In Brazil, patients risk everything for the ‘right to beauty’
In the U.S., if you want a face lift or a tummy tuck, it’s generally assumed that you’ll be paying out of pocket. Insurance will...
“And you give yourself away”: U2 loses fans after coming out pro-choice
U2 has come out in support of Ireland's "repeal the 8th" campaign. Irish rock band U2 has come out in support of legalised abortion, announcing...
Should driverless cars be utilitarian or egalitarian?
Why kind of ethics should we program into driverless cars? Debate over self-driving cars has intensified in the US following the two driverless vehicle fatalities...
Are organ donors really dead?
The circulatory criterion for death has come under fire. What does it mean for a human being to “die”? This question is more complex than one...
Scientists build synthetic embryos
Scientists in the Netherlands have successfully created synthetic embryo-like structuresScientists from the universities in the Netherlands have successfully created synthetic embryo-like structures from mouse stem...