Developing a Research Question

Now, it is time to start preparing for Project 2. In this post, I will be considering questions that I have about debates within the Neuroscience community.

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Questions that I have:

Genetically modified foods-

• How do genetically modified foods specifically affect the brain?

Vaccinations-

• What is the effect of having non-vaccinated children around others? 
• Will a law ever be imposed forcing parents to vaccinate their child:? 

Artificial Intelligence-

• How can smart AI improve society? 
• How far can, or should, scientists go to make AI human-like?

For these current controversies, I am mostly interested in artificial intelligence. As one interested in neuroscience, it is fascinating how far technology has come and how great the potential could be for AI. However, while AI can seem to improve society, will there ever come a time where AI must be treated like a human? Should we even take AI that far? That is a question that has been asked even during the very start of computers, and I would like to find some insight on the matter other than what is in the movies. 

As for genetically modified foods, I have always been interested in how organic food might be better-or not better- than non-organic. Now with genetically modified foods, we can produce produce at a faster rate. But at what cost? 

The vaccination debate has always baffled me. Coming from a medicine-oriented family, vaccinations were always a must. But now that people have come out saying that vaccinations are bad, I would like to see their side of the story.