The Vulnerability of Integrity: A Q&A With Michael Ing
February 07, 2017 • By Michael IngDrawing from ancient Confucian texts, Michael Ing discusses conceptions of vulnerability, and how it’s not always a good thing to be invulnerable. Read More
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Balancing Freedom and Constraint for the Enhancement of Life
January 27, 2017 •When is freedom life-giving and when is it destructive? When are limits exploitative and when do they enable flourishing? 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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In Search of Lost Orientation
October 20, 2016 • By Sarah BianchiMapping the Landscape of Enhancement 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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World and Counter-Worlds
March 14, 2017 • By Günter ThomasHow the tension between what is religiously considered the world and the counter-world can be utilized in a creative way for the drive to transform this world Read More
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What Religious Terrorism Can Teach Us About the Uncanny Power of Counter-Worlds
December 11, 2015 • By Günter ThomasExtremists aren't blinded by hate, they're motivated by desperate hope. Read More
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Care and Global Aging: A Q&A with Dr. Jason Danely
December 16, 2015 • By Jason DanelyWhat can informal family caregivers teach us about the value of compassion for enhancing life? 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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Life-Giving Philosophy: A Q&A With Dr. Pamela Sue Anderson
February 02, 2016 • By Pamela Sue AndersonOn the importance of mutual vulnerability in enhancing life. Read More
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The Transformative Power of Vulnerability
February 04, 2016 • By Pamela Sue AndersonWe can find genuine love through openness to loss and change. Read More
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Imagining Sustainability: A Q&A with Maria Antonaccio
March 29, 2017 • By Maria AntonaccioInvestigating sustainability beyond its strictly environmental dimensions Read More
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Making Finitude Visible: The Ethics of Sustainability
March 31, 2017 • By Maria AntonaccioHow sustainability confronts us with moral and existential questions in the here and now Read More
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Of man and machine: The evolution of transhumanism
April 12, 2017 • By Kristin KostickEnhancing Life Scholar Christopher Scott's research explores questions of transhumanism and what it means for our collective future. Read More
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Living at the Intersection of Technology and Humanity
April 26, 2017 • By Steve KloehnHow the Fourth Industrial Revolution has changed our relationship with science Read More
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Lessons from Germany’s Kirchentag
April 28, 2017 • By Ellen UeberschaerThe Enhancing Life Project’s interlocutor Ellen Ueberschaer discusses her work as the General Secretary for Germany’s Kirchentag Read More
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Living in an Inspired World: Youth in Foster Care Transcending Adversity
May 02, 2017 • By Monique MitchellHow purpose enhances life Read More
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Transcending Adversity: A Q&A With Dr. Monique B. Mitchell
May 08, 2017 • By Monique B. MitchellHow youth in the foster care system draw upon their intrinsic resources in the face of adversity, and what public discourse gets wrong about them Read More
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American Immanence, Resilient Democracy
May 23, 2017 • By Michael HogueMichael Hogue explains how his concept of “resilient democracy” attends to the ecological dimensions of justice Read More
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Bridging the Gap Between Business and Academia: A Q&A with Christian Chautard
May 25, 2017 • By Christian ChautardChristian Chautard, an interlocutor for The Enhancing Life Project and a prominent businessman, on how business, policy, and academia can all work together Read More
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Denaturalizing “The New Oil”: The Ethical Questions of Big Data
June 15, 2017 • By Nick Couldry and Jun YuHow discourses about technological progress cover up ethical questions about surveillance that threaten our most basic freedoms Read More
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Living Like Gandhi
July 18, 2017 • By Karline McLainA Visit to Gandhi’s Cottage in Sevagram, India Read More
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Communicating Too Much, Too Little, and Toward Peace: A Q&A With Menahem Blondheim
July 24, 2017 • By Menahem BlondheimMenahem Blondheim discusses his work with the Truman Institute and The Enhancing Life Project, and how religion can reveal a real path forward to peace. Read More
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Finding Resilience and Hope in Apocalyptic Times: A Q&A with Barbara Rossing
September 26, 2017 •Coming back from the “eschatos,” how the Bible can be a resource for human life and the natural world Read More
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Healing Eschatology: Enhancing Life or Enhancing Empire?
October 03, 2017 • By Barbara RossingCan the catacomb art of Rome help us respond to Doomsday warnings with transformative action and hope? Read More