-Chiefs: Michael Young, A E Sujit Sankar Datta 4 RACING INTO A BRIGHTER FUTURE Executive Editor: Tushar Khanna The reivention of Penn Solar Racing Barry Scharfman Faculty Advisor: Dr. Noam Lior 6 GIVING POWER TO THE PEOPLE Copy Editors: Shawn Dimantha, Stan Ovshinsky, a self-taught technologist and entrepreneur, shows Detroit a thing Janice Gunther, Steven Hershman, or two about the cars of the future. Michael Young Hunter Schloss, Easwaran Subbara- man, Sriraman Subbaraman COVER STORY: BIOETHICS Production & Graphics: Tushar 8 THE BIOETHICAL CHALLENGES OF Khanna, Michael Young, Neeti Ba- MODERN MEDICINE gadiya An interview with Penn Professor Arthur Caplan Dan Ross Webmaster: Hunter Schloss ECOND HANCES AT IFE Business Manager: Shawn 11 S C L A look behind the science of tissue engineering Kathy Wang Dimantha Public Relations: Sundar Balu 13 PHILOSOPHY AND ENGINEERING: CONTRASTING PARALLELS Science has historically been inextricably tied to philosophy. All material within this publication What about engineering? Tushar Khanna and Michael Young is copyright 2006 the Pennsylvania Triangle, unless otherwise stated. The Triangle is published twice annually by WORLD OUTLOOK students at the University of Penn- sylvania, and is funded in part by the 15 NATURE’S WRATH Student Activities Council. Technology learns lessons from the past to predict impending devastating natural disasters earlier Hunter Schloss The opinions expressed within this publication do not necessarily reflect 16 AVIAN FLU those of the administration, faculty, What are the consequences it on global health? Nur Selin Cagli or the student body of the University of Pennsylvania. 18 THE MAGICIAN AND THE PHYSICIAN Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia and what lessons we learn from our past. Janice Gunther Contact Information: 322 Towne Bldg, 220 South 33rd St PENN IN THE NEWS Philadelphia, PA 19104 E-mail: [email protected] 20 PENNUMBRA Science fiction fans find a new crowd at Penn Shawn Dimantha HTTP://WWW.PENNTRIANGLE.COM 21 BECOMING AN INTERNET DJ SANS THE JAILTIME A computing how-to guide with Mercora Shawn Dimantha 23 SIX DEGREES TO KEVIN BACON A book review of Duncan Watts Six Degrees Hunter Schloss INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUT- ING ? NSPIRATION FROM ISTORY The Triangle encourages submissions I H 24 Outstanding Penn scholars whose donations to the scientific and world take center from students and faculty alike - just stage. Sundar Balu visit us on the web or flip to page 40 for details. 34 TANGENTS: BUSINESS ESSENTIALS FOR THE ENGINEER Engineering saavy doesn’t come without business sense Debbie Chadi Pennsylvania Triangle www.penntriangle.com Spring 2006 3 alternative energy Racing into a Brigher Future The Reinvention of Penn Solar Racing by Barry Scharfman magine cruising in your car on a sunny summer day without ever having to stop at a gas station. You Isip a cold, refreshing beverage while scanning the surrounding landscape through your sunglasses. The sun’s intense rays don’t bother you, because you are aware that they are the source of your vehicle’s energy. Think this vision is only a sweltering mirage? Well, it might not be as far off as you believe. Here Comes the Sun 2003 American Solar Challenges. PSR’s and business teams have all been putting Penn Solar Racing (PSR)’s Keystone previous car, the Spirit of ’76, raced for forth their best efforts to improve PSR’s is the latest invention rolling out of the 11 days and more than 1,000 miles from performance. Many enhancements solar car lab in B11 Towne. Weighing Chicago to Los Angeles in the 2003 are also being made to the solar car in at 500 pounds, the team’s seventh ASC. After successfully completing team’s website (www.seas.upenn.edu/ solar-electric automobile resembles the difficult qualifying round, in which ~solarwww) to reflect this progress. an alien spacecraft. This sleek, white, 11 teams (including 2001 ASC winner Upperclassmen have been training streamlined car is adorned with dark the University of Michigan) failed to freshmen to become fully involved in blue solar cells and sports the logos of meet the strict qualification standards, every aspect of the team. Penn and team sponsors. A small dome the Spirit of ’76 finished the race in Great progress is being made in the peeks out from the center, allowing the seventeenth place. Although the races mechanical department. Mechanical crouched driver to view the racetrack as are the most visible part of PSR, the Team Leader Zach Friess has outlined he coasts at about 55 miles per hour.
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