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Face Offs Feature Story
Physician-Assisted Dying is Now Legal in Multiple Places, But the Taboo Persists

Is the Silence of Professional Medical Groups Letting Down Patients and Doctors?

August 17, 2018 Bob Roehr 10 minute read
Big Questions Feature Story
Should Organ Donors Be Paid?

Transplants Are Risky and Expensive, But Is Compensation Exploitative?

August 13, 2018 Susan Kreimer 8 minute read
Big Questions Opinion Essay
Should Genetic Information About Mental Health Affect Civil Court Cases?

Exploring the Limits of This Emerging Frontier

August 09, 2018 Maya Sabatello 10 minute read
Future Frontiers Opinion Essay
Neuromarketers Are Studying Brain Scans to Influence Our Product Choices

Do Our Subconscious Minds Dictate Our Behavior More Than We Realize?

August 06, 2018 Julia Gottwald 7 minute read
Head Scratchers Interview
Why Haven’t Researchers Developed an HIV Vaccine or Cure Yet?

The Biggest Obstacle is the “Black Box of the Human Immune System”

August 03, 2018 Kira Peikoff 8 minute read
Future Frontiers Opinion Essay
Should Your Employer Have Access to Your Fitbit Data?

And Other Questions Raised by the Explosion of Wearable Devices

July 30, 2018 Junaid Nabi 7 minute read
Eye Openers Interview
To Save Lives, This Scientist Is Trying to Grow Human Organs Inside of Sheep

“We Must Consider the Ethics of Doing This…and the Ethics of Not Doing It.”

July 27, 2018 Caren Chesler 8 minute read
Big Questions Opinion Essay
Should Police Detectives Have Total Access to Public Genetic Databases?

At Least 6 Cold Cases Have Been Solved Recently, But Ethical Concerns Linger

July 23, 2018 Stephanie Fullerton and Rori Rohlfs 7 minute read
Eye Openers Interview
Iconic Neuroscientist Eric Kandel Shares This Advice for Combating Memory Loss

We Picked the Brain of a Nobel-Prize Winning Brain Scientist

July 20, 2018 Kira Peikoff 4 minute read
Future Frontiers Contest Prompt
Announcing Our First Short Story Contest (With Prizes!)

Fiction Writers, We Want to Read Your Work

July 18, 2018 Kira Peikoff 2 minute read

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Examining how emerging technologies could reshape our world, and what impact new discoveries may have on a grand scale.
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Exploring which obstacles currently stop us from achieving fundamental breakthroughs.
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Physician-Assisted Dying is Now Legal in Multiple Places, But the Taboo Persists

Should Organ Donors Be Paid?

Should Genetic Information About Mental Health Affect Civil Court Cases?

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Physician-Assisted Dying is Now Legal in Multiple Places, But the Taboo Persists

Should Organ Donors Be Paid?

Should Genetic Information About Mental Health Affect Civil Court Cases?

Neuromarketers Are Studying Brain Scans to Influence Our Product Choices

Why Haven’t Researchers Developed an HIV Vaccine or Cure Yet?

Should Your Employer Have Access to Your Fitbit Data?

To Save Lives, This Scientist Is Trying to Grow Human Organs Inside of Sheep

Should Police Detectives Have Total Access to Public Genetic Databases?

Iconic Neuroscientist Eric Kandel Shares This Advice for Combating Memory Loss

Announcing Our First Short Story Contest (With Prizes!)

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Physician-Assisted Dying is Now Legal in Multiple Places, But the Taboo Persists

Should Organ Donors Be Paid?

Should Genetic Information About Mental Health Affect Civil Court Cases?

Physician-Assisted Dying is Now Legal in Multiple Places, But the Taboo Persists

Should Organ Donors Be Paid?

Should Genetic Information About Mental Health Affect Civil Court Cases?

Neuromarketers Are Studying Brain Scans to Influence Our Product Choices

Why Haven’t Researchers Developed an HIV Vaccine or Cure Yet?

Should Your Employer Have Access to Your Fitbit Data?

To Save Lives, This Scientist Is Trying to Grow Human Organs Inside of Sheep

Should Police Detectives Have Total Access to Public Genetic Databases?

Iconic Neuroscientist Eric Kandel Shares This Advice for Combating Memory Loss

Announcing Our First Short Story Contest (With Prizes!)

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