Classic literature about talking animals
This week’s newsletter is dominated by articles loosely related to transhumanism, the philosophy that humanity needs to take its evolution into its own hands. In...
UK’s fertility secrets
Under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act the UK government appears to have a firm hand on the tiller of fertility treatment and embryo research....
Approach Frankenstein experiments gingerly, says UK report
Mixing human and animal material should be approached with great caution, says the UK Academy of Medical Sciences in a report issued yesterday. But it...
Transhumanist sets goalposts for the future
American political science commentator Francis Fukuyama once called transhumanism the world’s most dangerous idea. Whether this is true depends on your aspirations for society. But...
Harvard morality expert resigns
Harvard neuroscientist Marc D. Hauser, a popular teacher and writer, will resign on August 1. Nearly a year ago an internal investigation found him guilty...