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What sorts of People Should There Be?

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Url:http://whatsortsofpeople.wordpress.com/
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Language:English
Tags:disability, human variation
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For the Love of Annie
There’s a recent interview with Barb Farlow up at Bloom–Parenting Kids with Disabilities–by Louise Kinross. It starts with the following background information:When Barb Farlow l...more
2009-12-21
Gene identified as cause of intellectual disability
The gene is called TRAPPC9. Its mutations cause up to 50% of intellectual disabilities worldwide, says Dr. John B. Vincent of the Center of Addiction and Mental Health. The way his team identified ...more
2009-12-17
$500,000 to Build Stronger Communities?!?
That’s the pledge made by AVIVA Canada, an insurance provider who has decided to show that they have heart by putting out a cross-Canada call for projects that will improve local communities....more
2009-12-16
Conference: Health, Embodiment, and Visual Culture
CALL FOR PROPOSALSConference: “Health, Embodiment, and Visual Culture: Engaging Publics and Pedagogies”November 19-20, 2010McMaster UniversityHamilton, Ontario, CanadaConference Co-Chairs:Sarah Bro...more
2009-12-13
In vitro meat within 5 years
From Oxford’s Practical Ethics blog:A group of Dutch researchers has announced a few days ago that they have produced the first in vitro meat. Attempts to create in vitro meat started in 2001...more
2009-12-08
Dr. Norman Fost’s latest comments on surrogacy
Dr. Norman Fost, who wrote two papers on the Ashley case and growth attenuation with Dr. Diekema this year, says on surrogacy in an article below, “It’s paternalistic to tell a competent woman how ...more
2009-12-08
Montreal Massacre: 20 Years Later
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the killing rampage at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal that left 14 women dead, as many again physically injured, and a province and country stunned and scarred....more
2009-12-06
God as one’s moral compass
Creating God in One’s Own Image is great post from Ed Young at Not Exactly Rocket Science on Nicholas Epley’s just published PNAS paper reporting a scientific study of what happens when...more
2009-12-05
What Sorts course
I’ll be teaching a fairly large, mixed grad / undergrad seminar this coming semester as an ethics course with the working title that coincides with the blog: what sorts of people should there...more
2009-12-03
What sorts of Day for Persons with Disabilities?
3 December 2009 – Well here we are on December 3rd, The International Day for Persons with Disabilities. The United Nations and The World Health Organization have set this year’s goals ...more
2009-12-03

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