New Biosciences

The Institute for Science and Ethics

The Institute for Science and Ethics (formerly known as the Program on Ethics of the New Biosciences) was established in 2005. The Institute's approach was to apply analytic philosophy and argument from a non-partisan, open position, and to work directly with scientists to understand, analyse and interpret complex issues arising from scientific advance. The following page is an archived resource.

videos

"Creating the perfect human? The ethics of enhancement" with Prof Julian Savulescu

Workshop: Cyberselves in Immersive Technologies

Prosociality and trust

The need for moral enhancement: TEDxBarcelona

Next big thing: The Miracle Pill - Q&A

Next big thing: The Miracle Pill - Panel discussion

"Ethics and plant science – improving food yields in a changing environment" with Prof Liam Dolan and Prof Jane Langdale

"Ethics and infectious disease – navigating the moral maze of pandemic control" with Prof Paul Klenerman

"Killing with computers – the ethics of autonomous and remote controlled weapons" by Dr Alex Leveringhaus and Dapo Akande

Can changing our human values create a better future?

International crisis and the failure of global ethics

Human nature and human enhancement

To enhance or not to enhance?

What are the ethics of the new biosciences?

What is science for?

Understanding the human condition

Genomics – From humans to the environment

publications

Why is Cognitive Enhancement Deemed Unacceptable? The Role of Fairness, Deservingness, and Hollow Achievements

The Ethics of Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Remorse, Penal Theory and Sentencing

Brain stimulation for treatment and enhancement in children: an ethical analysis

Summary: Mind Machines: The Regulation of Cognitive Enhancement Devices

Mind Machines: The Regulation of Cognitive Enhancement Devices

A case for the neuroenhancement of human relationships

Engineering and ethical perspectives in synthetic biology

The neuroethics of non-invasive brain stimulation

Is immunisation child protection?

Infectious Disease Ethics: Limiting Liberty in Contexts of Contagion

Actualizable Potential, Reproduction, and Embryo Research: Bringing Embryos into Existence for Different Purposes or Not at All

Human Liberation: removing biological and psychological barriers to freedom

Neuroimaging and the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from patients in vegetative state

Effective use of a Limited Antiviral Stockpile for Pandemic Influenza

Brain Damage and the Moral Significance of Consciousness

Human Enhancement