Bio/Neuro ethics and Biolaw @durhamlawschool. Mostly enhancement/ moral status/ personhood /Novel Beings. Noises about comics, movies & music left of the dial.
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Margot took me on and rescued me as a PhD student. Her kindness & generosity marked her as unique, let alone her unmatched influence as a scholar. She was a force of nature- I will never forget the power of her voice. She could command any room, and deserved to. I will miss her.
We mourn Professor Margot Brazier, who died peacefully on 4 March. Margot's work inspired generations of healthcare lawyers and ethicists, and informed health policy for decades. Margot was exceptionally kind, clever, funny and wise. We will miss her so much @law_uom
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This is a wild overstatement of what was actually achieved. But “AI successfully remixed a small number of mostly already-observed, largely synonymous mutations and in a few rare cases managed to make it nonlethal” doesn’t sell hype as well
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If I’m being honest, the way I feel about the ‘90s is comparable to the way certain Baby Boomers feel about the ‘60s. So, I feel super fortunate that I was allowed to help put this together.
Available now…
tinyurl.com/mswns26w
So the mind may not, in fact, need a body?
nature.com/articles/s41593-0…
I know, I know. but this is very cool stuff.
Whoah.
New #research alert! A non-invasive #BCI breakthrough shows imagined handwriting can be decoded from #EEG signals in real time on a portable edge device. It could be a major leap toward practical communication technologies. Details at @SciReports: go.nature.com/3JP5FsV #brain
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Just published! Pasca & Greely (1st, last, & corresponding authors) The Need for a Global Effort To Attend To Human Neural Organoid & Assembloid Research, SCIENCE 390(6773):574-577 (Nov. 6, 2025)
science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… It's a big deal!
Other authors on next post-too many to fit
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I did some questionable shit on my 30th birthday too
Coming in 2026, as we celebrate our 30th anniversary, we’re finally planning to add a comments section and reader scores to all of our album reviews. That’s over 30,000 pieces of music criticism on which you’ll be able to leave your own Pitchfork review and score for the very first time. We’re going to beta test with 500 readers now, and we’ll be back with more information soon. We can’t wait for your takes to be on our website.
Yet another weaselly decision, avoiding the point and passing the buck.
Today the #Michigan Court of Appeals issued a decision in our habeas corpus lawsuit on behalf of seven chimpanzees confined in the DeYoung Family Zoo. A statement on the decision by NhRP Executive Director @chrandberry. nonhumanrights.org/blog/stat…
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Welcome to the age of generative genome design!
In 1977, Sanger et al. sequenced the first genome—of phage ΦX174.
Today, led by @samuelhking, we report the first AI-generated genomes. Using ΦX174 as a template, we made novel, high-fitness phages with genome language models. 🧵
Machina II please!
Today is the day!! The partially remixed and fully remastered 25th anniversary Machina/The Machines of God vinyl is officially available. The 16-song reissue, which includes “The Everlasting Gaze”, “Stand Inside Your Love” “Try, Try, Try” and the rare bonus track “Speed Kills”, is also available on all streaming platforms and CD. Fully remastered on 180g vinyl.
smashingpumpkins.lnk.to/mach…
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inhumane. sick
mr. beast says he plans to make 30 people use microsoft teams for 1 whole calendar year, with the last person standing taking home $1 million
Great bonus at @SmashingPumpkin show tonight with surprise support by Rocket. Been waiting a year for them to come to the UK after their sick EP. Go listen.
