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- Hastings Center Scholar Participates in Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate on De-Extinction
Posted on April 3, 2017
Seated on a stage with a museum model of a dodo and a pair of mammoth tusks, a panel of experts debated what is exciting and what is frightening about... - What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Posted on March 13, 2017
World-renowned theologian Harvey G. Cox, Jr. came to The Hastings Center for a wide-ranging conversation about the impact of gene editing on humanity. Joined by Daniel Callahan, cofounder of The... - When Criminal Behavior is the Result of a Misdiagnosed Brain Illness
Posted on March 13, 2017
Deven, a 60-year-old public school teacher, began acting erratically and irresponsibly. His doctor attributed his symptoms to depression and midlife crisis, but in fact he was suffering from frontotemporal dementia,... - Aspen Institute Invites Hastings Center President to Offer Insights on End-of Life-Care
Posted on March 2, 2017
The new Aspen Health Strategies Group (ASHG), formed by the Aspen Institute, just issued an important report recommending five critical ways to improve care near the end of life. Hastings... - Watch The Hastings Center’s Symposium on Gene Editing at AAAS Annual Meeting
Posted on February 16, 2017
A symposium organized by The Hastings Center for the AAAS annual meeting took place on February 17. Click here to watch. “The Ethics of Gene Editing: Should Concerns Beyond Safety... - What Happens When Undocumented Immigrants Are Seriously Ill?
Posted on February 7, 2017
How do state and local health care systems care for seriously ill undocumented immigrants? This question is the focus of a collection of articles in JAMA Internal Medicine. Nancy Berlinger,...
