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Our Virtual Selves: What can we learn from our behaviour online? Posted by Hannah Price, 4th November 2008
TTH Cambridge Panel Event The distinction between the consequences of our actions online and in the 'real world' is increasingly becoming blurred. Two teenagers have been sentenced for the theft of virtual property and a Japanese woman is curently awaiting sentencing for murdering her internet husband's avatar. This is to say nothing of the thousands of dollars worth of commerce happening in online games and the innumerable social connections that are made every day across the globe. In our third event of the term, The Triple Helix asks: what is research into virtual worlds revealing about the way we (and our avatars) behave online? Crime, consumerism and consciousness will all be examined by our expert panel, chaired by Dr Tim Regan (Microsoft Research, Cambridge) and including: - Dr Will Reader (Sheffield Hallam University) - Dr Ralph Shroeder (Oxford Internet Insititute) - Dr Mike Molesworth (Bournemouth University) Following a short presentation from each speaker, the floor will be open to you so we invite you to express your questions and views and come ready to challenge the panel! Refreshments will be served at the end. We look forward to welcoming you! (Picture - Torley Linden under Creative Commons license)
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Can We Blame Our Brains? Neuroscience in the Courtroom Posted by Hannah Price, 17th October 2008
TTH Cambridge Panel Event "It wasn't me, it was my brain m'lud" Neuroscience has been appearing in US courtrooms since the early 1990's, offering criminal defence evidence from neuroimaging and many other techniques used to study cognitive brain function. So to what extent can it be used to answer questions about intent, responsiblity and even potential criminality? Will neuro evidence stand up in court? Our expert panel, chaired by Dr Kathy Liddell (Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge), will discuss recent advances in neuroscience and the law. This will include the scientific, ethical and judicial issues arising from them, leading to a debate about whether science can offer excuses for criminal activity. The panel includes: - Professor Raymond Tallis - Professor Nikolas Rose (Head of BIOS Centre, LSE) - Dr Ian Treasaden (Head of Forensic Neuroscience, Imperial College) Following a short presentation from each speaker, the floor will be open to you so we invite you to express your questions and views and come ready to challenge the panel! Refreshments will be served at the end. We look forward to welcoming you!
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Who wants to Live Forever? Exploring the impact of extreme ageing and the future of life extension research Posted by Hannah Price, 7th October 2008
TTH Cambridge Panel Event "I aim to live forever. So far, so good" - Anon While immortality may currently be beyond the scope of human endeavour, it is certainly true that life spans are increasing; the number of centenarians in the UK has risen exponentially in the last century and in 2007 the Office for National Statistics reported that there were more pensioners than under 16s for the first time ever. The ageing population is high on the agenda of all governments in the developed world and research into ageing is increasingly important. As the saying goes, old age comes to us all; but how soon will that be for our generation? In the first debate of this year, join our panel of experts chaired by Dr Richard Faragher (University of Brighton) to explore the impact on individuals and society of increasing longevity and the future of life extending medicines and technologies: - Mr Kenneth Howse, Oxford Institute of Ageing - Dr Aubrey de Grey, Methuselah Foundation - Dr Guy Brown, Biochemistry Department, University of Cambridge - Dr Klaus Okkenhaug, Babraham Institute, Cambridge Following a short presentation from each speaker, the floor will be open to you so we invite you to express your questions and views and come ready to challenge the panel! Refreshments will be served at the end. We look forward to welcoming you!
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Podcasts now available online! Posted by Hannah Price, 3rd May 2008 Listen again to our panel debates! You can now find podcasts of our events online here. If you like these, then subscribe to our podcast feed by clicking on one of the recordings and asking to view all podcasts - that way you will be kept up to date as we put new recordings online. Also watch this space for the Lent and Easter editions of The Triple Helix's journal The Science in Society Review, which we will be putting online in May Week!
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Peer Review: Too Broken to be Fixed? Posted by Hannah Price, 23rd April 2008
TTH Cambridge Panel Event In an era when science is under increasing scrutiny, it is vitally important that scientists maintain the highest levels of moral standards and ethical behaviour. But just how fair is the publishing process which disseminates scientific discoveries? And who should be able to access this information? Join us for our final interactive panel event this year to debate the ethics of peer review and open versus closed access publishing. We have an excellent line-up of speakers including: - Dr. Stephen Simpson (Senior Editor at Science Magazine) - Dr Robert Shields (Senior Editor at PLoS) - Prof. Michael Wakelam (Director of the Babraham Institute, Cambridge) - Dr. Peter Lawrence (Principle Investigator at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge) Chaired by Dr Summers (Department of Genetics) Come with your questions and We look forward to welcoming you!
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