What happened to the old science of morality?
Hi there, Just one month ago, the Edge Foundation sponsored a fascinating seminar on “the new science of morality”. The big names of neuro-morality attended,...
Keeping the British euthanasia pot boiling
Ray Gosling lied about euthanasing gay lover, police allege There are so many developments on the euthanasia front in the UK this week that they...
Dutch doctors told to discourage male circumcision
But African countries are promoting it. A clear North/South divide is emerging in attitudes towards male circumcision. In May the Dutch Royal Medical Association became...
Social equality is a vice, says Savulescu
The spawn of envy One of the more interesting figures in contemporary bioethics is Oxford’s Julian Savulescu. An Australian who is a former student of...
Do we need more “neuroscepticism”?
What about “open futures, distributive justice, and perfectionism”? Last year British doctor and philosopher Raymond Tallis published a cranky article in The New Humanist about...
Obituary of leading German doctor omits Nazi past
Former Nazi was denied presidency of World Medical AssociationGerman doctors and medical historians have criticised the German Medical Association’s present and previous presidents for omitting...
Harvard admits research misconduct by morality expert
Marc D. Hauser admits errors After a three-year investigation Harvard University has admitted that a renowned expert on the evolution of morality has engaged in...
Sperm donor offspring seek more respect and rights
Children of donors speak out Katrina Clark, 21, and Lindsay Greenawalt, 25, were both conceived with donor sperm and raised by single mothers. Katrina succeeded...
Berkeley backpedals on releasing genetic information to college students
California Dept of Public Health criticises, university backs down The University of California, Berkeley will not release personal genetic information to incoming students who participated...
FDA tries to muscle in on stem cell regulation
Colorado clinic fights back The US Food and Drug Administration has embarked upon a legal battle to extend its authority over stem cell treatments. It...
Australia may regulate cosmetic surgery for teens
Government report recommends more professional qualifications Australia may crack down on the billion-dollar cosmetic surgery industry’s pitch for teenage business. According to the Sunday Age,...