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5th November 2020: Research seminar online - Karolina Wiśniowska (Jagiellonian University): A data-driven argument in bioethics: the concept of dignity in academic journals specializing in Christian ethics

We have the pleasure to invite you to a research seminar in the ‘BIOUNCERTAINTY’ research project. The subject of the seminar is 'A data-driven argument in bioethics: the concept of dignity in academic journals specializing in Christian ethics' and it will be delivered by Karolina Wiśniowska (Jagiellonian University). The seminar will take place on Thursday, 5th of November, at 5:30pm on MS Teams (link below).
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10th December 2020: Research seminar online - Adrian Stencel (IF UJ) with the co-author: Drug repurposing for COVID-19: The problem of excessive hypothesis testing

We have the pleasure to invite you for a research seminar in the ‘BIOUNCERTAINTY’ research project. The subject of the seminar is 'Drug repurposing for COVID-19: The problem of excessive hypothesis testing' and it will be delivered by Adrian Stencel (IF UJ) with the co-author. The seminar will take place on Thursday, 10th of December, at 5:30pm on MS Teams (link below).
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17th December 2020: Research seminar online - Vilius Dranseika (INCET JU): Personal Identity, Direction of Change, and the Right to Withdraw from Research: A Cross-linguistic Replication of Tobia (2016)

We have the pleasure to invite you for a research seminar in the ‘BIOUNCERTAINTY’ research project. The seminar will take place on Thursday, 17th of December, at 5:30pm on MS Teams (link below).
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8th October 2020: Research seminar online - Vilius Dranseika (Jagiellonian University); Ivars Neiders (Riga Stradins University) - Dying, ceasing to exist, and ‘what we are’

We have the pleasure to invite you for a research seminar in the ‘BIOUNCERTAINTY’ research project. The subject of the seminar is 'Dying, ceasing to exist, and "what we are"' and it will be delivered by Vilius Dranseika (Jagiellonian University) and Ivars Neiders (Riga Stradins University). The seminar will take place on Thursday, 8th of October, at 5:30pm only on MS Teams (link below).
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26th November 2020: Research seminar online - Przemysław Zawadzki (Jagiellonian University): Personality and authenticity in light of the memory-modifying potential of optogenetics

We have the pleasure to invite you to a research seminar in the ‘BIOUNCERTAINTY’ research project. The subject of the seminar is 'Personality and authenticity in light of the memory-modifying potential of optogenetics' and it will be delivered by Przemysław Zawadzki (Jagiellonian University). The seminar will take place on Thursday, 26th of November, at 5:30pm on MS Teams (link below).
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12th November 2020: Research seminar online - Lee Elkin (Jagiellonian University): Normative Uncertainty Meets Social Choice Theory

We have the pleasure to invite you to a research seminar in the ‘BIOUNCERTAINTY’ research project. The subject of the seminar is 'Normative Uncertainty Meets Social Choice Theory' and it will be delivered by Lee Elkin (Jagiellonian University). The seminar will take place on Thursday, 12th of November, at 5:30pm on MS Teams (link below).
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[Important! Event date changed] 26th October 2020: Research seminar online: Is meta-analysis a reliable source of evidence for decisions in the clinic?

We have the pleasure to invite you for a research seminar in the ‘BIOUNCERTAINTY’ research project. The subject of the seminar is 'Is meta-analysis a reliable source of evidence for decisions in the clinic?'. The seminar will take place on Monday, 26th of October, at 5:30pm on MS Teams (link below).
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22nd October 2020: Research seminar online - Marta Maj (Jagiellonian University): Attitudes toward emerging biotechnologies. What matters and why?

We have the pleasure to invite you for a research seminar in the ‘BIOUNCERTAINTY’ research project. The subject of the seminar is 'Attitudes toward emerging biotechnologies. What matters and why?' and it will be delivered by Marta Maj (Jagiellonian University). The seminar will take place on Thursday, 22nd of October, at 5:30pm on MS Teams (link below).
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15th October 2020: Research seminar online - Piotr Bystranowski (Jagiellonian University); Ivar R. Hannikainen (University of Granada) - Normative vs. factual disagreement: Examining domain differences in dissent perception

We have the pleasure to invite you for a research seminar in the ‘BIOUNCERTAINTY’ research project. The subject of the seminar is 'Normative vs. factual disagreement: Examining domain differences in dissent perception' and it will be delivered by Piotr Bystranowski (Jagiellonian University) and Ivar R. Hannikainen (University of Granada). The seminar will take place on Thursday, 15th of October, at 5:30pm on MS Teams (link below).
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Agent‐based modelling for SARS‐CoV‐2 epidemic prediction and intervention assessment: A methodological appraisal - a new article by Mariusz Maziarz and Martin Zach

Our purpose is to assess epidemiological agent‐based models—or ABMs—of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic methodologically. The rapid spread of the outbreak requires fast‐paced decision‐making regarding mitigation measures.
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The Normative Significance of Empirical Moral Psychology - "Diametros" special issue - June 2020

The aim of this special issue is to encourage scholars to rethink how, if at all, it is possible to draw any normative conclusions by discovering the psychological processes underlying moral judgments.
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Results of the "Philosophy in Practice" competition for students in academic year 2019/20

We know the laureates of the "Philosophy in Practice" competition for students for best essay in the field of practical philosophy. Papers chosen by the jury will be published soon.
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Discussion: Normative status of high-risk medical services

Various medical services carry a high risk for people subject to such services. However, in a situation such as current Covid-19 pandemic, providing necessary services to an infected person may be associated with high risk for those who provide for that person. To determine the normative status of medical services associated with this type of risk, we need to answer several questions. We invite you to read and join the discussion on this topic.
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