UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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Their Art Raised Questions About Technology. Chinese Censors Had Their Own Answer.
By Amy Qin HONG KONG — Artificial intelligence bots. 3-D printed human organs. Genomic sequencing. These might seem to be natural topics of interest in a country determined to be the world’s leader in science and technology. But in China, where censors are known...
Malta Rescues 249 Migrants in 24 Hours; NGO Boats Held Offshore
By Reuters VALLETTA — Malta's armed forces saved 180 migrants in two rescue operations in the Mediterranean on Monday, less than 24 hours after picking up another group of 69. The army said a patrol boat picked up 28 migrants from a dinghy 71 miles (114 km)...
Milan to plant 3 million trees by 2030 to fight climate change and improve air quality
Experts say ambitious project could offer relief from city's humid weather By Colleen Barry If Italy's fashion capital has a predominant colour, it is grey – not only because of the blocks of neoclassical stone buildings for which the city is celebrated, but also...
Robo-ethics: hybridization and humanization of rehabilitation technology
By Giulia Bovassi Robo-ethics: hybridization and humanization of rehabilitation technology Masterclass in “Neurobioethics and Robo-ethics”, 2nd lesson. Interdisciplinary Research Group on Neurobioethics, 23 November 2018 Abstract Luciano Bissolotti, physician and...
CONIUS DAY – December 14, 2018
On Friday, December 14, Santiago Marcet, a collaborator of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights participated in the CONIUS Day on the initiative of the CONIUS Commission, with the organization of the Sapienza University's Center for Eurosapienza and the UNESCO...
The Concept of Person in the Jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court
On December 14th, Prof. Alberto Garcia, our Director, in quality of member of the evaluation commission of the research work in the Faculty of Law of the Complutense University of Madrid, took part in Lorena Velasco Guerrero' presentation of her 1100-page dissertation...
Leave No One Behind: Launch of 2019 GEM Report UNESCO
On Tuesday November 27th, the Global Education Monitoring Report on Migration, Displacement and Education was launched at Accademia dei Lincei in Rome. The event was hosted by UNESCO and opened a window on the education for migrants and refugee by analyzing what have...
Lecturer: Prof. Stefano Mazzoleni from The BioRobotics Institute of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
By Giulia Bovassi - Gruppo di Ricerca interdisciplinare in Neurobioetica (GdN) Masterclass in “Neurobioethics and Roboethics”, 2nd edition, 1st lesson Lecturer: Prof. Stefano Mazzoleni from The BioRobotics Institute of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa ...