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THE CENTRE FOR BIOETHICS AT UCM (UCM CB)

The Centre for Bioethics at UCM (UCM CB) was established by Professor Peter Sýkora in 2008 as the first centre of its kind in Slovakia. It is based at the Department of Philosophy and Applied Philosophy of the Faculty of Arts, University of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Slovakia. UCM CB focuses on the systematic analysis of the impact of emerging technologies on society and individuals. It is our understanding, that the dynamic development in biology, medicine, and information technology represent unprecedented challenges and opportunities for the reevaluation in the discourse on ethics, legislation and social policy.

The sci-fi genre predicted some scenarios that we are currently facing, yet the future is different than what we have ever dreamed of. We were supposed to establish a new society on Mars, but instead are addicted to social media. Maybe the 21st. century will be different than the dream, because humanity is trying to push its limits without a clear vision. We could try to overcome the limitations of our species by developing new forms of (un)natural selection based on intelligent choice, but whose choice will it be and for what intelligence will we decide? Sci-fi Philosophy: Series of public lectures

The Slovak Research and Development Agency (SRDA) under the custody of Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic issued a new report Excellence in Science which awards the implementation and work results of the best Slovak experts in various fields of science. It is our honour to announce that the project of the UCM CB APVV-0379-12 Analysis of the philosophical and ethical dimensions of NBIC technologies concerning human enhancement was evaluated among the best projects in the field of Humanitites.

Breakfast with Plato, Dinner with Queen Min. Linguistic Avatars of GPT-3

Dr. Mariusz Pisarski from the UCM Center for Bioethics delivered a lecture entitled "Breakfast with Plato, Dinner with Queen Min. Linguistic Avatars of GPT-3"

MODERN BIO-DISCOURSE AND BLURRING BORDERS / Conference program and invitation

Conference program out: Adam Doležal (Czech Academy of Science), Martin Zielina (Charles University), Jaromir Škoda (Charles University), Robert Birkholc (University of Warsaw), Weronika Lipsycz (University of Warsaw), along with others. Join us online:

Sci-FI Philosophy continues / The problem of extinction

The Centre for Bioethics would like to invite you to the upcoming lecture "The Problem of Extinction". You can watch the lecture online at https://www.facebook.com/MalyBerlin/. The date and time of the lecture are June 9th, 18:00.