August 10, 2026
(USA Today) – Now, plastic surgeons are sounding the alarm on another disturbing trend: More and more young men, they say, are coming into their offices in need of corrective procedures for looksmaxxing attempts gone wrong. One of the most common … Read More
August 7, 2026
(NYT) – For an audience that grew to more than a million followers, she challenged assumptions about how people with serious illnesses should look and live. Sydney Towle, a social media memoirist who mixed anguish, optimism and unabashed wanderlust as … Read More
July 31, 2026
(WSJ) – The grandparenting role can provide a sense of purpose and improve physical and mental health They call it the “grandmother hypothesis.” No offense to grandfathers, but it’s an evolutionary theory suggesting that the lifespan of ancient postmenopausal women … Read More
July 31, 2026
(Wired) – The latest version of Google DeepMind’s AI model includes a significant jump into “physical AGI.” But plopping AI into the real world comes with risks. Google DeepMind just released a new version of its artificial intelligence model Gemini, … Read More
July 29, 2026
(WSJ) – Dermatologists say clients are increasingly asking for treatments that help preserve fine lines and facial expression After years battling her forehead wrinkles with Botox injections, Stephanie Abend realized something surprising: She wanted some of them back. She felt … Read More
July 29, 2026
(WSJ) – Meta CEO says discourse regarding artificial intelligence isn’t optimistic enough Mark Zuckerberg thinks artificial intelligence is working out great for humanity. His fear: that the people who think otherwise will influence who has access to the fast-evolving technology. … Read More
July 28, 2026
(Rest of World) – New platforms are paying people to license their likeness for AI-generated dramas and ads, creating a new marketplace for biometric identity. A growing number of online platforms are paying people anywhere between $15 and $700 to … Read More
July 16, 2026
(New Yorker) – “What is it, Roschelle?” the orb asked. Cece recognized it as an Amazon Echo, often referred to as an Alexa. Roschelle had them all around the house—she bought the first ones when Cece and Zi were still … Read More
June 11, 2026
(Wired) – Unjected and PureBlood[dot]Dating are hosting in-person meetups—and have transformed the dating landscape into a political battleground over bodily autonomy. The reorientation around in-person events to cure app fatigue is a major trend among dating apps struggling for signs … Read More
June 1, 2026
(NYT) – Yet legalizing medical aid in dying, or MAID, has been and remains a long, contentious process. Catholic leadership and many disability organizations staunchly oppose it. (Pope Leo XIV personally asked Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker not to sign the … Read More
May 4, 2026
Volunteers Needed for ResearchAre you interested in reflecting on how your digital life connects with your spiritual practices? Faculty and Staff from LeTourneau University’s Faith, Science, and Technology Initiative and Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity are conducting a study … Read More
January 28, 2026
(Yahoo! Sports) – Yes, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks have deliberately chosen to practice elsewhere. Their decision has gotten people talking, given the narratives surrounding the injury-ridden 49ers season. The Niners’ training facility has come under scrutiny … Read More
November 12, 2025
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 51, no. 10, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 5, 2025
Hastings Center Report (vol. 55, Issue S1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
October 23, 2025
(Undark) – A dangerous pattern is emerging in media coverage of these topics. A previously expert-driven debate (still far from settled) about the medical and legal frameworks and best practices in end-of-life care is turning into a political exercise in … Read More
October 7, 2025
(New York Times) – For some single women in their 30s and 40s, their biological clocks add unwelcome stress to an already fraught process. The stubborn notion that women’s fertility falls off a cliff at 35 has slowly shifted in … Read More
October 6, 2025
(Washington Post) – At schools across the country, educators and administrators are scrambling to set rules for how students and educators use ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for homework and other assignments. In one Silicon Valley school district, a … Read More
October 6, 2025
(The Atlantic) – In 1979, five months after my seventh birthday, my father crashed his plane into an orange grove and died. Dad, a pilot, had gone up in one of his twin-props with a friend and lost control after … Read More
September 25, 2025
(Ars Technica) – f an Iranian taxi driver waves away your payment, saying, “Be my guest this time,” accepting their offer would be a cultural disaster. They expect you to insist on paying—probably three times—before they’ll take your money. This … Read More
September 11, 2025
(BBC) – Western medicine typically views anyone who admits to being told what to do by disembodied voices as suffering from psychosis. But that is not the case everywhere – so what can we learn from those who treat these … Read More
September 2, 2025
(New York Times) – Draw boundaries. Protect your peace. Worry less about pleasing others. The prevailing (and best-selling) wisdom of the day encourages an inward turn. Every era molds a different version of self-realization. With each chapter in American history, … Read More
August 18, 2025
(Tech Crunch) – Anthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in what the company describes as “rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.” Strikingly, Anthropic says it’s … Read More
August 4, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – A deepfake Dwayne Johnson is just one part of a broader technological earthquake hitting Hollywood. Studios are scrambling to figure out simultaneously how to use AI in the filmmaking process and how to protect themselves against … Read More
July 28, 2025
Christian Bioethics (vol. 31, no. 2, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
July 1, 2025
(Harper’s Magazine) – What were we if not obsessive-compulsive, we who so often traced our origins to a people whose very name, the Puritans, epitomized the perfectionistic delusion underlying this illness? A people so committed to virtue that they’d risked … Read More
