Prof. Dr. Matthew Sample
30159 Hannover
Main Focus
- Philosophy of biology
- General philosophy of science (epistemology & metaphysics)
- Bioethics
- Ethics in science
Matthew Sample (CV) is Professor for Responsible Research and Innovation at Leibniz University Hannover. A philosopher of science and technology, he studies the interactions between ethical and epistemic ideals, emerging technologies, and democratic governance.
Matthew received his PhD (2016) in Philosophy from the University of Washington. Before joining the Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Science, Matthew was also a postdoctoral researcher at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute/McGill University (2016-2020) and a Senior Research Fellow at the Program on Science, Technology and Society in the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2020-2021).
Matthew’s previous and ongoing research has included projects on the ethics and politics of neural technology, the role of academic neuroethics in society, value-sensitive epistemologies of science, and most recently responsible innovation in bioengineering practice.
For archived research preprints, visit his personal site: http://why.technology/why.technology
CURRICULUM VITAE
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Scientific education
- 2016
PhD in Philosophy, University of Washington | Dissertation: “Evaluating Neural Futures:
Good Technoscience and the Challenge of Co-Production” - Supervisor: Dr. Alison Wylie- 2013
MA in Philosophy, University of Washington
- 2011
MPhil in History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science and Technology, University of
Cambridge - Supervisor: Dr. Hasok Chang- 2010
BA, BS in Philosophy and Biology, University of Arkansas
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Scientific Positions
- 2021 - heute
Professor: Responsible Research and Innovation, Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover
- 2020 - 2021
Senior Research Fellow: Program on Science, Technology, and Society, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
- 2016 - 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher: Pragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit,Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects of Brain-Computer Interfaces, McGill University and Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal
- 2014 - 2016
Predoctoral Fellow: Program on Science, Technology, and Society, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
