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Monthly Archives: August 2011
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Michelle Hutchinson: Creating Non-Human People
Great article by Michelle Hutichinson over at Practical Ethics: Creating Non-Human People. Blurb:
John Locke thought that what it meant to be a person was to be rational and to have a continuous stream of consciousness. In theory, an animal of any type could be a person. In that case, if we induced in a non-human primate enough awareness and human-like behaviour they would be a person. What would be problematic about doing so? One possible answer is that it might not be possible to tell when a primate became a person. However, that doesn’t sound like a compelling reason against a modifying a primate in a way which makes them more like a person. We could decide whether it is worse to treat a person as if they weren’t a person or vice versa, and then err on the side of caution in our treatment of the resulting animals. In that case, it might not matter whether we knew precisely which were people and which were not.
However, perhaps the writers of the report were not worried about the uncertain status of the non-human primates, but about the fact that whether they were in fact people, or just close to being people, it would be wrong to test on them. If that is the case, it’s experimenting on these animals which should be illegal, not producing them.
While no reason has yet been found to think that modifying non-human primates such that they are people is in itself wrong, various bad consequences might ensue. The awareness they gained might allow them to realise that they have been exploited, or increase their suffering in some other way (particularly if they were kept confined in the research facility). On the other hand, we usually think that our lives are greatly enriched by the awareness and understanding we have of the world around us, so perhaps theirs would be too.
This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Double Cross [Video]
Where do you turn when your partner double-crosses you? Who do you tell when the plan goes south and the money goes missing? The only people you can trust: your Twitter followers. Unless! More »
Courier Rising, Fox Falling, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post [Left Behind]
So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn't possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn't worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. More »
F-22 Jets Allowed to Fly Just to Escape Irene [Hurricane Irene]
Like its more expensive cousin, the F-35, America's F-22 fighter fleet at Langley Air Force Base has been grounded due to malfunctioning parts. Surprise! Not at all. But they're taking to the skies again!—just to avoid a hurricane. More »
How a Robotic Telescope Just Found the Youngest Supernova Yet [Space]
See that little, growing white dot? That's the youngest supernova ever discovered and the closest to Earth in a generation. More »
Did The SEALS Who Shot Bin Laden Have Helmet Cams Or Not? [War]
Remember how Navy SEAL Team Six caught the entire raid on Bin Laden's compound on helmet cams? Yeah, well, that may not have happened. It's just one of multiple unexplained discrepancies from the raid. More »
Why I Won’t Post that Photo of Steve Jobs [Steve Jobs]
There is a photo floating around the Internet of Steve Jobs looking very ill. It's shocking. You won't find it here. I'm not posting it. Instead, I'm posting a picture of myself that was also snapped unexpectedly. See above. More »
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Make Phone Calls During the Hurricane [Hurricane Irene]
Want to know why cell networks got clogged and choked during the earthquake? A one minute phone call is 460,800% larger than a single text. So with our next natural disaster this week, use SMS. For everyone's sake. More »
Governor Chris Christie to Idiots: Get The Hell Off The Beach [Video]
People of New Jersey loitering on the beaches! Your Governor Chris Christie has some very good advice for you. Stop working on your tan and get the Hell off the beach! That goes for you too, Snookie! More »
Listen to Gizmodo’s Soundtrack: The Weeknd [Video]
If you live somewhere on the Eastern Seaboard, fill your fridge with food, grab a dozen bottles of wine, and download The Weeknd's Thursday—or their previous album House of Balloons. More »
Irene Emergency Radio Tracker Site Set to Ambient Music Is Helpful, Creepy [Hurricane Irene]
Emergency radio during a hurricane is undeniably fascinating (and potentially life-saving). But you need to know where to listen. You Are Listening To tracks emergency radio for you, combining it with ambient music for a mesmerizing, if creepy, experience. More »
9 Tools to Help Tame Hurricane Irene [Toolkit]
Well, Hurricane Irene is here, which means much the East Coast should be prepared for the worst. We ran this Toolkit earlier in the week in wake of the earthquake. But it's just as useful for hurricanes. More »
The 10 Stupidest Ways To Die in a Hurricane [Hurricane Irene]
Only 3,500 Americans have died in hurricanes since the 1940s thanks to improved warning and evacuation systems. If you end up one of them, you were either in the wrong place at the wrong time, or you were stupid. More »
Ness, Photo 365, FEMA and More [Apps Of The Week]
In this week's app roundup: hurricanes, prepared for; pictures, taken everyday; photos, edited by pros; x-men, re-lived; fantasy football, managed; college football, kept up with; malls, tiny tower'd; post-its, geo-triggered; restaurants, picked out and much, much more. More »
iSheetMusic, Luminance, Composition No. 1 and More [Ipad Apps Of The Week]
A new way to read sheet music, a new way to read books (on shuffle), a boss photo editor and more are the iPad apps of the Week. Check out the full list here. (apps are listed in the side bar) More »
Luminance, Mega Mall Story, Post-It PopNotes and More [Iphone Apps Of The Week]
Photo 365, a camera app that helps you take a picture everyday, and Luminance, a "pro" photo editing app, headline the top iPhone apps of the week. There's also a neat Post-It app and a terribly addictive game: Mega Mall Story. Check out all the apps here. Apps will be listed in the side bar More »
ESPN Bowl Bound, FEMA, Cowboys & Aliens and More [Android Apps Of The Week]
In this week's best Android app roundup, you have two excellent games in X-Men and Cowboys & Aliens. Two sports-centric apps to stay up to date with the college and NFL seasons. And so much more. Check them all out here. Apps will be listed in the side bar More »
It Costs $23,000 to Get Your Peen Snipped in the US [Factoid]
Hospitals are already so ridiculously overpriced that I'm surprised I'm even surprised about this but according to a new father, a hospital in Boston quoted him $23,000 for a circumcision procedure for his son. More »
