Archive: 2011

March 2, 2011 - The Dallas Morning News printed an interview with Rebecca Skloot on March 2, 2011.

March 1, 2011 - Rebecca Skloot, bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, will give the final lecture in our series on Wednesday, March 2nd at 7:30pm in the UT Dallas Conference Center.  Skloot’s book, which took more than a decade to research and write, tells the story of a poor Southern tobacco farmer, Henrietta Lacks, whose […]

February 22, 2011 - Emerging Transmortal Designs for Wearable Selves Natasha Vita-More, University of Plymouth, UK Founder, H+ Lab for Human Enhancement Design Science Evidence points to a more seamless integration of biology and technology. The question arises: will we wear bio-tech interfaces as a means of expression or will our sense of self become lost in this transformation? […]

February 22, 2011 - Hotel Info The symposium will take place at the Hyatt Regency North Dallas. 701 East Campbell Road Richardson, Texas, USA 75081 Tel: 1 972 619 1234    Fax: 1 972 907 2578 We strongly encourage participants from out of town to stay in the hotel; as programming starts early, this is the most convenient option. […]

February 22, 2011 - Hotel Info The symposium will take place at the Hyatt Regency North Dallas. 701 East Campbell Road Richardson, Texas, USA 75081 Tel: 1 972 619 1234    Fax: 1 972 907 2578 We strongly encourage participants from out of town to stay in the hotel; as programming starts early, this is the most convenient option. […]

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February 17, 2011 - When I was a special education teacher, I worked in a “Developmental” classroom. This means that I had kiddos between the ages of 5 and 12 with IQs of 40 or less (and the occasional child between 3 and 5 who was transitioning into a “Bridging” class for kids with IQs of 40-70). Many of […]

February 17, 2011 - The movie, GATTACA (a name containing only the letters of the four bases in DNA) depicts a future dystopia in which science and technology are used to reduce human potential to statistical probabilities  and oppress those few who might break out of that reductive paradigm to achieve greater ends. With this premise, the movie offers […]

February 17, 2011 - UPDATE: Registration and Hotel info is now up. A preliminary program has been posted for Exploring Human Enhancement: A Symposium. It’s going to be a top group of scholars from around the world, two excellent keynote addresses, and several other exciting events.  Registration and Hotel info will follow shortly.

February 16, 2011 - EXPLORING HUMAN ENHANCEMENT: A SYMPOSIUM at The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology The University of Texas at Dallas April 8-9, 2011 Richardson, Texas Call for Papers: The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology invites submissions of abstracts of up to 250 words exploring ethical, cultural, humanistic explorations and evaluations of […]