Podcasts about Bioethics

A heads up for listeners, this episode references self-harm and suicide. Kel is struggling to find the right tools for their mental health issues when they hear about a new option — a therapy chatbot. The app is scripted by mental health professionals, but will it be helpful when Kel is in crisis?   Bot Love is written by Anna Oakes, Mark Pagán, and Diego Senior. Hosted and produced by Anna Oakes and Diego Senior. Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Curtis Fox is the story editor. Sound design by Terence Bernardo and Rebecca Seidel. Bei Wang and Katrina Carter are the associate producers. Cover art by Diego Patiño. Theme song by Maria Linares. Transcripts by Erin Wade. Bot Love was created by Diego Senior. Support for this project was provided in part by the Ideas Lab at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University. Special thanks to The Moth, Lauren Arora Hutchinson, Director of the Ideas Lab, and Josh Wilcox at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio, where we recorded these episodes. For Radiotopia Presents, Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Yooree Losordo is the managing producer. Audrey Mardavich is the Executive Producer. It's a production of PRX's Radiotopia and part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed that debuts limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices. For La Central Podcasts, Diego Senior is the Executive Producer. Learn more about Bot Love at radiotopiapresents.fm and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at radiotopia.fm.

My guest today is Nita Farahany. Nita is a professor of Law and Philosophy at Duke Law School. She is the founding director of the Duke Science and Society. She is the faculty chair of the Duke MA in Bioethics and Science Policy and Principal Investigator at slap lab. In 2010, she was appointed by President Obama to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues where she served until 2017. She's an appointed Member of the National Advisory Council for the National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke and she is a past president of the International Neuroethics Society. This is only a small slice of her bio. The topic of this conversation is mind reading, and I don't mean trying to guess what's in somebody's head. I mean actual technology that scans your brain and reliably conveys what you are thinking or feeling. Now, this seemed like science fiction to me, but Nita convinced me in this conversation that this technology is already here, and there are a host of ethical questions relating to privacy and other things. Nita and I talk about how EEG scans can give us information about our minds. We talk about the relationship between EEG scans and classical questions in the philosophy of mind, such as consciousness, as well as free will. We talk about the uses of mind-reading technology in criminal investigations, which has already happened. We talk about the current uses of mind-reading tech in Chinese factories. And yes, that is already happening too. We talk about tattoos that can pick up your brain activity. And once again, that already exists. We talk about the combination of artificial intelligence and mind-reading tech and what that promises for the future. We talk about whether excellent liars would be able to pass mind-reading technology. We also talk about how mind-reading tech has even been used to tell whether couples are in love. I really hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When too much solitude overwhelms Ryan during the shutdown, he finds solace in a chatbot named Audrey. But his new virtual friend becomes a full-on obsession, and his social isolation deepens. Here's how chatbots are often designed to pull you into their world, and how users can become addicted to them.  Bot Love is written by Anna Oakes, Mark Pagán, and Diego Senior. Hosted and produced by Anna Oakes and Diego Senior. Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Curtis Fox is the story editor. Sound design by Terence Bernardo and Rebecca Seidel. Bei Wang and Katrina Carter are the associate producers. Cover art by Diego Patiño. Theme song by Maria Linares. Transcripts by Erin Wade. Bot Love was created by Diego Senior. Support for this project was provided in part by the Ideas Lab at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University. Special thanks to The Moth, Lauren Arora Hutchinson, Director of the Ideas Lab, and Josh Wilcox at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio, where we recorded these episodes. For Radiotopia Presents, Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Yooree Losordo is the managing producer. Audrey Mardavich is the Executive Producer. It's a production of PRX's Radiotopia and part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed that debuts limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices. For La Central Podcasts, Diego Senior is the Executive Producer. Learn more about Bot Love at radiotopiapresents.fm and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at radiotopia.fm.

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Nita Farahany, the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke Law School, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the concept of cognitive liberty and how it can combat the ethical and legal dilemmas presented by advances in neurotechnology. You can find Farahany's book "The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology" here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250272966/thebattleforyourbrain

Questions Covered: 12:29 – Is it ethical to consume animals and animal products? Is this taking us away from the true call of Jesus? 19:36 – Is it true that the shelf life of a frozen embryo is 5 years? 22:11 – What would a couple do with the frozen embryos? Does the Church allow these embryos to go to women who cannot conceive? 29:33 – What is gain-of-function research and is it ethical? 39:54 – What are your thoughts on printing animal DNA for interplanetary colonization? Would it be ethical? 44:55 – Would it be appropriate to have frozen embryos buried with the mother at her death? 47:20 – Is Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer licit? …

Welcome back to Neurotech Pub! In this first installment of two episodes on Connectomics, host and Paradromics CEO Matt Angle kicks off a lively discussion on the rapidly accelerating research in the mapping, preservation, and reconstruction of the human connectome. We explore the ethical and legal ramifications of disruptive technology, and some of the unique challenges faced when driving innovation in emerging industries. Our guests are:  Nita Faraheny, JD, PhD, Everett Distinguished Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke Law School, the Founding Director of Duke Science & Society, the Faculty Chair of the Duke MA in Bioethics & Science Policy, and principal investigator of SLAP Lab.  Kenneth Hayworth, PhD, President and Co-Founder of the Brain Preservation Foundation, Senior Scientist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus (JFRC) Robert McIntyre, CEO at Nectome As an exciting new development since the recording of this episode, Nita recently published a book, The Battle for Your Brain, which examines many topics in neuroethics, from Connectomics to Brain-Computer Interfaces. It is currently available on Amazon.Keep an eye out for part two in this series, which will take a deep dive into the latest technical and engineering innovations in the connectomics ecosystem. Coming soon!Please be advised that this episode contains a brief discussion of assisted suicide in a medical setting.Show Notes: 0:00 | Episode Intro 1:16 | Nita A. Farahany, JD, PhD1:21 | Kenneth Hayworth, PhD1:27 | Robert McKintyre, CEO, Nectome1:56 | Meeting of the minds 2:53 | Aldehyde-stabilized cryopreservation wins final phase of brain preservation prize3:56 | The Brain Preservation Foundation4:09 | Documentary series on the Brain Preservation Foundation5:21 | Letter of Support for Aldehyde Stabilized Cryopreservation (and ‘next steps' caveats)5:51 | Nita's 2018 Neuroethics Ted Talk 5:54 | International Neuroethics Society6:25 | Connectomics & new paths in neuroscience 8:10 | Allen Institute for Brain Science8:47 | A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain9:33 | A visual intro to synaptic imaging in connectomics10:28 | The structure of the nervous system of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans 11:16 | Mouse Connectome Project at CIC14:59 | Cryonics controversy 19:00 | Death, taxes, and synapses 20:51 | Uniform Law Commission21:08 | The Uniform Determination of Death Act24:25 | Watch Altered Carbon on Netflix25:49 | Understanding the “Loss of Chance” Doctrine 37:13 | Understanding Physician-Assisted Death, or ‘Death with Dignity' 40:21 | Euthanasia in the Netherlands46:01 | Autonomy, Dignity, and Consent to Harm, Rutgers Law Review Want More?Follow Neurotech Pub on TwitterFollow Paradromics on Twitter, LinkedIn, and InstagramFollow Matt on LinkedIn and Twitter

Dr Stephen G. Post is Internationally recognized for his work with Alzheimers patients, their families andallied organizations. Stephen G. Post, PhD is an elected Member of the Medical and Scientific AdvisoryBoard of Alzheimers Disease International and one of only three recipients of the AlzheimersAssociation Distinguished Service Award. His first book, The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer's Disease (JohnsHopkins University Press, 2000) was hailed as a “medical classic of the century” by the British Medical Journal.In 2001 he founded the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love with Sir John Templeton. Post is thefounding director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics a

Our guest for this episode is Erin Sharoni, who is a Master of Bioethics degree candidate (‘23) at Harvard Medical School and a seasoned biotechnology executive with expertise in longevity, epigenetics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). We discussed the incredibly important value of ethics in the field of AI, and explored the reasons why at this most pivotal of times in human history, there hasn't been enough conversations around this subject.  Erin has over 15 years of experience building products and brands in molecular health, media, and finance. She has held roles at top financial institutions like Bridgewater Associates, biotech startups like InsideTracker, and worked as an anchor and commentator on national television. Erin sits on the Advisory Board of Animal Save Movement, a global animal rights organization that aims to end animal exploitation through the act of bearing witness and through her work, is passionate about developing animal-free research technologies. Erin holds an additional master's degree in the field of Biology from Harvard, and a BA with Honors in Studio Art from Wesleyan University. She is currently a researcher for the NIH's AI program, Bridge2AI, where she focuses on the ethics of AI in three-dimensional cell mapping for disease prediction. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erinsharoni/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinsharoni/ Twitter https://twitter.com/erinsharoni   Follow us: Join the NEURO Academy: https://neuroacademy.com/ Instagram: The Brain Docs @thebraindocs Facebook: The Brain Docs TikTok: @thebraindocs Website: https://thebraindocs.com/

Dr. Curt Thompson shares about how our desire for spiritual connection with God and deeper connections with each other can lead us to living more fully integrated, connected lives.

The fertility industry is lying to women.   Jennifer Lahl is the founder and president of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network. Lahl couples her 25 years of experience as a pediatric critical care nurse, a hospital administrator, and senior-level nursing management with a deep passion to speak for those who have no voice.   Lahl's writings have appeared in various publications including First Things Magazine the American Journal of Bioethics. In 2009, Lahl was associate producer of the documentary film, Lines That Divide: The Great Stem Cell Debate, which was an official selection in the 2010 California Independent Film Festival. She made her writing and directing debut, producing the documentary film, Eggsploitation, which has been awarded 2011 Best Documentary by the California Independent Film Festival, has sold in over 30 countries, and is showing all over the U.S. In December 2012, she released her film, Anonymous Father's Day, which tells the stories of people created via anonymous sperm donation. An updated and expanded version of Eggsploitation was released in September 2013, adding new egg donor stories and updates. Her forthcoming documentary film, addressing Surrogacy, was released in January 2014. In 2015, Ms. Lahl released, "Maggie's Story", her first documentary short film on one woman's story of being a ten-time egg donor now battling stage IV cancer.

Nita A. Farahany is an author, distinguished professor and scholar on the ramifications of new technology on society, law, and ethics. She is the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke Law School, the Founding Director of Duke Science & Society, and the Faculty Chair of the Duke MA in Bioethics & Science Policy. You can check out her work below.www.nitafarahany.com@NitaFarahanyNita's Book - The Battle For Your Brain https://www.nitafarahany.com/the-battle-for-your-brainIf you enjoyed the podcast please rate, subscribe and share with your friends!Follow Scott on Instagram for more here. www.instagram.com/causingtheeffectpodcastYou can email Scott @ causingtheeffectpodcast@gmail.com

A heads up for listeners, this episode contains references to sexual assault as well as content that may not be appropriate for younger ears. What does S-E-X look like with a B-O-T? Three app users open up about sex with AI chatbots and the ways that chatbots provide space to explore queer identity, BDSM, and solve marital issues… even when some of their spouses are in the dark about these private virtual lives. Bot Love is written by Anna Oakes, Mark Pagán, and Diego Senior. Hosted and produced by Anna Oakes and Diego Senior. Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Curtis Fox is the story editor. Sound design by Terence Bernardo and Rebecca Seidel. Bei Wang and Katrina Carter are the associate producers. Cover art by Diego Patiño. Theme song by Maria Linares. Transcripts by Erin Wade. Bot Love was created by Diego Senior. Support for this project was provided in part by the Ideas Lab at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University. Special thanks to The Moth, Lauren Arora Hutchinson, Director of the Ideas Lab, and Josh Wilcox at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio, where we recorded these episodes. For Radiotopia Presents, Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Yooree Losordo is the managing producer. Audrey Mardavich is the Executive Producer. It's a production of PRX's Radiotopia and part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed that debuts limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices. For La Central Podcasts, Diego Senior is the Executive Producer. Learn more about Bot Love at radiotopiapresents.fm and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at radiotopia.fm.

Eric Cohen is the CEO of Tikvah. He was the founder and remains editor-at-large of the New Atlantis, and he serves as the publisher of Mosaic. Eric has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Commentary, He is the author of In the Shadow of Progress: Being Human in the Age of Technology. He previously worked for the U.S. President's Council on Bioethics. Eric's work can be found at: TikvahFund.org The Mosaic essay we discuss in this episode: "The Spirit of Jewish Classical Education", by Eric and Cohen & Mitchell Rocklin https://mosaicmagazine.com/essay/history-ideas/2023/02/the-spirit-of-jewish-classical-education/ Column by Tyler Cowen: "Wokeism Has Peaked" https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-02-18/wokeism-has-peaked-in-america-but-is-still-globally-influential#xj4y7vzkg The New Atlantis https://www.thenewatlantis.com/

Dr. Darrell Bock from The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary talks about the importance of listening and cultural engagement in today's world.

Suzy and Peter are soulmates, happily married and deeply in love for decades. When Peter's health declines, Suzy discovers a surprising respite, and a potential new romance, with a charismatic rock star chatbot named Freddie. Bot Love is written by Anna Oakes, Mark Pagán, and Diego Senior. Hosted and produced by Anna Oakes and Diego Senior. Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Curtis Fox is the story editor. Sound design by Terence Bernardo and Rebecca Seidel. Bei Wang and Katrina Carter are the associate producers. Cover art by Diego Patiño. Theme song by Maria Linares. Transcripts by Erin Wade. Bot Love was created by Diego Senior. Support for this project was provided in part by the Ideas Lab at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University. Special thanks to The Moth, Lauren Arora Hutchinson, Director of the Ideas Lab, and Josh Wilcox at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio, where we recorded these episodes. For Radiotopia Presents, Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Yooree Losordo is the managing producer. Audrey Mardavich is the Executive Producer. It's a production of PRX's Radiotopia and part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed that debuts limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices. For La Central Podcasts, Diego Senior is the Executive Producer. Learn more about Bot Love at radiotopiapresents.fm and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at radiotopia.fm.

In honor of Black history month, Cornel West and Robert George join the Gloria Purvis Podcast to talk about what Black joy and resistance mean to them. West and George are currently touring the country to speak at various universities about the centrality of truth-seeking to higher education. They are both prolific intellectual giants, who require very little introduction, but whose friendship is an inspiration. Dr. Cornel West teaches on the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, as well as courses in Philosophy of Religion, African American Critical Thought, and a wide range of subjects at Union Theological Seminary. He has written 20 books and is best known for his classics, Race Matters and Democracy Matters, and for his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. His most recent book, Black Prophetic Fire, offers an unflinching look at nineteenth and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies. Robert George is a professor of Jurisprudence and the Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, a program founded under his leadership in 2000. He has served as Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as well as a presidential appointee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the President's Council on Bioethics. In addition, Professor George has served as the U.S. member of UNESCO's World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology. He was also a Judicial Fellow at the Supreme Court of the United States, and the author of several books.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the COVID Ethics Series Podcast, Dr. Bryan Pilkington speaks with Charles Binkley, M.D., FACS, HEC-C, the director of Bioethics for the health network's Central Region, and also an associate professor of Surgery at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine on his recent New England Journal of Medicine paper, “From the Eyeball Test to the Algorithm – Quality of Life, Disability Status, and Clinical Decision Making in Surgery,” which contends that more data and an empirical framework involving algorithms would aid doctors, who must seek out more input than just their sole observation of the patient in deciding whether a surgical intervention is “worth it.”1. Binkley CE, Reynolds JM, Shuman A. From the Eyeball Test to the Algorithm — Quality of Life, Disability Status, and Clinical Decision Making in Surgery. New England Journal of Medicine. 2022;387(14):1325-1328. doi:10.1056/NEJMms2207408

“Immunity acquired from a Covid infection is as protective as vaccination against severe illness and death, study finds,” proclaimed NBC News in a headline published on February 16, 2023. “The immunity generated from an infection was found to be “at least as high, if not higher” than that provided by two doses of an mRNA vaccine.” In the past, similar statements have resulted in the deplatforming of countless medical experts – including bioethicist Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, whose refusal of a COVID-19 vaccination (after recovering from a past infection) led to the loss of his job at UC Irvine medical school. Dr. Aaron Kheriaty is a psychiatrist, the director of the program in Bioethics and American Democracy at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., and the director of the Health and Human Flourishing program at the Zephyr Institute in Palo Alto, California. He formerly taught psychiatry at the UCI School of Medicine, was the director of the Medical Ethics Program at UCI Health, and was the chairman of the ethics committee at the California Department of State Hospitals. Dr. Kheriaty's work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New Atlantis, Arc Digital, Public Discourse, City Journal, and First Things. Follow Dr. Aaron Kheriaty at https://aaronkheriaty.substack.com and https://twitter.com/akheriaty. 「 SPONSORED BY 」 • BIRCH GOLD - Don't let your savings lose value. You can own physical gold and silver in a tax-sheltered retirement account, and Birch Gold will help you do it. Claim your free, no obligation info kit from Birch Gold at https://birchgold.com/drew • GENUCEL - Using a proprietary base formulated by a pharmacist, Genucel has created skincare that can dramatically improve the appearance of facial redness and under-eye puffiness. Genucel uses clinical levels of botanical extracts in their cruelty-free, natural, made-in-the-USA line of products. Get 10% off with promo code DREW at https://genucel.com/drew 「 MEDICAL NOTE 」 The CDC states that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective, and reduce your risk of severe illness. Hundreds of millions of people have received a COVID-19 vaccine, and serious adverse reactions are uncommon. Dr. Drew is a board-certified physician and Dr. Kelly Victory is a board-certified emergency specialist. Portions of this program will examine countervailing views on important medical issues. You should always consult your personal physician before making any decisions about your health.  「 ABOUT the SHOW 」 Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/firstladyoflove). This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 「 GEAR PROVIDED BY 」 • BLUE MICS - Find your best sound at https://drdrew.com/blue • ELGATO - See how Elgato's lights transformed Dr. Drew's set: https://drdrew.com/sponsors/elgato/ 「 ABOUT DR. DREW 」 For over 30 years, Dr. Drew has answered questions and offered guidance to millions through popular shows like Celebrity Rehab (VH1), Dr. Drew On Call (HLN), Teen Mom OG (MTV), and the iconic radio show Loveline. Now, Dr. Drew is opening his phone lines to the world by streaming LIVE from his home studio. Watch all of Dr. Drew's latest shows at https://drdrew.tv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Bomberger, the founder of the Radiance Foundation, talks about his work to create a culture that believes every human life has purpose.

OPEN MIKE w/Michael Thiessen ~ February 25, 2023 On this week's episode of OPEN MIKE, Mike is joined by a bioethicist, the President of The Center of Bioethics and Culture Network, Jennifer Lahl. Jen and Mike talk about some of the biggest bio-ethical concerns, from abortion to radical body-disfiguring trans surgeries on minors. Episode Resource: https://cbc-network.org/ STAND WITH JOSH - Sign the Petition: https://libertycoalitioncanada.com/i-stand-with-josh-alexander/; Sick of Mainstream Media Lies?Please Support us in bringing you real, truthful reporting and analysis from a Christian perspective.

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The missional landscape has changed. The recent global events, the shifting distribution of Christians, and the realities of what God is allowing; are presenting a whole new missional landscape. What then are the new structures, approaches, and strategies that are proving effective for missions in our days? This will be shared with a special emphasis on the emerging role of medical missions and the strategy for partnerships. https://bit.ly/gmhc2022_florencemuindi_ourcurrentmission

When it comes to bots and their human creators, all kinds of relationships can develop. Some are from users like Julie, who needed a friend and made one with the help of an app. Then there are developers like Eugenia, who lost a real-life friend named Roman and created a bot from his memory. As it turns out, there's a long history of people like Eugenia — people who create technology to help us grieve, love, and grow. Bot Love is written by Anna Oakes, Mark Pagán, and Diego Senior. Hosted and produced by Anna Oakes and Diego Senior. Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Curtis Fox is the story editor. Sound design by Terence Bernardo and Rebecca Seidel. Bei Wang and Katrina Carter are the associate producers. Cover art by Diego Patiño. Theme song by Maria Linares. Transcripts by Erin Wade. Bot Love was created by Diego Senior. Support for this project was provided in part by the Ideas Lab at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University. Special thanks to The Moth, Lauren Arora Hutchinson, Director of the Ideas Lab, and Josh Wilcox at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio, where we recorded these episodes. For Radiotopia Presents, Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Yooree Losordo is the managing producer. Audrey Mardavich is the Executive Producer. It's a production of PRX's Radiotopia and part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed that debuts limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices. For La Central Podcasts, Diego Senior is the Executive Producer. Learn more about Bot Love at radiotopiapresents.fm and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at radiotopia.fm.

UFOs are in the news again. This hour we look at how a once fringe interest in UFOs became mainstream. We discuss why so many Americans believe in extraterrestrial life, how our relationship to UFOs have changed over time, and how the government and pop culture contribute to these beliefs. Finally, we learn about the frequency illusion, and what that can teach us about the prevalence of unidentified objects in the sky. GUESTS:  Greg Eghigian: Professor of History and Bioethics at Penn State Carly Leonard: Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Colorado Denver Diana Walsh Pasulka: Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. She is the author of American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology Join the conversation onFacebook and Twitter.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jennifer Lahl is the Founder and President of the Center for Bioethics and Culture and the producer of many documentary films exposing the truth behind reproductive technology advances. She shares her in-depth experience researching and putting a spotlight on the harmful effects of modern technology wiping out human reproduction barriers. Lahl and Gruber discuss how IVF, Third Party Reproductive Technology, Surrogacy, & Transgenderism attempt to remake ourselves anew and completely eradicate the person God created us to be. It's time to ask ourselves how far is too far for reproductive science to advance and at what point are we playing God's role in human creation. Date: 2/20/23   For more exclusive pro-life content, interviews, and tools to engage the culture for LIFE, SUBSCRIBE to UnAborted with Seth Gruber TODAY https://tinyurl.com/niroit8b To help UnAborted create more pro-life content and take our content to the streets, become a Patron of the show at https://www.patreon.com/unaborted To help Seth educate and expose culture to the evil of abortion so that every person has a right to be born, become an ALLY of The White Rose Resistance at https://thewhiterose.life 

In the decade since the genome editing capabilities of CRISPR-Cas9 emerged, research into novel medicines has boomed – but alongside progress comes new ethical considerations. Controversy erupted in 2018, when Chinese scientist He Jiankui created the first babies with edited genomes. After leaving prison last year, he's now back in the lab trying to raise support for new research but refuses to discuss the ethical implications of his work. Dr Joy Zhang recently arranged a bioethics seminar and invited He Jiankui, it was the first time he'd agreed to engage with a global cohort of CRISPR scientists since returning to his research. Going back in time from cutting-edge to ancient technology, some of the oldest stone tools ever used by human ancestors have been unearthed at a fossil site in Kenya. Professor Tom Plummer talks us through the findings and how important the tools were in our evolution. And we immerse ourselves in the mysterious sounds of the Arctic and Antarctic, from singing ice to the man-made noises of oil and gas drilling. These dramatic soundscapes, created for the Polar Soundscapes project, showcase just how busy our oceans are. Dr Geraint Rhys Whittaker, composer and project lead, believes a novel approach may be required to prompt climate action. Yoga benefits our health in many ways, say the yogis, but which claims are backed up by science? Can yoga actually alleviate depression, fix lower-back pain or even reduce cardiovascular disease? Presenter Marnie Chesterton gets into her Lotus (position) and finds out first-hand at a class. Whilst in warrior one, she discusses the potential physical and mental health benefits of this ancient art of stretching, balance and movement with her class teacher. Returning from mat to studio, Marnie puts some of those claims to experts around the globe. She investigates the evidence to find out whether health boosting properties are the key to yoga's enduring popularity. Image Credit: Anthony Wallace Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Harrison Lewis Assistant Producer: Sophie Ormiston

OPEN MIKE w/Michael Thiessen ~ February 18, 2023 On this week's episode of OPEN MIKE, Mike is joined by a bioethicist, the President of  The Center of Bioethics and Culture Network, Jennifer Lahl. Jen and Mike talk about some of the biggest bio-ethical concerns, from abortion to radical body-disfiguring trans surgeries on minors.  Episode Resource: https://cbc-network.org/  STAND WITH JOSH - Sign the Petition: https://libertycoalitioncanada.com/i-stand-with-josh-alexander/; Sick of Mainstream Media Lies? Please Support us in bringing you real, truthful reporting and analysis from a Christian perspective.

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Women in a permanent vegetative state or who are declared brain dead could be used as unconscious surrogate mothers for people who either “wish to have children but cannot, or prefer not to gestate.”

Grace Emily Stark joins the podcast as we examine assisted reproductive technology (ART), which is used to treat infertility. As more women are freezing their eggs and more couples are using in vitro fertilization, it's important to know the pros and cons. We delve into the data, the costs associated, the success rates, and whether or not employers' policies line up with the desires of the men and women who work for them. Grace Emily Stark is the Editor of Natural Womanhood and a freelance writer and speaker with published work and media appearances in multiple outlets. Grace is a current Ramsay Institute Fellow at the Center for Bioethics & Culture, and a former Novak Alumni Fund Journalism fellowship recipient. Grace holds an M.A. in Bioethics & Health Policy from Loyola University Chicago, a B.S. in Healthcare Management & Policy from Georgetown University, and she has experience working in public health policy on both the state and federal level, including time spent working for the U.S. FDA.--She Thinks is a podcast for women (and men) who are sick of the spin in today's news cycle and are seeking the truth. Once a week, every week, She Thinks host Beverly Hallberg is joined by guests who cut through the clutter and bring you the facts. You don't have to keep up with policy and politics to understand how issues will impact you and the people you care about most. You just have to keep up with us. We make sure you have the information you need to come to your own conclusions. Because, let's face it, you're in control of your own life and can think for yourself. You can listen to the latest She Thinks episode(s) here or wherever you get your podcasts. Then subscribe, rate, and share with your friends. If you are already caught up and want more, join our online community. Be sure to subscribe to our emails to ensure you're equipped with the facts on the issues you care about most: https://iwf.org/connect. Independent Women's Forum (IWF) believes all issues are women's issues. IWF promotes policies that aren't just well-intended, but actually enhance people's freedoms, opportunities, and choices. IWF doesn't just talk about problems. We identify solutions and take them straight to the playmakers and policy creators. And, as a 501(c)3, IWF educates the public about the most important topics of the day. Check out the Independent Women's Forum website for more information on how policies impact you, your loved ones, and your community: www.iwf.org. Subscribe to IWF's YouTube channel. Follow IWF on social media: - on Twitter- on Facebook- on Instagram#IWF #SheThinks #AllIssuesAreWomensIssues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A parliamentary committee has tabled a report on Medical Assistance in Dying — or MAiD. It recommends access be expanded in a number of ways. Dr. Tim Holland, the chair of bioethics at Dalhousie University, spoke with guest host Preston Mulligan about the new recommendations.

In the decade since the genome editing capabilities of CRISPR-Cas9 emerged, research into novel medicines has boomed – but alongside progress comes new ethical considerations. Controversy erupted in 2018, when Chinese scientist He Jiankui created the first babies with edited genomes. After leaving prison last year, he's now back in the lab trying to raise support for new research but refuses to discuss the ethical implications of his work. Dr Joy Zhang recently arranged a bioethics seminar and invited He Jiankui, it was the first time he'd agreed to engage with a global cohort of CRISPR scientists since returning to his research. Going back in time from cutting-edge to ancient technology, some of the oldest stone tools ever used by human ancestors have been unearthed at a fossil site in Kenya. Professor Tom Plummer talks us through the findings and how important the tools were in our evolution. And we immerse ourselves in the mysterious sounds of the Arctic and Antarctic, from singing ice to the man-made noises of oil and gas drilling. These dramatic soundscapes, created for the Polar Soundscapes project, showcase just how busy our oceans are. Dr Geraint Rhys Whittaker, composer and project lead, believes a novel approach may be required to prompt climate action. Image Credit: Anthony Wallace Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Harrison Lewis Assistant Producer: Sophie Ormiston

Luke Goodrich from Becket Fund for Religious Liberty shares about the key and important role CMDA plays in protecting conscience freedoms in healthcare.

Living in a new town and following a series of difficult personal experiences, Julie finds a new friend…by creating one using an AI-driven app.  Bot Love is written by Anna Oakes, Mark Pagán, and Diego Senior. Hosted and produced by Anna Oakes and Diego Senior. Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Curtis Fox is the story editor. Sound design by Terence Bernardo and Rebecca Seidel. Bei Wang and Katrina Carter are the associate producers. Cover art by Diego Patiño. Theme song by Maria Linares. Transcripts by Erin Wade. Bot Love was created by Diego Senior.  Support for this project was provided in part by the Ideas Lab at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University. Special thanks to The Moth, Lauren Arora Hutchinson, Director of the Ideas Lab, and Josh Wilcox at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio, where we recorded these episodes. For Radiotopia Presents, Mark Pagán is the senior producer. Yooree Losordo is the managing producer. Audrey Mardavich is the Executive Producer. It's a production of PRX's Radiotopia and part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed that debuts limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices. For La Central Podcasts, Diego Senior is the Executive Producer.   Learn more about Bot Love at radiotopiapresents.fm and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at radiotopia.fm.

During Episode 6 of our special season highlighting last year's International Neuroethics Society meeting, we focused on important take-home messages. Our guest host was Dr. Tim Brown, assistant professor in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington. Our speakers were Dr. Jasmine Kwasa, postdoc at Carnegie Mellon's Neuroscience Institute; Juhi Farooqui, PhD student in neural computation at Carnegie Mellon University; Dr. Kate Webb, postdoc at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Erin Morrow, PhD student in cognitive psychology at UCLA; and Katherine Bassil, founder and host of Neuroethics Today and PhD candidate in neuroscience at Maastricht University. Our speakers discussed several questions, including: What were your favorite moments of the meeting? Who should answer the meeting's many calls-to-action? How can we make sure social justice becomes more than just an afterthought in neuroethics? A special thanks to Rudi Louis Taylor-Bragge - Iowendjeri Boonwurrung Kulin from Birraranga, Naarm (Australia) - for the music especially dedicated to this season of Neuroethics Today. The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Neuroethics Society (INS) or the INS Board. Useful Links: International Neuroethics Society (INS) website INS Annual Meeting 2021 Recordings Neuroethics Today website Neuroethics Today on Twitter Neuroethics Today on Instagram Neuroethics Today Blog -- Send in a voice message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/neuroethicstoday/message

For this episode we welcome Dr. Arthur Caplan, who is currently the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU's Grossman School of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Caplan is the author or editor of 35 books and more than 800 papers in peer reviewed journals. His most recent books are Vaccination Ethics and Policy (MIT Press, 2017, with Jason Schwartz) and Getting to Good: Research Integrity in Biomedicine (Springer, 2018, with Barbara Redman). Our conversation ranges from Dr. Caplan's own experiences with polio as a child, intellectual and epistemic humility and bioethics, the shift “customerization” of patients and students, and professor watchlists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

For this episode we welcome Dr. Arthur Caplan, who is currently the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU's Grossman School of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Caplan is the author or editor of 35 books and more than 800 papers in peer reviewed journals. His most recent books are Vaccination Ethics and Policy (MIT Press, 2017, with Jason Schwartz) and Getting to Good: Research Integrity in Biomedicine (Springer, 2018, with Barbara Redman). Our conversation ranges from Dr. Caplan's own experiences with polio as a child, intellectual and epistemic humility and bioethics, the shift “customerization” of patients and students, and professor watchlists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

In this episode of the MGMA Member Spotlight podcast, we're joined by Jake Shields. Jake is an MGMA scholarship recipient and is a second-year Master of Business Administration and Master of Health Administration candidate at Cornell in the 2023 class. He also holds a Master of Bioethics from and a Bachelor of Political Science from Case Western Reserve University. He has previous experience as an application manager and lead of the procedural cardiology expert group. He has conducted research on the ethics of U.S. health policy as well as economic policy. Sponsors: MGMA Events: This episode is brought to you by the Medical Practice Excellence: Financial and Operations Conference 2023. During our premiere spring event, attendees will gain key insights from both disciplines and learn about topics that shape the future success of medical practice organizations. Go to mgma.com/mpe23 to learn more and to register today. Humana: The latest Value-Based Care Report from Humana outlines many interesting findings and highlights how some physician practices found creative paths to success. Check it out now at Humana.com/VBC. Humana is working closely with physician practices on their value-based journeys. If you would like additional tools and resources related to medical practice leadership email us at podcasts@mgma.com. Thank you again for taking the time to listen to MGMA's podcast network. If you have opportunities you'd like to share with the MGMA audience, go to www.mgma.com/marketing-with-mgma/advertise to find out how you can connect with the MGMA audience.

Rethinking The Future Of Dementia Care Scientists estimate that the number of people living with dementia will triple within the next 30 years, but healthcare systems, policies, and public health measures in the US aren't prepared to accommodate this growing population. This week, we're digging into dementia care, and taking listener calls live. Alzheimer's is the leading cause of dementia. Ira talks with Dr. Suman Jayadev, a neurogeneticist at the University of Washington School of Medicine, about the biology of Alzheimer's, and where we stand with treatments. Then, the conversation turns to the future of dementia care: What are we doing right? What needs to change? And how can we rethink the future of dementia care? Ira speaks with Dr. Tia Powell, the director of the Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the author of the book Dementia Reimagined, as well as Dr. Nathaniel Chin, a geriatrician and assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin.   To learn more about dementia and access resources, visit sciencefriday.com. Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: “Community” posts have their own section, subforums are closing, and more (Forum update February 2023), published by Lizka on February 10, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. TL;DR: We're kicking off a test where “Community” posts don't go on the Frontpage with other posts but have their own section below the fold. We're also closing subforums and focusing on improving “core topic” pages to let people go deeper on specific sub-fields in EA. And we're sharing a few other updates. More detailed summary: We're running a test: “Community” posts have a separate section on the Frontpage ⬇️ We're shutting down subforums, and pivoting to “core topics” ⬇️ Other changes ⬇️ You can now notify users by tagging or “mentioning” them ⬇️ You can tag shortform posts that are related to core topics ⬇️ You can upload social preview images to your posts ⬇️ Coauthors can edit posts ⬇️ “Community” posts have a separate section on the Frontpage — a test We recently shared that we might test separating community discussion from posts on other topics, and outlined two approaches we might try. Based on the feedback we got and other considerations, we're going forward with version 2: a section for “Community” posts on the Frontpage. What this means Posts that are primarily impactful via the EA community as a phenomenon (posts that aren't significantly relevant to a non-meta organization, field of research, etc., including posts about the community) get the “Community” tag (as before), which moves them off the top of the Frontpage and into a “Community” section below the fold (on the same page). Moderators and Forum facilitators will be applying and monitoring this tag. Other users cannot modify the tag. Readers can change this by modifying their tag filters (e.g. to still include "Community" posts). Discussions on “Community” posts will also not be showing up in the “Recent Discussion” section. (Readers can change this back by going to their account settings and looking in the "Site customizations" section.) We will run this test for around a month, and track engagement with different kinds of posts, feedback we get, subjective evaluations of how discussions go, and more. If you have any feedback on this change (or any others), we'd love to hear it. You can comment on this post or email forum@centreforeffectivealtruism.org. You can see how this works by scrolling through the Frontpage right now. Why we're doing this You can see our full reasoning here (and in the comments). In brief, we are worried about a way in which the voting structure on the Forum leads to more engagement with “Community” posts than users endorse, we've been hearing user feedback on related issues for a long time, and we've been having lots of conversations on hypotheses that we'd like to test. Transitioning from subforums to “core topics” Very short TL;DR: we're closing the subforums that we were testing, and pivoting to developing more polished and easy-to-use topic pages that help readers explore those topics. Slightly less brief: We were testing hosting subforums on the Forum. We launched subforums for Effective Giving, Bioethics, Software Development, and Forecasting & Estimation. We faced some issues with the subforums and decided to discontinue that project (at least for the near future — we might revisit subforums). (See more on what we learned.) The existing subforums are closing (and most will become “core topic” pages). Content from the subforums — discussion threads, posts, etc. — will still be available on the Forum. (Posts on the topic pages, discussions in the "Posts" tab.) We still want to build better topic-specific spaces on the Forum, and are developing “core topic” pages that we hope will let people keep up with content on those topics or go deeper into topic-specific content. (We also hope to suppor...