18 January 2009
Children as Guinea Pigs for Science
At a birthing class, Dr. Sinha, a neuroscience professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, stunned everyone, including his wife, by saying he was excited about the baby’s birth “because I really want to study him and do experiments with him.” He did, too, strapping a camera on baby Darius’s head, recording what he looked at.
Dr. Sinha is among a new crop of scientists using their children as research subjects.
-from the NYTimes 18 January 2009
Watch the videos below then answer each question using complete sentences. Be sure to take the anonymous poll. If you need additional information check the link for the complete article.
Video 1: Mom’s Science Experiments
Video 2: Watching My Every Move
Video 3: Dad’s Language of Movement
At a birthing class, Dr. Sinha, a neuroscience professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, stunned everyone, including his wife, by saying he was excited about the baby’s birth “because I really want to study him and do experiments with him.” He did, too, strapping a camera on baby Darius’s head, recording what he looked at.
Dr. Sinha is among a new crop of scientists using their children as research subjects.
-from the NYTimes 18 January 2009
Watch the videos below then answer each question using complete sentences. Be sure to take the anonymous poll. If you need additional information check the link for the complete article.
Video 1: Mom’s Science Experiments
Video 2: Watching My Every Move
Video 3: Dad’s Language of Movement
- How would you feel if you were the subject for your parents “science experiment?”
- Do you think this practice is ethical? Explain your answer.
- Do you think the results of these experiments are valid scientific data? Why or why not?
- Do you think it is an invasion of privacy?
Resources: Read the article
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