More invasive devices have prompted new debates about privacy and freedom. But it’s important to keep in mind that other technologies already sense and shape our thoughts, a neuroethicist argues.
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Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
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Naomi S. Baron is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emerita of Linguistics, American University
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Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Education, Lakehead University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, UMass Boston
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Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW's Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Neuroethics, Penn State
