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).

In our study (n=518), participants read two vignettes describing gene edition and brain modification, varying in several dimensions mentioned above. We measured the overall attitudes toward the technologies, but also specific convictions about consequences of their implementation. We accounted for individual differences (e.g. participants ideology) and technologies’ perception (e.g. their radical character or self-interest involved). Our results are in line with the previous research, but at the same time they offer some interesting insight, e.g. on the role of self-interest and interaction effects of technologies dimensions.

Marta Maj: PhD student at the Center for Social Congitive Studies, supervised by prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Kossowska, an assistant researcher in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics in the BIOUNCERTAINTY project. A graduate of biology and psychology at the Jagiellonian University. Scientifically involved in issues such as commitment to purposeful activities (starting from the cognitive processes underlying it, through researching the implementation of daily diet plans or behaviors, to political commitment) and cognitive dissonance, especially consistency of values with behavior.

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