Bioethics on Air

National Catholic Bioethics Center•www.ncbcenter.org

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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Episodes

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.

Sep 25, 2017•35 min

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.

Aug 30, 2017•33 min

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.

Dec 02, 2016•26 min

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 14, 2016•28 min

Ep. 6: Reasonable Hope Of Benefit

Ethicist Dr. John DiCamillo discusses the difference between ordinary and extraordinary care in end-of-life decision making.

Nov 03, 2016•36 min

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.

Oct 17, 2016•37 min

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 30, 2016•25 min

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.

Sep 15, 2016•27 min

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 31, 2016•35 min

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.

Aug 18, 2016•28 min

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