A Letter to Shanidar 3
December 22, 2016 • By Jason DanelySome questions for Shanidar 3, a Neanderthal whose remains were discovered in Shanidar Cave, Iraq, in 1957. Read More
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Care and Culture: A Q&A with Jason Danely
December 20, 2016 • By Jason DanelyWhat Japan and the UK can learn from one another’s attitudes toward elder care, and what students can learn from thinking in terms of care and compassion, rather than solely in terms of power struggles. Read More
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Faith and Flourishing: A Q&A with Dr. Aasim Padela
November 15, 2016 • By Dr. Aasim I. PadelaHow can medicine attend to the religious dimensions of human health? Read More
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Challenges and Opportunities in Combating Harmful Traditional Practices: Female Genital Mutilation in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region
February 02, 2017 • By Nazar ShabilaDr. Nazar Shabila, a lecturer and public health researcher at Hawler Medical University in Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, writes about his efforts to understand and combat the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Read More
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Understanding Harmful Cultural Practices: A Q&A With Dr. Nazar Shabila
January 31, 2017 • By Nazar ShabilaDr. Nazar Shabila discusses his research on the roots of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Read More
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Stopping by Rothko: Art, Memory, and Brain Science
December 06, 2016 • By Kristine A. CulpKristine Culp discusses the possibility-expanding realm of Rothko's art and the brain science behind encountering it. Read More
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Before We Enhance Life, Let's Preserve It
November 17, 2016 • By Dr. Aasim I. PadelaDr. Aasim I. Padela discusses the essential aspects of human health, through the lens of Islamic Law. Read More
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Before We Enhance Life, Let's Preserve It
By Dr. Aasim I. PadelaDr. Aasim Padela discusses the essential aspects of human health, through the lens of Islamic law. Read More
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The Paradox of a Long Life: A Q&A with Dr. Christopher Scott
November 12, 2015 • By Christopher T. ScottDr. Christopher Scott, the director of Stanford University’s Program on Stem Cells in Society, is using his support from the Enhancing Life Project to investigate the future of human longevity research. Read More
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Elixirs for the American Immortal
November 17, 2015 • By Christopher T. ScottShould we be working to lengthen our lives without simultaneously improving the quality of health in old age? Read More
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Sexual Reassignment Surgery in Iran: A Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth Bucar
December 01, 2015 • By Elizabeth BucarAre body modifications an enhancement or a violation of life? Read More
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What Does Caitlyn Jenner Have to Do With Enhancing Life?
December 03, 2015 • By Elizabeth BucarWhat can religion tell us about the embodied nature of gender? Read More
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Dangerous Compassion
December 17, 2015 • By Jason DanelyWhat caregivers can teach us about enhancing life Read More
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The Beauty of Limits: A Q&A with Dr. Nicole Vincent
January 19, 2016 • By Nicole VincentWhy life should be about more than competition. Read More
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The Importance of Being Bored, Tired, and Limited
January 21, 2016 • By Nicole VincentSmart drugs might allow us to work harder or more efficiently, but would they make our lives better? Read More
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Healing and Inter-Cultural Christology: A Q&A With Martin Wendte
April 05, 2017 • By Martin WendteHow “disability” within a contemporary framework relates to Jesus the healer Read More
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Disability: Modern Understandings, Biblical Counter-Readings
April 07, 2017 • By Martin WendteThree competing--and perhaps complementary--ways to understand disability Read More
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Humanistic Medicine and the Ethics of Prenatal Genetic Testing: A Q&A with Dr. Ruth Farrell
June 28, 2017 • By Ruth FarrellWhat role can women’s personal values and beliefs, namely religion and spirituality, play in patient-centered care surrounding beginning-of-life decisions? Read More
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Lessons from the Enhancing Life Project: Why I marched; why I write
June 30, 2017 • By Ruth FarrellOBGYN Ruth Farrell's perspective on attending the 2017 Women's March on Washington Read More
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What is Medicine and How Does Medicine Enhance Life?
July 06, 2017 • By Daniel SulmasyMedicine: an ameliorative response to the suffering occasioned by the physical finitude of the human Read More
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Enhancing Death, Enhancing Life: A Q&A With Daniel Sulmasy
July 07, 2017 • By Daniel SulmasyHow to reframe the way we think about dying persons in the medical system, and what medicine can do to ameliorate suffering even when facing death Read More
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What Do You Think I Am?: Navigating the Problem of Personhood
July 21, 2017 • By Stephen LakkisWhat does it mean to be a ‘person’ and more importantly, who decides? Read More