CPA and CSHPS Announce 2026 Drake Lecture: Françoise Baylis on Building Better (Human) Beings: Gattaca Stack & Prediction Markets
The lecture, titled Building Better (Human) Beings: Gattaca Stack & Prediction Markets, will take place on Saturday, 6 June 2026, as part of the CPA's Annual Congress at the Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Drake Lecture is an annual named lecture of CSHPS, honouring the legacy of Stillman Drake, the renowned historian of science. The 2026 lecture is co-presented with the CPA as part of the congress program at Dalhousie.
Françoise Baylis is one of Canada's most distinguished philosophers and bioethicists, known for her groundbreaking work at the intersection of ethics, policy, and practice. A member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Nova Scotia, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, she has shaped international debate on human genome editing, assisted reproduction, and biotechnology governance. Her book Altered Inheritance: CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing (Harvard University Press, 2019) is a landmark contribution to the field.
Event Details:
What: Building Better (Human) Beings: Gattaca Stack & Prediction Markets
Where: Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
When: Saturday, 6 June 2026, 16:00 ADT
Registration: Visit congress.acpcpa.ca for complete registration information.
The CPA Annual Congress (CPA26) runs 6–9 June 2026 at Dalhousie University and is held in partnership with CSHPS, the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics (CSHPM), the Canadian Society for Aesthetics (CSA), the Canadian Society for the Study of Practical Ethics (CSSPE), and other affiliated societies.
Media contact:
Brenda Sanderson,
Executive Director, CPA
bsanderson@acpcpa.ca
