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UCSC will present "The Frankenstein Project," a modern theatrical adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein story, plus "FrankenCon"-- a three-day conference featuring scientists, theorists, ...
In honor of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and to kick off Science Friday’s Frankenstein Book Club, we’ve put together some ideas and resources for tackling modern science and ...
Master storyteller Susan Marie Frontczak, playing the part of Mary Shelley, tells how the famous and familiar story of Dr. Frankenstein's creature is related to ethical issues that arise when ...
Researchers Reanimate Frankenstein to Bring Science to Life Curated around the almost 200-year-old tale, a new museum is set to get people thinking about the ethics of cutting-edge research ...
Monster of legend goes online with questions of ethics and experimentation.
LONDON — The name of Frankenstein should not be lightly invoked in the context of science. But the Human Embryology and Fertilisation Bill, which the British Parliament has been debating this week, ...
SciFri listeners weigh in on Frankenstein, Silicon Valley's tech monsters, and the ethics of modern inventions.
Future Tense Newsletter: We Need a Muppet Version of Frankenstein Plus, stories from the recent past of Future Tense.
(Frankenstein, Chapter 9) ******** Monstrosity IV The PENS Report was understandably greeted by a chorus of criticism from individuals and groups concerned about human rights and psychological ethics.
But although the biggest questions in early 19th century science are woven into the story, they're wrapped around a core of even bigger questions about scientific ethics and unintended consequences.
The bicentennial of Frankenstein started early. While Mary Shelley’s momentous novel was published anonymously in 1818, the commemorations began last year to mark the dark and stormy night on ...