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1 month ago

Neurotech can monitor health and read thoughts. But what about mental privacy?

Developing neurotech can transform how we monitor and improve our well-being. But lawyer and AI ethicist Nita Farahany warns this tech can supercharge data tracking and infringe on our mental privacy. Nita Farahany is the Robinson O. Everett Professor of Law and Philosophy at Duke University and founding director of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, which works to advance the responsible use of science and technology.
Privacy technologies
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Who decides when doctors should retire? - Harvard Gazette

Cognitive decline in the physician workforce is a problem that has come to the attention of healthcare organizations.
Health
fromApaonline
2 months ago

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Biotechnology, Gestation, and the Law

Gestation has traditionally relied on the female body, but emerging technologies may enable gestation in male bodies or even entirely via machines.
philosophy
fromBig Think
3 months ago

Peter Singer: Animal suffering is human responsibility

"I wrote 'Animal Liberation' in 1975 because I was convinced that I had stumbled onto something very important that most people were oblivious to..."
UK politics
Fundraising
fromDefector
4 months ago

The Crossword, May 5: Ice Queens | Defector

The crossword puzzle promotes abortion funding through creative engagement and activism.
Rachel Fabi is both a constructor and a bioethics professor advocating for healthcare.
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
4 months ago

Weighing cure for sick kids against troubling ethical questions - Harvard Gazette

CRISPR technology offers potential to cure diseases like sickle cell anemia but raises critical ethical questions about altering human genetics.
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