Neuroscience
Bad news for conservatives!
Michael Cook | 25 November 2011
People who have conservative moral judgements on a number of hot-button issues tend to have the “dark and socially destructive” personality traits of machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy, according to an article in the journal Neuroethics.
Harvard morality expert resigns
Michael Cook | 23 July 2011
Harvard neuroscientist Marc D. Hauser, a popular teacher and writer, will resign on August 1. Nearly a year ago an internal investigation found him guilty of eight instances of scientific misconduct and in April the psychology department voted not to allow him to teach when classes begin in the fall.
The bioethics of revenge
Michael Cook | 07 May 2011
Is there a bioethical angle to the killing of Osama bin Laden on Sunday? There is not much scope for analysing targeted assassination in terms of the well-known principles of health care ethics...
Political views are reflected in brain structure
Michael Cook | 09 April 2011
A number of studies have found that there is a genetic or psychological basis for political preferences. Now reseachers at University College London, writing in Current Biology, claim that these are also related to brain structures.
Child brain scans to identify future criminals
Jared Yee | 05 March 2011
The seeds of criminal and antisocial behaviour can be detected in children as young as three by using tests and brain imaging, a leading criminologist has claimed.
“Brain cops” want to take over UK, magazine claims
Michael Cook | 06 November 2010
Spiked campaign
Will the new science of morality make us more moral? Perhaps not.
Michael Cook | 14 August 2010
Marc D. Hauser allegedly involved in academic misconduct
Helping judges understand neuroscience
Michael Cook | 07 August 2010
Useful manual for lawyers
The new morality of neuroscience
Michael Cook | 31 July 2010
David Brooks is fascinated by a scientific explanation of good and bad
A natural born killer
Michael Cook | 16 July 2010
What makes one?
More claims about non-existence of free will in major journals
Michael Cook | 09 July 2010
We act without being aware of true reasons
Hang on a minute, say neuroscience sceptics
Michael Cook | 06 May 2010
Italian philosophers argue that contemporary neuroscience is both intellectually stimulating and methodologically confused
Can neuroscience be both ethical and rich?
Michael Cook | 02 April 2010
John Horgan complains about lack of ethics
Neuroscience cracks the morality code
24 September 2008
Harvard experts show Newsweek readers that morality is all in your head
Disgusting!
20 June 2007
Altruism is all in the brain
30 May 2007
Morality is all in the brain, say researchers
16 May 2007
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