RRI Archives - Ethics Dialogues

Ethics and Society HBP, Responsible Research and Innovation, RRI August 4, 2020

Neuroethics in big brain initiatives

Anna Holm No Comments

Many ethical and social issues are raised by neuroscientific findings, but neuroscience can also help answer fundamental questions. From the nature of consciousness and morality to the existence of a free will, to name a few. To identify and manage issues raised by brain research, anticipation, reflection, and cross-disciplinary dialogue are key. In a recent…

Compliance, Data Governance, Data Protection, Ethics and Society, Outreach and Dissemination Ethics, neurorobotics, Responsible Research and Innovation, RRI August 3, 2020

How can we ensure responsible neurorobotics?

Anna Holm No Comments

Neurorobotics exists at the intersection of neuroscience and robotics. Some of the ethical concerns raised by the technology are inherited by its parent(s). Worker safety, systems reliability, and unconscious biases, to name a few. But with new technology comes new ethical and social challenges. A recent publication offers an important first step towards responsible neurorobotics.…

Ethics and Society, Events and Publications, Human Brain Project Dual Use, HBP, neuro-ICT, RRI July 13, 2020

Dual-use in neuroscience: Beyond the civil-military dichotomy

Anna Holm No Comments

Neuroscience is one of the most promising technologies of this century, with potential for great benefits in health, technology and economy. How can we promote the benefits and minimise the harms of this powerful technology? Inga Ulnicane makes the case for involving scientists and engineers in the process of identifying the dual uses of their…

Ethics and Society, Events and Publications, Outreach and Dissemination Covid-19, digital inclusiveness, HBP, Responsible Research and Innovation, RRI June 25, 2020

Working and living during the Covid-19 crisis: recommendations from the Human Brain Project

Josepine Fernow No Comments

the Human Brain Project’s Karin Grasenick and Manuel Guerrero writes about responsible research and innovation and digital inclusiveness during the Covid-19 crisis and the I-Include initiative.