#bioethics — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bioethics, aggregated by home.social.
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So, I noticed something about #Trump’s trip to #China, because I tend to pay attention to #bioethics stuff. Amongst all the panopticon bros was a solitary biotech executive; Jacob #Thaysen, CEO of #Illumina.
Illumina holds the patents that mean 80% of the world’s #genomic analysis is done via their products or databases.
According to #CIA agents, the #US left the #WHO so we didn’t have to admit that we’d funded the Chinese lab where #COVID seems to have originated.
Leaving the WHO also means Illumina no longer has to share their data with public health experts. And they’ve been first on the ground in both #hantavirus and #Ebola to sequence these outbreaks. #African countries must sign away their #genome rights before America will pay the health budget Congress authorized. So, that’s fun.
And once again, as I start digging, the #DreyDossier brings receipts. She’s a hella investigator.
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What a terrible bioethics breach - Tasmania government apologises for display of autopsy body parts in museum without consent https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/tas-parliament-apologises-for-body-parts-in-museum/106690890 #bioethics #Tasmania
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (#PCOS) was officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (#PMOS) on May 12, 2026,. This change, published in The #Lancet and announced at the European Congress of Endocrinology, followed a rigorous 14-year global consensus process. The update aims to reduce stigma, improve diagnosis, and accurately reflect the condition's complex, multi-system nature beyond just the ovaries.
This is huge news for women, as it’s estimated that up to a third of women experience some PMOS symptoms. The previous nomenclature meant that many women were not being diagnosed correctly. As a matter of #bioethics of women’s treatment, this is a big sea change. As to how it changes medical professional’s approach, we will have to determine.
The Lancet:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00717-8/fulltextThe Endocrine Society: https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2026/pcos-name-change
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (#PCOS) was officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (#PMOS) on May 12, 2026,. This change, published in The #Lancet and announced at the European Congress of Endocrinology, followed a rigorous 14-year global consensus process. The update aims to reduce stigma, improve diagnosis, and accurately reflect the condition's complex, multi-system nature beyond just the ovaries.
This is huge news for women, as it’s estimated that up to a third of women experience some PMOS symptoms. The previous nomenclature meant that many women were not being diagnosed correctly. As a matter of #bioethics of women’s treatment, this is a big sea change. As to how it changes medical professional’s approach, we will have to determine.
The Lancet:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00717-8/fulltextThe Endocrine Society: https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2026/pcos-name-change
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (#PCOS) was officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (#PMOS) on May 12, 2026,. This change, published in The #Lancet and announced at the European Congress of Endocrinology, followed a rigorous 14-year global consensus process. The update aims to reduce stigma, improve diagnosis, and accurately reflect the condition's complex, multi-system nature beyond just the ovaries.
This is huge news for women, as it’s estimated that up to a third of women experience some PMOS symptoms. The previous nomenclature meant that many women were not being diagnosed correctly. As a matter of #bioethics of women’s treatment, this is a big sea change. As to how it changes medical professional’s approach, we will have to determine.
The Lancet:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00717-8/fulltextThe Endocrine Society: https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2026/pcos-name-change
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (#PCOS) was officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (#PMOS) on May 12, 2026,. This change, published in The #Lancet and announced at the European Congress of Endocrinology, followed a rigorous 14-year global consensus process. The update aims to reduce stigma, improve diagnosis, and accurately reflect the condition's complex, multi-system nature beyond just the ovaries.
This is huge news for women, as it’s estimated that up to a third of women experience some PMOS symptoms. The previous nomenclature meant that many women were not being diagnosed correctly. As a matter of #bioethics of women’s treatment, this is a big sea change. As to how it changes medical professional’s approach, we will have to determine.
The Lancet:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00717-8/fulltextThe Endocrine Society: https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2026/pcos-name-change
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (#PCOS) was officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (#PMOS) on May 12, 2026,. This change, published in The #Lancet and announced at the European Congress of Endocrinology, followed a rigorous 14-year global consensus process. The update aims to reduce stigma, improve diagnosis, and accurately reflect the condition's complex, multi-system nature beyond just the ovaries.
This is huge news for women, as it’s estimated that up to a third of women experience some PMOS symptoms. The previous nomenclature meant that many women were not being diagnosed correctly. As a matter of #bioethics of women’s treatment, this is a big sea change. As to how it changes medical professional’s approach, we will have to determine.
The Lancet:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00717-8/fulltextThe Endocrine Society: https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2026/pcos-name-change
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Update: Supremes give women one more week to access healthcare.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5810510/supreme-court-mifepristone-appeals-telehealth
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Update: Supremes give women one more week to access healthcare.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5810510/supreme-court-mifepristone-appeals-telehealth
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Update: Supremes give women one more week to access healthcare.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5810510/supreme-court-mifepristone-appeals-telehealth
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Update: Supremes give women one more week to access healthcare.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5810510/supreme-court-mifepristone-appeals-telehealth
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Update: Supremes give women one more week to access healthcare.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5810510/supreme-court-mifepristone-appeals-telehealth
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I’ve had to erase a long expletive chain multiple times as that is what wants to come out of my fingers. Suffice it to say there are few Old Gods I have left unbothered by my requests to suck the entire 5th circuit back into the Nether Depths they came from.
The odds of the XtianNationalists who run the Supreme Court staying or overturning this ruling are very slim. Women are well and truly fucked right now.
So, there’s a couple things to be done.
If Blue state, fight like hell to get abortion enshrined in your state constitution.
If Red State, learn about Jane’s Collective.
If man, get reversible vasectomy.
Pregnancy can be more of a death sentence now than it has been in 60 years. At least before Roe they would prioritize the woman. Now, if pregnant, you have no rights above your fetus.
Stop fucking men who can get you pregnant. Snip is easy and cheap. #Lysistrata, my sisters in uterus.
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I’ve had to erase a long expletive chain multiple times as that is what wants to come out of my fingers. Suffice it to say there are few Old Gods I have left unbothered by my requests to suck the entire 5th circuit back into the Nether Depths they came from.
The odds of the XtianNationalists who run the Supreme Court staying or overturning this ruling are very slim. Women are well and truly fucked right now.
So, there’s a couple things to be done.
If Blue state, fight like hell to get abortion enshrined in your state constitution.
If Red State, learn about Jane’s Collective.
If man, get reversible vasectomy.
Pregnancy can be more of a death sentence now than it has been in 60 years. At least before Roe they would prioritize the woman. Now, if pregnant, you have no rights above your fetus.
Stop fucking men who can get you pregnant. Snip is easy and cheap. #Lysistrata, my sisters in uterus.
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I’ve had to erase a long expletive chain multiple times as that is what wants to come out of my fingers. Suffice it to say there are few Old Gods I have left unbothered by my requests to suck the entire 5th circuit back into the Nether Depths they came from.
The odds of the XtianNationalists who run the Supreme Court staying or overturning this ruling are very slim. Women are well and truly fucked right now.
So, there’s a couple things to be done.
If Blue state, fight like hell to get abortion enshrined in your state constitution.
If Red State, learn about Jane’s Collective.
If man, get reversible vasectomy.
Pregnancy can be more of a death sentence now than it has been in 60 years. At least before Roe they would prioritize the woman. Now, if pregnant, you have no rights above your fetus.
Stop fucking men who can get you pregnant. Snip is easy and cheap. #Lysistrata, my sisters in uterus.
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I’ve had to erase a long expletive chain multiple times as that is what wants to come out of my fingers. Suffice it to say there are few Old Gods I have left unbothered by my requests to suck the entire 5th circuit back into the Nether Depths they came from.
The odds of the XtianNationalists who run the Supreme Court staying or overturning this ruling are very slim. Women are well and truly fucked right now.
So, there’s a couple things to be done.
If Blue state, fight like hell to get abortion enshrined in your state constitution.
If Red State, learn about Jane’s Collective.
If man, get reversible vasectomy.
Pregnancy can be more of a death sentence now than it has been in 60 years. At least before Roe they would prioritize the woman. Now, if pregnant, you have no rights above your fetus.
Stop fucking men who can get you pregnant. Snip is easy and cheap. #Lysistrata, my sisters in uterus.
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I’ve had to erase a long expletive chain multiple times as that is what wants to come out of my fingers. Suffice it to say there are few Old Gods I have left unbothered by my requests to suck the entire 5th circuit back into the Nether Depths they came from.
The odds of the XtianNationalists who run the Supreme Court staying or overturning this ruling are very slim. Women are well and truly fucked right now.
So, there’s a couple things to be done.
If Blue state, fight like hell to get abortion enshrined in your state constitution.
If Red State, learn about Jane’s Collective.
If man, get reversible vasectomy.
Pregnancy can be more of a death sentence now than it has been in 60 years. At least before Roe they would prioritize the woman. Now, if pregnant, you have no rights above your fetus.
Stop fucking men who can get you pregnant. Snip is easy and cheap. #Lysistrata, my sisters in uterus.
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#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, #AntiAI, #BookSky, #Bookstodon, #SomaticMaterialism
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#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, #AntiAI, #BookSky, #Bookstodon, #SomaticMaterialism
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#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, #AntiAI, #BookSky, #Bookstodon, #SomaticMaterialism
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#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, #AntiAI, #BookSky, #Bookstodon, #SomaticMaterialism
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#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, #AntiAI, #BookSky, #Bookstodon, #SomaticMaterialism
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In the thirteenth century, Aquinas wrote that story; he sanctified the ownership of land and the serf’s body by the lord as “divine order.” In the twenty‑first century, Yuval Noah Harari takes on the same task. Only this time, God gives way to Data, and divine order to the Algorithm.
#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, -
Next was an important panel on the promise and perils of pharmacy telehealth at the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities with Andras Fittler, Claudia Haupt, and Ben Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGTh-axlyjc (4/7) #bioethics
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Cryonics, mind uploads, immortal jellyfish — the secular immortality menu is long on ambition, short on evidence. We've rebranded eschatology, not escaped it.
https://onlys.ky/are-we-ready-to-live-forever/
#Transhumanism #Longevity #Futurism #Bioethics #SecularHumanism
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Why is #Gilead refusing to sell Lenacapavir to #MSF? Breakthrough HIV Drug Is Out Of Reach For Many Who Need It Most via @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2026/04/16/breakthrough-hiv-drug-is-out-of-reach-for-many-who-need-it-most/
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Improving human beings to make them perform better: Why is transhumanism so harmful?
#Humans #TransHumanism #TechCriticism #Bioethics #Capitalism #HumanEnhancement #Sociology #Humanity #SocialProgress #PoliticalPhilosophy #Ecofeminism #FutureOfHumanity
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30 July 2024
Guidelines on lab-grown embryo models are strong enough to meet ethical standards — and will build trust in science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
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30 July 2024
Guidelines on lab-grown embryo models are strong enough to meet ethical standards — and will build trust in science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
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30 July 2024
Guidelines on lab-grown embryo models are strong enough to meet ethical standards — and will build trust in science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
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30 July 2024
Guidelines on lab-grown embryo models are strong enough to meet ethical standards — and will build trust in science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
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30 July 2024
Guidelines on lab-grown embryo models are strong enough to meet ethical standards — and will build trust in science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
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New Book Alert
Applied Ethics from Medicine to Humor
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-59009-2
Applied ethics plays a crucial role in the practical knowledge needed for pluralistic and democratic societies. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of a diverse and timely range of topics, serving as a moral compass to ethically guide professors, researchers, students, and the general public.
Enjoy!
#AppliedEthics #Professions #Bioethics #Neuroscience #Development #Sports #Business #City #Economy #Books
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New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights
#NeuroTechnology #Canada #IndigenousRights #BrainHealth #UNESCO #BioEthics #TechRegulation #MentalHealthTech #DigitalSovereignty #DataPrivacy #HumanRights
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New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights
#NeuroTechnology #Canada #IndigenousRights #BrainHealth #UNESCO #BioEthics #TechRegulation #MentalHealthTech #DigitalSovereignty #DataPrivacy #HumanRights
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How can #AI and #cognitiveScience improve #healthcare?
We got some answers from the #NudgesInHealthcare Symposium at #UPenn.
Check out this summary of some themes in the write-up below:
#medicine #psych #econ #compSci #tech #LLM #edu #bioethics #xPhi
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As with AI, I'm still not sure what I think about this.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2026/cloned-polo-horses
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Thought provoking essay on anthropomorphism and our interpretation of animal behaviour. Make sure to read the comment section as well.
Clearly, the way in which we ascribe - or identify - animal emotions will help shape our thinking about how we ought to treat them.
Less obviously, revising our views about anthropomorphism might change our thinking about moral responsibility. What are we thinking and doing when we say "Good dog!"?
https://aeon.co/essays/when-is-enjoying-funny-animal-videos-not-anthropomorphism
#Animals #Ethology #Philosophy #Bioethics #CognitiveScience #Psychology #Ecology #MoralPhilosophy #Ethics #Science
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Synthetic human embryos created in groundbreaking advance https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/14/synthetic-human-embryos-created-in-groundbreaking-advance #stemcellresearch #bioethics #biotech
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Spanish woman dies by euthanasia in case that drew national spotlight
Noelia Castillo, a Spanish woman who sought euthanasia and fought a protracted legal battle with her family over…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Barcelona #bioethics #Europe #euthanasia #Mentalhealth #Spain #Suicide #World
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So, bioethics and euthanasia. I will preface by saying that my PhD was #bioethics based, and I support autonomous #euthanasia. (Which is to say, I believe people have the right to decide their own destiny, but do not believe the State has that right.)
Right to Die should be as respected as any other personal medical decision. I tell you that story, because an incredibly brave woman, Noelia Castillo Ramos, has fought her father and a bunch of right wing god botherers, the ultra-conservative group Abogados Cristianos (Christian Lawyers), in #Spain to be allowed to end her misery.
I respect her Ms Ramos’s decision, and hope that she finds peace in the Source.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. In the US, call or text 988 or 988lifeline.org. In Spain, call the hotline at 024.
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The SEP-entry on Heritability has been replaced by a new one from the same authors, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/heritability/
An indication of a hot topic?
#sep #heritability #heredity #inheritance #genes #evolution #philosophy #perinnollisyys #geenit #bioethics
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The two most recent episodes of #BioUnethical with David Thorstad, Emily Largent, and @GovindPersad were very (very!) good.
Hosts Leah Pierson and Sophie Gibert may be doing reflective discussion better than anyone — outstanding stage setting, questioning, improvising, etc.
#bioethics #appliedEthics #Philosophy #medicine #health #biology #economics #law #psychology #epistemology #science #longtermerism #effectiveAltruism #xRisk #existentialRisk
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Great day at the #STEM icon #BellLabs (now #BellWorks) for the #NewJersey Undergrad. #Research Symposium!
Olivia Parlow presented our latest experiment on reducing people’s intentions to overuse #antibiotics — fantastic work and encouraging results!
More students from #StevensTech, #Caldwell #University, #FairleighDicksinson, and more presented interesting and actionable #science!
Thanks to NJcolleges.org for organizing!
#publicHealth #medicine #existentialRisk #bioethics #xPhi #philSci
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🤔 Not what I expected!
More people preferred high diagnostic uncertainty than low, even though the higher uncertainty caused more worry.
Within- and between-subject, quant and qual results: https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2024-109932
#medicine #decisionScience #probability #bioethics #openAccess
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Df. "clinical #equipoise describes a situation of evidentiary uncertainty among experts"
Opel et al. argue such equipoise is neither necessary nor sufficient for #SharedDecisionMaking.
Rather SDM is most useful where tradeoffs between options are KNOWN.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09410-z
#medicine #decisionScience #bioethics #epistemology #philosophyOfScience #socialPsychology #edu #SciComm
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Excited for 2025 presentations in #NYC at the #APA (January 8 to 11): apaonline.org/mpage/2025eastern?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Text-posts
The talk: https://researchgate.net/publication/370132037?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Text-posts
The poster: https://researchgate.net/publication/371248872?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Text-posts#decisionScience #philosophy #xPhi #epistemology #bioethics #cognitiveScience #surveyMethods #DualProcessTheory
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Excited to share YEARS of research about how to get people to think reflectively and how reflection impacts philosophical judgments at the 2025 #APA in #NewYorkCity (January 8 to 11): https://www.apaonline.org/mpage/2025eastern
Can't make it?
- More about my talk: https://researchgate.net/publication/370132037
- More about my poster: https://researchgate.net/publication/371248872Thanks to the #APA, James Beebe, and the Experimental Philosophy Society for the opportunity!
#decisionScience #philosophy #xPhi #epistemology #bioethics #cognitiveScience #mTurk #Prolific #UniversityParticipants #surveyMethods #DualProcessTheory
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A #health literacy intervention reduced the perceived accuracy of inaccurate #cancer headlines ...as well as *accurate* headlines.
Cheers to the authors and the journal for publishing this less-than-encouraging result: https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaae054
Looks like prior (rather than new) beliefs about cancer were the primary predictors of discernment about cancer headlines.
#medicine #education #oncology #journalism #psychology #decisionScience #bioethics
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The University of Tasmania's RA Rodda Museum kept and displayed 177 human remains without families’ knowledge, report finds
A coronial probe was launched in 2016 after the museum’s curator raised concerns three specimens had been kept without the consent or approval of the coroner or families involved.
The investigation’s final report, published on Thursday, confirmed 177 samples had been kept by the museum without permission.