President Obama this morning announced funding for a project to map the human brain. The Atlantic Wire explores the ethical implications of this research, and links to other articles (including academic resources) that discuss...
Read MoreThere is no free will, that’s the implied message here. Liberals and conservatives have supposedly different neurologies according to several studies — some of which we have discussed here. From the ABC story: The...
Read MoreBy Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC This is funny, given our recent conversation about bioethicist Julian Savulescu’s support for “morally enhancing” people through drugs or implants....
Read MoreBy Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC There has been a lot of justifiable worry expressed about moral decay in the wake of the UK riots. Apparently, the issue has also been on the minds of two among...
Read MoreBy Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC This is very scary. Scientists claim that brain scans can identify potential future criminals. From the story: More researchers believe that violent tendencies have a...
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