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- Daniel Callahan Pays Tribute to Two Hastings Center Fellows
Posted on June 21, 2018
Two distinguished bioethics scholars and Fellows of The Hastings Center died recently: H. Tristram Englehardt Jr. and Baruch Brody. They were among the early leaders of the new field of... - Hastings President Calls Attention to Public Engagement in Setting Science Policy
Posted on June 14, 2018
Genomics, new forms of assisted reproduction, neuroscience—these and other technologies give us transformative powers that we are just starting to realize. Nearly every report or commission that seeks to inform... - Hastings Scholar Nancy Berlinger Selected for Bellagio Center Residency
Posted on June 11, 2018
Research Scholar Nancy Berlinger is doing original research at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center on the shores of Lake Como, Italy, as part of a selective academic writing residency. The... - World Science Festival Features Hastings Scholars on Gene Editing
Posted on June 6, 2018
Where do we draw the line between safe and dangerous applications of CRISPR, the gene editing technology that allows us to make permanent, even heritable, changes to the genetic code?... - New Hastings Center Project: Public Deliberation for a Democracy in Crisis
Posted on May 31, 2018
Technologies are transforming the planet and its inhabitants, human and nonhuman, calling out for assessment and wise decision-making. Yet trust in science is eroding and polarization deeply threatens our ability... - What Makes a Good Life Late in Life? Nobel Prize Winner and Leading Bioethicist Offer Insights
Posted on May 25, 2018
Eric Kandel, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine who has done groundbreaking work on the molecular mechanisms of memory, spoke at The Hastings Center on May...
