Bioethics on Air: Episode 118: 'State of the Union' on Biomedical Research

Fr. Tad Pacholczyk joins Joe Zalot to update listeners on the state of—and ethical implications of—contemporary issues in biomedical research. Topics include stem cell research, 3-parent embryos, and synthetic embryos.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 80: Straight Talk on Science and Dobbs

Dr. Maureen Condic, Associate Professor of Neurobiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, discusses (1) how science demonstrates that human life begins at conception, and (2) how recent scientific advances indicate that preborn children may exhibit consciousness, and experience pain, earlier than previously thought.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistNovember 29, 2021abortion, Research

Bioethics on Air: Episode 45: President Trump's COVID-19 Treatment

Dr. John Grabenstein joins Joe Zalot to discuss the Regeneron cocktail that President Donald Trump received as part of his treatment for COVID-19.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 43: Further Ethical Perspectives on COVID-19 Vaccines

NCBC President Joseph Meaney and Staff Ethicist John Di Camillo join Joe Zalot to discuss ethical challenges concerning COVID-19 vaccines.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistSeptember 8, 2020Abortion, COVID-19, Research, Vaccines and Vaccination

Bioethics on Air: Episode 34: USCCB Letter to FDA on Ethical COVID-19 Vaccine Development—with Archbishop Joseph Naumann and Greg Schleppenbach

Archbishop Joseph Naumann (Kansas City, Kansas), chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Greg Schleppenbach, associate director of the USCCB’s Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, join Joe Zalot to discuss the work of the Pro-Life Committee and the US bishops’ call for the development of an ethical COVID-19 vaccine.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 33: COVID-19 and Ethical Challenges to Vaccine Development—with NCBC's John DiCamillo

NCBC ethicist John A. DiCamillo joins the podcast to answer concerns about COVID-19 and ethical challenges to vaccine development.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 9: The Decline of Scientific Credibility—with Scientist Carr J. Smith

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 scientific community, education, and the culture at large.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 5: Dignity at the Margins—with Psychologist James Beauregard

Psychologist James Beauregard talks about the challenge of defining human dignity and the divergent approaches proposed by Christian and postmodern thinkers.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 4: Pathways to Knowledge—with Physicist Thomas Sheahen

Physicist Thomas Sheahen probes the limit of science’s ability to interpret unobservable phenomena like the multiverse, suggesting techniques for reconciling empirical inquiry with qualitative aspects of reality.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistSeptember 30, 2016Research, Conscience and Civil Liberties

Bioethics on Air: Episode 3: The Money in Your Genes—with Tech Entrepreneur Joe Chiarella

In our 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 researchers and product makers against the best interests of society.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistSeptember 15, 2016Research, Genetics and Genome Editing

Bioethics on Air: Episode 1: Living in a CRISPR World—with Fr. Nicanor Austriaco

Geneticist Fr. Nicanor Austriaco discusses the science behind CRISPR gene editing technology and the challenges it presents to ethicists.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistAugust 18, 2016Research, Genetics and Genome Editing

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