Stephen Hawking, transhumanist
Posthumous essays reveal his fear of genetic ‘improvements’ Posthumous essays reveal that the renowned physicist Stephen Hawking believed in transhumanism. In Brief Answers to the...
Queensland decriminalises abortion
Bill passes easily, 51 to 41. Rally in Brisbane / Glenn Hunt AAP Queensland has become the latest Australian state to decriminalise abortion. On Wednesday...
Harvard calls for retraction of dozens of studies by stem cell researcher
Officials say 31 studies should be retracted. A world-renown cardiac researcher and former Harvard Medical School professor has been accused of fabricating or falsifying the...
Major American medical group drops opposition to euthanasia
The Academy of Family Physicians has adopted a position of "engaged neutrality". One of America’s largest medical associations has dropped its long standing opposition to...
Social prescribing and the bioethics of loneliness
UK GPs will be encouraged to refer patients to social activities. This week the British government unveiled an ambitious plan to combat the country’s “loneliness...
Should we be doing more to prepare for the next pandemic?
Many are concerned that we are not adequately prepared. This year marks 100 years since the 1918 outbreak of the Spanish flu, an influenza pandemic...
Controversy surrounds Canadian Medical Association’s withdrawal from world body
Was it really over a few copied sentences? As we have already reported, the Canadian Medical Association resigned suddenly and dramatically from the World Medical...
Will the male of the species go the way of the dodo?
Chinese researchers create healthy mice from same-sex mothers Are men becoming obsolete? This dire news (or possibly good news in some circles) has been voiced...
Genetic privacy eroding fast with growth of ancestry databases
'Forensic geneology' is of great interest to police Back in April came the stunning news that a 30-year-old cold case may have been solved in...
Walmart wants to know your heart rate and temperature
A patent for a biometric trolley raises questions About 324 million people live in the United States. About 140 million of them visit Walmart in...
New journal to explore what comes after Humanity 1.0
The Journal of Posthuman Studies examines trans and post-humanism This has just come to our attention: a journal launched last year on trans and post-humanism....
The enormity of it all!
Being a good editor requires a certain personality type: someone persnickety, obsessive, hawk-eyed and meticulous. Not being that sort of person myself, I can still...