http://biosblog.org/blog Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:53:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On March 27 and 28 a group of 30 of the world’s leading experts on race, genomics and clinical medicine - philosophers, sociologists, anthropologists, epidemiologists, clinical geneticists and public health researchers - gathered at the LSE for a two day symposium organised by BIOS and CPNSS together with REG and ... http://biosblog.org/blog/?p=281   Do you believe that scientific technology provides credibility to an accusation or a result? What does the word “neuroscience” mean to you? How might the future of neuroscience technology affect you as an individual? As a society? Do you trust neuroscience technologies, such as brain imaging, enough to walk through a scanner with belief ... http://biosblog.org/blog/?p=160 We outlined a few questions for Des, and here is what he said, a sort of narrative personal story: BB: How did you come across your field of study? DF: I have to admit, I came to an interest in the neurosciences through a fairly circuitous route. Actually, my real intellectual interest, ... http://biosblog.org/blog/?p=157 Rachel proves a focused ‘white paper’ like response to the MALINTENT technology and fox news article. MALINTENT applies long established principles using a mix of old and new technologies.  It is well accepted that the human body and the human mind are mutually interacting phenomena each reciprocally influencing the other.  It ... http://biosblog.org/blog/?p=154 We sat down with Emily Jackson to discuss security and technology from a legal and ethical point. Professor Emily Jackson first joined the LSE Department of Law in 1998. Emily’s research interests are in the field of medical law. In addition to publishing in this area, she is a member of ... http://biosblog.org/blog/?p=147 Today we sat down with Professor Nikolas Rose to chat about his Views on security and technology in society. Nik came to LSE in 2002. He is the James Martin White Professor of Sociology, and the Director of the LSE's BIOS Centre for the Study of Bioscience, Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Society ... http://biosblog.org/blog/?p=142