In September, Chile became the first state in the world to pass legislation regulating the use of neurotechnology. The ‘neuro-rights’ law aims to protect mental privacy, free will of thought and personal identity. The move …
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The ‘Sagan standard’ devised by the famous astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan that extraordinary claims should be supported by extraordinary evidence would be well applied to the current speculation on the origins of Covid-19. …
The Australian government needs to develop a bold vision and strategic plan to create the data-driven healthcare system and bioeconomy of the future. In my new report for ASPI, Biodata and biotechnology: opportunity and challenges …
In this episode, ASPI’s Kelsey Munro speaks to James Leibold and Emile Dirks, authors of Genomic surveillance: inside China’s DNA dragnet, about China’s national campaign of compulsory DNA collection. They discuss how multinational and major …
In Australia’s Covid-19 response, the importance of expertise in medicine, biology and epidemiology has been on display. The pandemic appears to be heralding a pivot back to evidence-based ‘fact’, away from opinion and ‘truthiness’. Universities …