The science of dignity

A recent Nature news article regarding the latest battle on the animal research front takes us to Switzerland. There, the University of Zurich and another research institute are taking a case to the Swiss Supreme Court arguing against the rulings of a lower court, which banned two primate-based experiments that had been approved by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The proposed experiments were said to potentially offend the dignity of the animals, according to an external advisory board, overruling a decision by the veterinary office (responsible for animal welfare) who allowed the experiments to proceed.

This stems from a change in Swiss law back in 2004, which suggested that the dignity of animals had to be considered (see Article 120). As the accompanying editorial points out, using a subjective concept like dignity as our guiding compass in determining the moral legitimacy of research proposals is not only absurd, but dangerous.

Source: http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nn/rss/action_potential/~3/dG6gjVUX3DQ/the_science_of_dignity_1.html

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"Here One Day" - A Narrative of Loss and Understanding

"Here One Day" is a documentary by filmmaker Kathy Leichter about the suicide of her mother. Filmed by the winner of the 2010 Excellence in Cinematography Award at The Sundance Film Festival, this touching documentary shows what happens to those left behind after a loved ones dies by suicide.

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Source: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/two-takes-depression/201105/here-one-day-narrative-loss-and-understanding

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Nature Network Journal Club: Curbing cocaine addiction using gene therapy

The next installment of the Nature Network Neuroscience group journal club is now live. The paper discusses a potential therapeutic strategy involving the upregulation of the dopamine receptor D2R that may be beneficial in the treatment of cocaine abuse and addiction.

The contributor discussing this paper for the neuroscience group is Áine Duffy, a postdoctoral fellow at Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York. I want to thank Áine for her participation.

Source: http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nn/rss/action_potential/~3/8FgxZg4JAeA/ng_nature_network_journal_club_cu.html

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My Boyfriend Doesn?t Talk To Me But I Don?t Want To Lose Him

Me and my boy friend have been going out over 3 years and he always looked after me. I did meet him when I was homeless and I love him now more than anything.  He knows I do but I think he lost interest in me he always tells me to shut up and he [...]

Source: http://psychcentral.com/ask-the-therapist/2011/07/01/my-boyfriend-doesnt-talk-to-me-but-i-dont-want-to-lose-him/

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Tackling Football Hooliganism: A Quantitative Study of Public Order, Policing and Crowd Psychology

It’s been a very long time since I’ve spotted an article in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law that I’ve wanted to read (is it just me or has it been incredibly dull over the last few issues?). But here’s one that sounds interesting, appears theoretically sound and of practical value: This paper contributes to the [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crimepsychblog/UAsr/~3/vSEeLX0-t4s/

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Does my mom need help?

I’m 15 years old. I have two older sisters and we all find ourselves getting frustrated with our mom often. I know this is common with kids and their parents but I feel like my relationship with my mom is different. She sits around all day and yells at us from across the house whenever [...]

Source: http://psychcentral.com/ask-the-therapist/2011/06/29/does-my-mom-need-help/

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The Anthropology of Crime and Criminalization

Despite the focus on psychological research in this blog, I find anthropological approaches fascinating too. Here’s a neat review of such approaches applied to the cross-cultural understanding of crime and criminality: The ambiguity of the concept of crime is evident in the two strands of anthropological research covered in this review. One strand, the anthropology [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crimepsychblog/UAsr/~3/j5osu_BYuds/

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