Sciencentric18 Feb 2020

#16 Love, Drugs and Ethics with Bioethicist Brian D. Earp

Brian D. Earp is a cross-disciplinary academic whose work draws on philosophy, cognitive science, psychology, history of science and medicine, and ethics. He is the Associate Director of the Yale-Hastings Program in Ethics and Health Policy at Yale University and Research Fellow in the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford. His new book, "Love Drugs: The Chemical Future of Relationships", builds a case for conducting research into drugs that affect the emotion we call love and explores the ethical implications for individuals and society.

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**DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE**

Love Drugs: The Chemical Future of Relationships https://www.amazon.com/Love-Drugs-Chemical-Future-Relationships/dp/0804798192

An un-consenting child, an unnecessary, invasive surgery: is there any moral difference between male and female circumcision? https://aeon.co/essays/are-male-and-female-circumcision-morally-equivalent

A quick intro to the Integral Theory of philosopher Ken Wilber
https://www.dailyevolver.com/theory/

Aldous Huxley's "A Brave New World" (video summary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raqVySPrDUE

Parental Investment Theory and Sexual Selection (Trivers, 1972) http://www.roberttrivers.com/Robert_Trivers/Publications_files/Trivers%201972.pdf

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