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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
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Our mission: Identify & address key ethical issues in science, clinical care, public health - locally & globally.
Freeman Family Ethics for Lunch: "Ethical & Legal Considerations in Responding to Requests for Hastened Death: A Discussion on Medical Aid in Dying (MAID)" | Tues, Nov. 18, Noon EST. Open to all, join in person, lunch provided, @hopkinsnursing.bsky.social - N231. Info: mailchi.mp/jhu/z6pu34uy...
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Bioethics Seminar TODAY, Noon EST: Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH, "Reducing Stigmatizing Language in Patient Health Records to Promote Respect for Patients" - Open to all, attend in person, lunch provided. Feinstone Hall,
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social - link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#Bioethics Seminar - Mary Catherine Beach, "Reducing Stigmatizing Language in Patient Health Records to Promote Respect for Patients" - Mon, Nov 10, Noon. Open to all, attend in-person, lunch provided, Feinstone Hall, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social - Link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
November 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
AI Ethics & Governance Weekly Roundup | Workslop, Why AI Hallucinates, Why AI Breaks Bad, In Love With A Chatbot, Sycophantic Chatbots, Misrepresenting News, Supercharging Inequality, Powering Surveillance Tech, Carebot Governance, + More mailchi.mp/f721b3bb5d9c...
October 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup - Calming Drugs, Love Drugs, Cognitive Enhancement Attitudes, ChatGPT Symptoms, Why AI Hallucinates, AI Chatbot Is Not Your Friend, Pig Kidney Fails, If We Could Turn Back Time, Human Brain Organoid Research Attitudes, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/sciencee...
October 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
TODAY, Noon EDT - Bioethics Webinar: Zoë Fritz, "What should you say when you are not sure?" Ethical, legal & empirical analysis of communication of Diagnostic Uncertainty - Free & open to all - link for more info and to join via Zoom: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
October 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Hello again, Portland! Come visit us tomorrow (7am-6pm) and Friday (7am-4pm) in the #ASBH25 exhibit hall - booth 17. Get our latest updates. Some swag. Maybe some candy!
October 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Join us TODAY, Noon: Freeman Family Ethics for Lunch, "Periviability—The Changing Landscape of Premature Birth". Open to all, lunch provided, attend in-person, Carpenter Room B, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/z6pu34uy...
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
AI Ethics & Governance Weekly Roundup - Prompt that Could End the World, LLM Danger, Swimming in AI Slop, Bot Conference, Gaming AI Hiring, AI Personhood/Marriage Legislation, Avoiding AI-Fueled Poverty Porn 2.0, Do Good Approach, JAMA Summit on AI, + More mailchi.mp/2c1f536b504b...
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup: Ethical Collapse & Courage, Lost Appetites, Brain Stim, AI, Health, & Health Care, Biometric Bracelet Behind Bars, High School Romances with AI, GM Wildlife? Genes Are Not Enough, Rare Diseases, Organoid Guidelines, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/sciencee...
October 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Freeman Family Ethics for Lunch: Case Presentation & Discussion, "Periviability—The Changing Landscape of Premature Birth". Tues, Oct 21, Noon. Open to all, lunch provided, attend in person: Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Carpenter Room B. Link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/z6pu34uy...
October 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Bioethics Seminar, TODAY, Noon - John Santelli, MD, MPH, "Inclusion of Minor Adolescents in Health Research: Key Issues, New Guidance". Open to all. Attend in person, Lunch provided. Feinstone Hall, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social -More info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
October 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
John Santelli, MD, MPH, "Inclusion of Minor Adolescents in Health Research: Key Issues, New Guidance" - Mon, Oct 13, Noon ET. Open to all, attend in person, lunch provided. Feinstone Hall, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social | Berman Institute Bioethics Seminar Series mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
October 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup: Sentient Insects, Dead Composer's Blood Makes Music, Looking for Consciousness in All the Wrong Places, ChatGPT Resurrection, Chatbots Want to be your Friend, AI Diagnosis, Lab-Made Human Embryos, Longevity Science, DNA Data, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/sciencee...
October 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
AI Ethics & Governance Weekly Roundup: Predicting Impact, Artificial Participants, Conscious Chatbot? Reimagining School, AI relationships - 4 Films, Materials Discovery, New Evolutionary Individuals, Co-Constructing Embedded Ethics, + More mailchi.mp/55078a10ac6c...
October 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Berman Institute Bioethics Bulletin: Cases in #Bioethics - Health Research Ethics in Southeast Asia, Sentient Insects, Stranded Drugs -> Dead Children, AI for Mental Health, Public Trust in Science, Blaming Mothers, Frankenstein's Sheep, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
October 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Kadija Ferryman on the AI in Public Health: Balancing Innovation and Ethics panel at the 2025 Bloomberg American Health Summit. www.youtube.com/live/JPI0NxS...
September 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#Bioethics in the Academic Lit - This Week - Phased Multimodal Consent, Asynchronous Electronic Consent, Research Participant Bill of Rights, Cultural Challenges to Adversarial Cooperation, Ethics on the Big Screen, Data Access? + More mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Global #FoodEthics and Policy Program Weekly Roundup - Food Cuts, Food Prices Rise, Blame, Farming Legacy, Empty Offices -> Farms, Documentary Film, Mindfulness, Lifestyle, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/we3frp22...
September 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
AI Ethics & Governance Roundup - Peer Review Perks, AI Standards, Using Retracted Papers, Urgent Calls to Maybe Do Something, Chatbot Alarm, AI & Cheating, AI Human Research Reviews, Remaining Opaque, The Wheel of Governance, When is it Safe? + More mailchi.mp/e4efa4852258...
September 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup - Speaking with the Animals, Consciousness Across Worldviews, AI to Review Human Research? Wearables, AI Psychosis, Organoids, Dual-Use Concerns, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/sciencee...
September 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Berman Institute #Bioethics Bulletin - This Week - Beach-Sugarman Award Applications Invited, Autism, Tylenol, Collecting US Citizens' DNA, FMLA & Research Participation, Cure That Went Away, Private Equity Firm ER Costs, Funding Restored, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
September 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
#Bioethics in the Academic Lit - This Week - Normalized Attacks on Healthcare in War, Imperfect Art of Patient-Centered Self-Disclosure, Duty of Care to Post-Enhanced Vets, Framework for Coercive Antimicrobial Stewardship, Cultural Narratives, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
September 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Global #FoodEthics & Policy Program Weekly Roundup - School Food-Literacy Programs, Agri-Food Transformation, Apps for Hungry Americans, Schools Help, Farmers Struggle to Find Workers, Care About Shrimp, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/we3frp22...
September 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
AI Ethics & Governance Weekly Roundup - Illusions of AI Consciousness, ChatGPT for Financial Advice? AI and Women's Oppression, Dictionaries Sue, Robot Etymology, Teen Safety, Peer Perceptions, Digital Afterlives, + More mailchi.mp/28eed5263fa4...
September 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM