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Philip M. Boffey

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Phil Boffey is former deputy editor of the New York Times Editorial Board and editorial page writer, primarily focusing on the impacts of science and health on society. He was also editor of Science Times and a member of two teams that won Pulitzer Prizes.

Big Data, Big Concerns

Neuroethics Viewpoint

The chief risk in sharing data is that, if it escapes from the research realm or falls into the wrong hands, it can harm the individual whose data has been shared.

Marijuana: Young Minds and Other Concerns

Neuroethics Viewpoint

Any ethical evaluation of marijuana policies should consider the latest scientific understanding of marijuana’s effects on cognitive abilities on adolescents and its potential downstream impacts on education, employment, job performance, and income.

Baked-In: How Racism is Coded into Technology

Report from the International Neuroethics Society Conference, 2020

Sociologist Ruha Benjamin described problems of racism embedded in our processes of building and using technologies, and offered some potential solutions during the 2020 meeting of the International Neuroethics Society

Neuroscience Confronts Racism

Neuroethics Viewpoint

The Black Lives Matter protests have triggered an intense bout of soul-searching and frantic efforts to erase all vestiges of racism from institutions around the nation, including neuroscience.

Jumping the Gun

Neuroethics Viewpoint

While the mobilization of the world’s scientific community to understand Covid-19 is unprecedented in history, keep in mind that more than 4,000 papers—known as preprints—have yet to be peer-reviewed.

Troubling Regulatory Standards

Neuroethics Viewpoint

Our neuroethics columnist addresses a concerning new trend of reporting brain research results through the popular media rather than in peer reviewed journals.

The Social Media Conundrum

Neuroethics Viewpoint

What can be done to overcome the devious tactics used by tech companies to ensnare teens in compulsively using and returning to social media?

Do Violent Video Games Lead to Violence?

Neuroethics Viewpoint

Violent video games of every shape and form are all the rage in the marketplace, but the jury is still out on their link to real-world aggression. Column by Philip M. Boffey.

INS Keynote Address: Martha Farah on the Impact of SES

Report from the International Neuroethics Society Conference, 2019

Martha J. Farah delivered a spirited defense of the fledgling field of neuroethics to a supportive audience on Friday, the final day of the 2019 annual meeting of the International Neuroethics Society (INS), in Chicago.

art of protesters asking Am I Next?

Guns and the Mental Health Misnomer

Neuroethics Viewpoint

While mass shootings continue to escalate, politics has led to the absence of solid, peer-reviewed research that will help identify individuals who might commit violent crimes. Column by Philip M. Boffey

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