Tag: doctors
The Boy Who Proved Most Theories of Consciousness Wrong
He was unequivocally conscious — without a cerebral cortex and even without brain hemispheres.
From Seizures, a Healthy Respect for the Brain
Webb Wright’s roundup of historical approaches to epilepsy is not very insightful, unfortunately.
Claim: Only Doctors Can Prevent Global Warming
Science, medical, and bioethics journals are setting themselves up as the new political resistance.
The Machine Model in Medicine
The unfortunate fact is, there really are those two conflicting sides in medicine.
We Can’t Let “Experts” Decide the Morality of Making “Humanized Animals”
Bioethics is a utilitarianish social-political movement whose primary advocates are usually philosophers, lawyers, and/or doctors.