Many thanks to Valerie Gutmann Koch for inviting me to talk about Neurorights and Mental Privacy at the 2026 Jaharis Health Law Institute’s Symposium in Chicago!
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Had a wonderful time giving a talk on the ethics of memory modification to 200+ high schoolers at The Masters School! Many thanks to Nyasha Chiundiza for inviting me!
Happy holidays from NYU Center for Bioethics!
Really nice to meet up with Meghan Sullivan and learn about all the exciting projects she is involved in!
Egypt was a bucket list! Blown away by the Pyramids and the new Grand Egyptian Museum! Have to come back!
Off to Egypt!
Had an amazing time in Beijing! Got to catch up with friends including some from 25 years ago! I was especially pleased to see several former @NYU MA in Bioethics students now teaching or doing a PhD at Peking University!
Off to Beijing!
Many thanks to Christian Barry and Garrett Cullity for giving a thought-provoking talk today on regulated climate responsibilities for the NYU Center for Bioethics!
ASBH was a blast! Caught up with friends and got a selfie with Caesar the llama!
Looking forward to being on a panel on agency and technology at the NYU Agency Summit! sites.google.com/nyu.edu/tafn...
Excited to give a Medicine Grand Rounds at Columbia tomorrow! www.gsas.columbia.edu/events/ai-he...
Welcome NYU MA in Bioethics Class of 2025! Love the spark and excitement that comes with the start of a new year!
Just published!
AI regulation is a maze. Let’s add a map! Alexander Haykel, Katherine Cheung, Taylor Matalon and I introduce the 5W1H framework—a simple lens to decode AI policies:
Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fun attending Dana Foundation’s 75th Anniversary Celebration!
Reunions was a blast! Fun to catch up with classmates, and Bono made a surprise appearance!
Great to see Simona Tiribelli in NYC and to learn about all her exciting work in AI ethics!
Many congratulations to the 2025 graduates!
Thoughtful discussions about AI and healthcare at Saint Louis University organized by Jeffrey Bishop!
Looking forward to delivering the Sprague and Taylor Lecture at Brooklyn College this Thursday! I'll be talking about privacy. Do feel free to come along if you are in the area! www.brooklyn.edu/event/annual...
Thanks to everyone who came to the NYU Philosophical Bioethics Workshop and made it such a success!
NYU Center for Bioethics 5th Annual Philosophical Bioethics Workshop in progress!
Do come to the NYU Center for Bioethics 5th Annual Philosophical Bioethics Workshop this Friday and Saturday!
April 25–26, 2025 | NYU Deutsches Haus | Free to attend
RSVP: nyubioe.link/PBW5
Another successful APA full of stimulating conversations with friends over good meals!
Happy Holidays from NYU Center for Bioethics!
Wibke and I met in Bangkok 30 years ago, so it’s very nice to be back! I got a chance to visit our old haunt, do some sightseeing, give a talk, be on a panel, catch up with basketball buddy Eric Hodges, and eat lots of delicious food! Thanks to Wibool Piyawattanametha for the opportunity!
Off to Bangkok!
See you next time, Heidelberg!
Stimulating discussion about the science, philosophy, and ethics of brain organoids! Many thanks to Nora Heinzelmann for inciting me to be on this panel at Heidelberg University, Germany!
New paper, “When to Save the Baby: A Fundamental Conditions Approach,” co-written with former NYU Center for Bioethics MA students Jordan Liebman and Corine Astroth now out in Pace Law Review!
You can download the paper here: digitalcommons.pace.edu/plr/vol45/is...