Bioethics on Air
National Catholic Bioethics Center
Host Jozef Zalot interviews prominent ethicists and medical professionals on the big issues facing health care today. "Ethics on Air" is a production of the National Catholic Bioethics Center. The views expressed in "Ethics on Air" do not necessarily represent those of the Editorial Board or the ethicists or staff of the National Catholic Bioethics Center. for more information on Catholic bioethics visit https://www.ncbcenter.org/.
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Sep 25, 2017 • 35min
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.
Aug 30, 2017 • 33min
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 scientific community, education, and the culture at large.
Dec 2, 2016 • 26min
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 within Catholic philosophy.
Nov 14, 2016 • 28min
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.
Nov 3, 2016 • 36min
Ep. 6: Reasonable Hope Of Benefit
Ethicist Dr. John DiCamillo discusses the difference between ordinary and extraordinary care in end-of-life decision making.
Oct 17, 2016 • 37min
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.
Sep 30, 2016 • 25min
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 aspects of reality.
Sep 15, 2016 • 27min
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 researchers and product makers against the best interests of society.
Aug 31, 2016 • 35min
Ep. 2: Paying People As If They Matter
Hospital CFO Paul Babcock explains why health care economics are not structured to serve either patients or health care employees. He challenges this status quo with the possibility of a more ethical system.
Aug 18, 2016 • 28min
Ep. 1: Living In A CRISPR World
Geneticist Fr. Nicanor Austriaco discusses the science behind CRISPR gene editing technology and the challenges it presents to ethicists.
