Outram, Simon -

Submitted by halifax on Tue, 2010/08/10 - 8:32am
Personal Information
First Name: 
Simon
Last Name: 
Outram
Other: 
Novel Tech Ethics
University Affiliation: 
Dalhousie University
Email Address: 
smoutram@gmail.com
Area of Research
Specific Area of Research: 
Biotechnology and science communication within sub-Saharan Africa, the bioethical discussion surround cognitive enhancement practices
Academics
PHD Program: 
Science and Technology Studies
PHD University: 
St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London
PHD Date: 
2007
Major Publications: 
Outram SM. (2011) Ethical Considerations in the Framing of the Cognitive Enhancement Debate. Neuroethics. DOI 10.1007/s12152-011-9131-7. E-publication ahead of print Outram SM, Racine E. (2011) Examining reports and policies on cognitive enhancement: Approaches, rationale, and recommendations. Accountability in Research 18:323–341 Outram SM, Ellison GTH. Arguments against the Use of Racialized Categories as Genetic Variables in Biomedical Research. In: Whitmarsh I & Jones, DS. (eds) “What’s the Use of Race? Modern Governance and the Biology of Difference”. MIT Press, 2010: 91-124. Outram SM & Ellison GTH. “The Truth Will Out: Scientific Pragmatism And The Geneticisation Of Race And Ethnicity.”In: Ellison, GTH & Goodman, AH (eds) “The Nature of Difference: Science, Society and Human Biology”. Taylor and & Frances Group, 2006: 157-179.