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  What is Don Quixote, Cervantes’ 17th-century Spanish “Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha,” doing in a 21st-century novel about America? He’s on a quest to wed his Beloved. And what does this obsession have to do with the present-day opioid epidemic?  Salman Rushdie’s new novel Quichotte links these unlikely events and much more.   The opioid… Read more

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  Quixote Reimagined: Magical Realism Meets the Opioid Epidemic

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  In an age of new biotechnologies, from gene editing to neural enhancement, is there a tension in the idea that humans have special value because they’re somehow different or exceptional in nature? Dwelling on the idea that there’s something extraordinary about being human – and ignoring our kinship with life on our planet – is becoming a problem, says Melanie Challenger, an award-winning British writer and a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics who has been a visiting scholar at The Hastings Center in November.

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  Yes, We’re Animals: Why We Should Face Up to This Reality Now

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  On December 3, The Hastings Center will present the first in a series of public events in New York City that will explore how people with disabilities are using—or resisting—technologies to promote their own flourishing. The series is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The event, “Belonging: On Disability, Technology, and Community,” will… Read more

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  December 3–Belonging: On Disability, Technology, and Community

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  Through a series of public events featuring writers, scholars, and artists with disabilities, the project will explore how technologies can be used to promote or thwart human flourishing.

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  National Endowment for the Humanities Supports New Hastings Center Project on Disability, Technology, and Flourishing

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  The new indie movie William explores the question, What would it be like if a Neanderthal were born and raised in a modern, industrialized society today?

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  Rationality as Understood by a Neanderthal

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  Artificial intelligence, Crispr gene editing, and other powerful new technologies have profound implications for society. They will likely bring both potential benefits and safety concerns and have other ethical and social ramifications. How can we reap the benefits, while minimizing harms? What kind of society do we want to build with our new powers? What… Read more

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  “Improving patient experience” has become the mantra of many health care facilities in a highly competitive and regulated environment. But just what is it about the patient experience that needs to be improved?  Will better food and gift bags do the trick? Or are more basic changes required? To answer that question, I turned to… Read more

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  What Dr. Seuss Saw at the Golden Years Clinic

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  Join us to mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein with a panel discussion that will explore the novel from the perspectives of bioethics, literary criticism, and science fiction. Speakers include Victor Lavalle, associate professor of writing at Columbia University and author of Destroyer, a graphic novel adaptation of Frankenstein that explores contemporary… Read more

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  What Can Frankenstein Teach Us About Living in the Genetics Age?

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  Hastings Center president Mildred Z. Solomon and director of research Josephine Johnston were featured speakers at the premiere screening of The Code, a series of three documentaries on the origins of genetic medicine and what its successes and failures mean for the future. The series was produced by Retro Report in partnership with STAT news.… Read more

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  Documentary Series Premiere on Genetic Medicine Features Hastings Scholars

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  Frankenstein, published 200 years ago this month, asked what it means to be human. In the age of CRISPR and artificial intelligence, that question endures. On Public Radio International’s “Science Friday,” Hastings Center director of research Josephine Johnston participated in a discussion about the novel and its relevance to science today. Listen here. On the… Read more

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  Hastings Scholar on Public Radio’s “Science Friday”: “Frankenstein” at 200

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