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Biotechnology Meets Primetime TV

Author: 
Michael J. Sleasman, PhD

It is no secret that bioethical content has been the fodder for both film and television for quite some time. The mainstay of science fiction films for years has ranged from cyborgs (Bicentennial Man) and artificial intelligence (AI, I Robot) to bizarre human experimentation and research (The X-Files: I Want to Believe), such as genetic enhancement (GATTACA), organ farming (The Island), and cloning (The 6th Day) just to name a few more.


Length: 12:01

Extending Human Life to What End: Ethical Reflections on Regenerative Medicine (Part 2)

Author: 
Brent Waters, DPhil

The second and final part of a 2004 lecture by Brent Waters, DPhil, originally delivered on the campus of Trinity International University. The lecture is entitled “Extending Human Life to what End: Ethical Reflections on Regenerative Medicine.”


Length: 28:11

Extending Human Life to What End: Ethical Reflections on Regenerative Medicine (Part 1)

Author: 
Brent Waters, DPhil

The first part of a 2004 lecture by Brent Waters, DPhil, originally delivered on the campus of Trinity International University. The lecture is entitled “Extending Human Life to what End: Ethical Reflections on Regenerative Medicine.”


Length: 28:27

Thinking through Technology Part II

Author: 
Michael J. Sleasman, PhD

Part I

Part III 

This presentation weaves together several of my ongoing and recent projects, including a computer ethics class that I teach regularly at the undergraduate and graduate level and a forthcoming article in the Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization (Blackwell), as well as elements from my dissertation work in theological ethics which focused on eschatological hope as a virtue.


Length: 16:49

Bioethics at the Movies: Review of Minority Report

Author: 
Mary B. Adam, MD, MA

Based on a Philip K. Dick short story, Minority Report is set in the year 2054. The “pre-crime division” of the police force is pilot-testing a program in which crimes are stopped before they are committed. John Anderton (Tom Cruise) leads pre-crime division made up of members who combine SWAT team/special forces skills to intervene in crimes and murders before they happen and thus save society from evil.


Length: 8:15