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The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies is a nonprofit techno-progressive think tank which examines how progress in science and technology can increase freedom, happiness, and human flourishing in democratic societies.
James Hughes is a bioethicist and sociologist who serves as associate provost at UMass Boston, and as executive director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET).