UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
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UNESCO member states adopt the first ever global agreement on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Source: en.unesco.org Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO presented Thursday the first ever global standard on the ethics of artificial intelligence adopted by the member states of UNESCO at the General Conference. This historical text defines the common values...
Research Scholar Dr. Fr. Michael Baggot, LC, at Fall Conference ‘I Have Called You by Name’: Human Dignity in a Secular World.
The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture held its 21st annual Fall Conference, “I Have Called You by Name: Human Dignity in a Secular World,” November 11–13, 2021, in person at the University of Notre Dame. What do we mean by “human dignity”? What are its...
Eat, Pray And Wash Your Hands
by Ana Maria Ganev “Thoroughly wash away my guilt; and from my sin cleanse me.” Psalm 51:4 “Cleanse me with hyssop, that I may be pure; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.” Psalm 51:9 Regular handwashing with soap is promoted as an effective approach to disease...
Neural Dynamics of Creativity
By Ana Maria Ganev, PhD Candidate Faculty of Bioethics - Intern UNESCOBIOCHAIR “One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche ― The Research Group of Neurobioethics of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human...
TransFORMANDOnos – Erasmus + Project
OBJECTIVES: We intend to enhance the knowledge of teachers in practical innovative methodologies implemented in other centers that contribute to the development of digital competencies of students, as well as learning to plan sports and cultural activities to involve...
The Wandering Brain
"A Lot to Think About" (Copyright © 2009 Linda Apple). By Ana Maria Ganev, Intern and PhD candidate “Reflect, before you think.” ― by Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Have you ever wondered about mind-wandering? Curiously we think our brains work less when we are being...
Interdisciplinary Neuroethics Diploma Course
The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights in collaboration with The University of Anáhuac, Mexico (Faculty of Bioethics) is launching the NEW Interdisciplinary Neuroethics Diploma Course to give basic knowledge about what is neuroethics, from an...
Bioethics and Consciousness: an interdisciplinary and interreligious reflection on an essential dimension of the human person (2° part)
By Ana Maria Ganev, Phd Candidate of the School of Bioethics - Intern at UNESCOBIOCHAIR The 19th Summer Bioethics Course ended with two exceptional conclusive days on July 9-10, 2021. This wide-ranging summer course on bioethics and consciousness started with an...
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