{"id":35504,"date":"2011-05-22T15:42:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T15:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/and-now-i-have-a-master%e2%80%99s-degree-science-not-fiction\/"},"modified":"2011-05-22T15:42:48","modified_gmt":"2011-05-22T15:42:48","slug":"and-now-i-have-a-master%e2%80%99s-degree-science-not-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/and-now-i-have-a-master%e2%80%99s-degree-science-not-fiction.php","title":{"rendered":"And Now I Have a Master\u2019s Degree | Science Not Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hooray! I now have a Master of Arts degree from New York University. I even got to wear a bright purple robe with strange sleeves, was hooded, and topped it all off with a mortarboard that barely fit on my head.<\/p>

My degree is from the John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in Humanities and Social Thought<\/a>, which means I cobbled together a few disparate fields into my own academic Voltron of study. Critical theory, gender studies, and bioethics comprised the triumvirate of nerdiness out of which I forged my thesis, “Human Enhancement and Our Moral Responsibility to Future Generations.” My advisor was a tremendous resource, educator, and inspiration. Thanks, Greg!<\/p>

Oh, and I competed in the northern hemisphere’s first ever Threesis<\/a> competition. The goal: summarize your thesis in three minutes to a lay audience with nothing but a single static keynote slide for visual backup. Not easy, but quite fun.<\/p>

I had the support of friends and family (my parents and partner in particular) throughout the process. They stood by me while I was pulling all-nighters, living in the library, and deliriously rambling on about Derek Parfit, Jurgen Habermas, and Julian Savulescu.<\/p>

In true science nerd fashion, I ...<\/p>

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