Science & Technology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Being Alive is the First Requirement for Moral Value
With the release of Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to the 1982 classic, philosophers and bioethicists…
Euthanasia and the Belgian Brothers of Charity
Over a decade before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel of New Orleans formally moved to…
Justice for Jahi
In California, Jahi McMath is legally dead. In New Jersey, she is legally alive. Now, the deceased—or…
Putting Infants “Down Like Dogs”
The Charlie Gard tragedy has renewed public advocacy for legalizing infanticide. Writing in the New York Times…
Je suis Charlie, Once More
Less than one year old and stricken with a rare degenerative disease, Charlie Gard is on life…
Three Culture of Death Tipping Points
Pope John Paul II once famously described Western society as a “culture of death.” But what does…
Time for a “Populist” Bioethics Commission
Donald Trump has been president for less than five months, but his plate is already full: Iran,…
Bret Stephens and the Climate Change Center
Bret Stephens seemed to be playing it safe. True, his inaugural column at the New York Times…
Bill Nye Unweaves the Rainbow—and Undersells Science
I grew up watching two science shows: Bill Nye the Science Guy and The Magic School Bus. When I was…
A Life of Being-in-the-World
The profession of philosophy lost one of its most distinguished members with the death of Hubert Dreyfus…
The Real “Anti-Science”
When Bill Nye the Science Guy complains of a war being waged on science, he should look…
Al Gore’s Holy Anger
When asked how he dealt with hostile skeptics, Al Gore first advised against returning anger with anger.…
Creation Careless
In 2008, I argued in Creation Care magazine that John McCain was the only candidate who could…
“Speciesism” Opens the Door to Bigotry
Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer popularized “speciesism,” a derogatory term for the belief that it is acceptable to…
