Ep. 10: New Forms Of Discrimination Against The Disabled
Guest Mary Forr discusses the institutionalized discrimination faced by persons with disabilities and shares ways to promote their dignity and recognize the unique gifts they give to society.
25 Syys 201734min
Ep. 9: The Decline Of Scientific Credibility
Dr. Carr J. Smith traces the roots of what he describes as a decline in scientific credibility to the loss of abstract reasoning skills. He then examines the long-term effects of this trend on the sci...
30 Elo 201732min
Ep. 8: Remnants Of Life
Ethicist Dr. Edward Furton probes of the subtleties of brain death and the difficulties that arise from the linguistic difference between metaphysics and science as well as from dissenting opinions wi...
2 Joulu 201626min
Ep. 7: Vaccines And The Common Good
Dr. Gwyneth Spaeder, a pediatrician in Wake Forest, NC, discusses the moral imperative for Catholics to vaccinate themselves and their children.
14 Marras 201627min
Ep. 6: Reasonable Hope Of Benefit
Ethicist Dr. John DiCamillo discusses the difference between ordinary and extraordinary care in end-of-life decision making.
3 Marras 201636min
Ep. 5: Dignity At The Margins
Psychologist Dr. James Beauregard talks about the challenge of defining human dignity and the divergent approaches proposed by Christian and postmodern thinkers.
17 Loka 201636min
Ep. 4: Pathways To Knowledge
Physicist, Dr. Thomas Sheahen, probes the limit of science’s ability to interpret unobservable phenomena like the multiverse, suggesting techniques for reconciling empirical inquiry with qualitative a...
30 Syys 201624min
Ep. 3: The Money In Your Genes
In Bioethics on Air’s second episode about CRISPR gene editing technology, tech entrepreneur Joe Chiarella asks who is guiding these new multi-billion-dollar companies and balancing the goals of resea...
15 Syys 201627min
