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  • Ethics Guidance and Resources on Covid-19

    Posted on December 3, 2020

    As communities across the world work to navigate the pandemic, The Hastings Center has assembled ethics resources for responding to novel coronavirus Covid-19. We are updating this hub throughout the...
  • Dr. Fauci on Public Trust in Science

    Posted on November 19, 2020

    Dr. Anthony Fauci and Mildred Solomon explored the ethical issues raised by the erosion of trust in science in a virtual discussion hosted by The Hastings Center on November 19. The nation’s top infectious diseases official and the Hastings president looked at how we can improve public understanding of complex scientific issues in this highly polarized, fraught time.
  • Progressives, Conservatives, and Social Genomics

    Posted on November 18, 2020

    Over the past decade, the new field of social genomics has investigated how genomic differences among people are linked to differences in their behaviors and social outcomes, including educational attainment...
  • What Does It Mean to Move Through the World with a Disability?

    Posted on November 10, 2020

    The answer to that question is not straightforward, as was made vivid in “Navigating: On Disability, Technology, and Experiencing the World,” a recent virtual event. It was the second in...
  • Hastings Center Scholar on How Some Countries Control Health Spending

    Posted on November 10, 2020

    Although the U.S. has the highest health care prices in the world, the specific mechanisms commonly used by other countries to set and update prices are often overlooked, with a...
  • A Tribute to Albert Jonsen

    Posted on November 9, 2020

    The Hastings Center is saddened by the death of Albert Jonsen, a leader in the field of bioethics, on October 21 at the age of 89. He was a Hastings...
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