In this event recording, Stanford faculty discuss Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, on the 200th anniversary of its publication. Panelists present the genesis of the book, cultural and media iconography, social issues of otherness, artificial intelligence, bioengineering and legal perspectives on personhood and creation.
This colloquium launched the Stanford Frankenstein@200 Initiative with events, courses and dialogues throughout the academic year: http://med.stanford.edu/medicineandthemuse/events/FrankensteinAt200.html