# overview
David is an entrepreneur, author, philosopher, attorney (retired), and educator whose recent research focuses on the nexus of science, technology, ethics, and public policy. He is the founder and CEO of Encrypgen, LLC.

He has provided commentary regarding ethics, society, religion, and technology on: MSNBC, Fox News Channel, The Guardian, The Washington Times, NPR Radio, Radio Free Europe, Air America, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the Associated Press, among others. He has been a tenured Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management in the Netherlands, Visiting Professor at UNAM, Instituto de Filosoficas and the Unidad Posgrado, Mexico, Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives at COMISI?N NACIONAL DE BIO?TICA in Mexico, and Asesor de Rector at UAM Xochimilco. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, Philosophy where he has taught since 2021.

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16 Peace, Justice And Strong Institutions

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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University at Buffalo, State University of New York - (Buffalo, New York, United States)

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University at Buffalo, State University of New York - (Buffalo, New York, United States)

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Dealing with socially constructed concepts in an ontology.

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It Is Not Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts

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Who Owns You? Science, Innovation, and the Gene Patent Wars

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Innovation and Nanotechnology Converging Technologies and the End of Intellectual Property

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An emerging ontology of jurisdiction in cyberspace

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The rise of big data and genetic privacy

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Human Participants in Engineering Research: Notes from a Fledgling Ethics Committee.

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Who Owns You? The Corporate Gold Rush to Patent Your Genes

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Human research ethics committees in technical universities.

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Synthetic Biology and IP: How Do Definitions of Products of Nature Affect their Implications for Health?

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The Ontology of Cyberspace Philosophy, Law, and the Future of Intellectual Property

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Genetic Determinants of Atherogenic Indexes.

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Who Owns You? Science, Innovation, and the Gene Patent Wars

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Scientific Integrity and Research Ethics An Approach from the Ethos of Science

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Principals, Agents, and the Intersection between Scientists and Policy-Makers: Reflections on the H5N1 Controversy.

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Judeo-Christian values do not motivate people to behave ethically

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It's Existential: Negative Space and Nothingness in The Ice Storm

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Let's Get Small: An Introduction to Transitional Issues in Nanotech and Intellectual Property.

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On genies and bottles: scientists' moral responsibility and dangerous technology R&D.

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Creating a controlled vocabulary for the ethics of human research: towards a biomedical ethics ontology.

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Innovation and Nanotechnology Converging Technologies And The End of Intellectual Property

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Mad Max and Philosophy Thinking Through the Wasteland