Andy Miah

Andy Miah is Reader in New Media & Bioethics at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. His research is informed by an interest in applied philosophy, technology, and culture and he has recently published in The Lancet, the Journal of Medical Ethics, and the Journal of International Biotechnology Law. Andy has also written for leading newspapers, including The Observer and the Times Higher Education Supplement. His major publications include Genetically Modified Athletes (2004) and The Medicalization of Cyberspace (2008). He is currently preparing a book title CyberSport:  Digital Games, Ethics & Cultures (The MIT Press, 2007). He is author of posthumanism.org.uk, serves on the editorial board member for Genomics, Society & Policy, Health Care Analysis and is Associate Editor for New Media and Communications Technologies for Studies in Ethics, Law and Technology. He is also an expert member of the European Union programme NanoBio-RAISE.

Home Page: http://www.andymiah.net

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Blogs

Andy Miah's Weblog

Emerging Ethical Issues of Life in Virtual Worlds (15 Aug, 2008)

ISEA 2009

Paralympics 2.0

The Liverpool Sound

Studies in Ethics, Law and Technology

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Books

The Medicalization of Cyberspace by Andy Miah (2007)

Genetically Modified Athletes by Andy Miah (2004)

Sport Technology: History, Philosophy & Policy by Andy Miah (2002)

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Articles

"Paralympics 2.0"   Bioethics Forum  Jun 9, 2008

"Engineering Greater Resilience or Radical Transhuman Enhancement?"   Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology 2(1)  May 1, 2008

"Letter to Utopia, v1.0"   AndyMiah.net  Nov 26, 2007

"Genetic Selection for Human Enhancement"   Journal of International Biotechnology Law, 4(6), in press.  Oct 17, 2007

"Is sport winning its war against drugs? No!"   The Guardian  Aug 2, 2006

"Review: Doctor, Can You Fix My Broken Heart?"   Journal of Medical Humanities 27(2): 127-129  Jun 1, 2006

"World Pro-Doping Agency"   AndyMiah Wordpress  Apr 11, 2006

"Legalisation of performance-enhancing drugs"   The Lancet  Dec 19, 2005

"Genetically modified athletes"   the BA  Nov 23, 2005

"American Academy of Pediatrics on Doping"   Bioethics and Sport  Nov 11, 2005

"Could Your Kid Be a Contender? Test Him"   Bioethics and Sport  Oct 12, 2005

"Is ‘Gene Doping’ Wrong?"   Project Syndicate  Sep 19, 2005

"Doping and the child: an ethical policy for the vulnerable"   The Lancet 366: 874-876  Sep 10, 2005

"Bioethics and Sport in Barcelona"   Bioethics and Sport  Aug 31, 2005