The Brave New World vs 1984 debate
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is a touchstone for much commentary on contemporary bioethical debates, from moral enhancement to genetic engineering to assisted reproduction. Published...
Towards a cure for racism?
Can you cure racism with drugs? Probably not, but a common heart disease medication, propranolol, can affect a person's subconscious attitudes towards race, Oxford University...
UK bioethics group investigates new wave of brain technologies
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics in the UK launched a consultation this week on the ethics of new types of technologies and devices that ‘intervene’...
Korea’s obsession with cosmetic surgery
The internet is fanning the flame of a cosmetic surgery obsession in South Korea, experts say. The internet is fanning the flame of a cosmetic...
Whose design will be used for designer brains?
Dr Paul Root Wolpe is the senior bioethicist at NASA and a pioneer in the field of neuroethics. Peering into his children's and grandchildren's future,...
Is cosmetic surgery “ethically corrupt”?
The flames of bioethical controversy crackle loudest in the media when stem cells or euthanasia or abortion are tossed onto the flames. But tempers can...
Do we need a morality pill?
Hi there, The bioethicist Peter Singer tweeted the other day that he had just co-authored an article in the New York Times about a morality...
North Carolina may compensate victims of eugenics program
The North Carolina legislature has recommended that surviving victims of the State’s forced sterilization program be paid US$50,000 each. The North Carolina legislature has...
Do we need a morality pill?
Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer and a research assistant, Agata Sagan, proposed a “morality pill” in a column in the New York Times this week. They...
Leading UK surgeons call for ban on cosmetic surgery advertising
Leading plastic surgeons in the UK have responded to the current crisis in cosmetic surgery by calling for a ban on advertisements for all types...
Cosmetic surgery industry under fire after implant scandal
The UK’s cosmetic surgery industry is under fire in the wake of the liquidation of a French company which made faulty breast implants. For a...
Brother, can you spare some time?
New Zealand writer-director made one of the all-time classic bioethics films, Gattaca, about the pursuit of genetic perfection. His latest is a thriller about life...