UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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BINCA videos on brain death
The Clinical Bioethics and Neuroethics Research Group (BINCA) of the Universidad Anáhuac México Norte has released two videos on “brain death” featuring Dr. Oscar Adrian Rivera Ramirez. BINCA, coordinated by Dr. Mariel Kalkach Aparicio, is a sister project of the...
The recreational use of marijuana
The Clinical Bioethics and Neuroethics Research Group (BINCA) of the Universidad Anáhuac México Norte has released two videos on “The recreational use of marijuana” featuring Chair Fellow Dr. María Elizabeth de los Rios Uriarte and Dr. Mario Souza. BINCA, coordinated...
Chair members speak at International Association of Bioethics World Congress of Bioethics in Edinburgh
by Dr. Joseph Tham Members of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights and the School of Bioethics of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum participated in the International Association of Bioethics World Congress of Bioethics held in Edinburgh, Scotland...
“Live until death” BINCA video
The Clinical Bioethics and Neuroethics Research Group (BINCA) of the Universidad Anáhuac México Norte has released a video of its session "Live until death" featuring Prof. José Antonio Alpizar. The new group is a sister project of the Neurobioethics Research Group...
N-E-R-D-S Talks – Interdisciplinary Forum of Neuroethics in Mexico
Prof. Alberto Carrara, Coordinator of the Neurobioethics Research Group of Rome participated in the first Interdisciplinary Forum of Neuroethics at the Universidad Anáhuac in Mexico City, Mexico on May 21. The presentations were organized around the acronym NERDS,...
Does the brain have a sex? 2016 Brainforum
The Coordinator of the Neurobioethics Research Group of Rome and Fellow of the UNESCO Chair Alberto Carrara participated in the Brainforum “Does the brain have a sex?” at Hadrian’s Temple in Rome on May 20. The event was dedicated to sexual difference and the brain....
Religion & Violence
In the Ethos Institute feature article "Religion & Violence," UNESCO Chair Fellow Joseph Tham clarifies the often-misunderstood relationship between religious belief and the violent events that unfortunately fill news outlets. An excerpt from Tham's article...
Neurobioethics: bridge between bioethics, philosophy, and nature
UNESCO Chair fellow Alberto Carrara delivered a talk on “Neurobioethics: bridge between bioethics, philosophy, and nature” during the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences Auxilium day of study in Rome devoted to “Scientific and Pedagogical Knowledge: for the...
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