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- Playing God: From Frankenstein to Gene Editing
Posted on February 3, 2017
What lessons does Frankenstein hold for us today, when powerful new technologies such as gene editing and artificial intelligence are bringing us closer than ever to playing God? That question... - Can We Keep Artificial Intelligence Safe, Controllable, and Beneficial?
Posted on January 27, 2017
Watch the video of The Hastings Center’s public event on AI, featuring three of the world’s most prominent experts on the social and ethical implications of machine intelligence, who are... - In the New Year, Learn About Our Visiting Scholars Program
Posted on January 4, 2017
The Hastings Center welcomes applications to its visiting scholars program, open to students, scholars, and professionals working on independent bioethics research. We offer self-catering accommodations for stays of one week... - “Off Ramps Rather than Barricades” in Governance of Emerging Technologies
Posted on November 10, 2016
Hastings Center research scholar Gregory Kaebnick is the lead author of an article in the November 11 issue of the journal Science that discusses the benefits of precautionary approaches to... - Transgender Medicine Focus of New Publication
Posted on November 2, 2016
The November issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics is devoted to transgender health and medicine. Contributors include Elizabeth Dietz, a project manager and research assistant at The Hastings Center,... - Mildred Solomon on Controversial Duchenne Drug Approval
Posted on October 28, 2016
Writing in the Health Affairs Blog, Hastings Center president Mildred Solomon says that the Food and Drug Administration’s controversial decision to approve the first drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy is...
