Skip to main content
Back to Show
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Brain Gain

Drug makers and neuroscientists are enhancing what human brains can do, but what are the implications of these developments? For instance, what if brain researchers someday learn to find out what a patient is thinking? Or to predict a disabling disease? Or, right now, what about so-called “smart pills” that improve a college student’s performance on an exam?

Support Provided By
Season
Pope Francis’ Family Document; Stemming Chicago Gun Violence
25:52
Pope Francis’ Family Document; Stemming Chicago Gun Violence; Church Ushers
Candidates Reach Out to Jewish Voters; Supreme Court
25:53
Candidates Reach Out to Jewish Voters; Supreme Court Contraceptive Mandate; Easter Flowers
Religion in Cuba; India’s Artificial Limb Enterprise
25:52
Religion in Cuba; India’s Artificial Limb Enterprise; Holy Week
The Aga Khan; Pope Francis and Family Issues
25:46
Will Pope Francis be open to reform; and the Ismaili spiritual leader wants to end poverty
Healing Moral Wounds of War; Rancher Nuns; Baha'i Fast
25:50
Healing Moral Wounds of War; Rancher Nuns; Baha'i 19-Day Fast
U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Case; Son of  Saul; Moral Issues
25:52
U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Case; Son of Saul; Moral Issues in Europe’s Migrant Crisis
Pope at the Border; Death of Justice Antonin Scalia
25:52
Pope at the Border; Death of Justice Antonin Scalia; Secular Seminarians
Muslims of Hamtramck, Michigan; Wendell Berry Farming Center
25:52
Muslims of Hamtramck, Michigan; Wendell Berry Farming Center
Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Controversy; America's Original Sin;
25:53
Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Controversy; America's Original Sin; The Boxer
Social Media and Grieving; India Beef Ban; World Hijab Day
25:52
Social Media and Grieving; India Beef Ban; World Hijab Day
Doctors and End-of-Life Discussions; Sweet Honey in the Rock
25:50
Doctors and End-of-Life Discussions; Sweet Honey in the Rock; Istanbul’s Monuments
Faith Communities and Gun Violence; Death with Dignity
25:51
Faith & Gun Violence; Death with Dignity; Faith Groups and Corporate Social Responsibility
Active loading indicator