Meghie Rodrigues
Meghie Rodrigues is a journalist specializing in Earth sciences, science policy, and climate change. She is a freelance contributor for Nature magazine and has contributed to publications such as The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, and Science, among others. She is a member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network and a co-founder of RedeComCiência (Brazilian Network of Science Journalists and Communicators). She holds a master's degree in Scientific and Cultural Communication from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), where she is currently conducting doctoral research on climate misinformation.
Humans in Update: The Ethical Limits of Editable Life
From genetic editing to advanced therapies, from intelligent prosthetics to technologies that expand physical and cognitive capabilities, science is expanding intervention on life and the human body in unprecedented ways. In this scenario, the boundaries between the natural, the artificial, and the human are becoming increasingly less clear. The panel debates how far these transformations should go, what benefits and risks are at stake, and how to establish ethical, social, and political limits in the face of advances that challenge traditional notions of nature, identity, and humanity.