Bioethics Forum EssayWhat Happened to Concerns About Human Enhancement?Prominent science policy reports that set the stage for the recent Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing all raise questions about human enhancement. Enhancement concerns also consistently loom large...Read What Happened to Concerns About Human Enhancement?Bioethics Forum EssayPursue Public Engagement, but Don’t Expect ‘Broad Societal Consensus’Read Pursue Public Engagement, but Don’t Expect ‘Broad Societal Consensus’Bioethics Forum EssayChinese Bioethicists Respond to the Case of He JiankuiA preliminary investigation by Guangdong Province in China of He Jiankui, the scientist who created the world’s first gene-edited babies, found that “He had intentionally dodged supervision, raised funds and...Read Chinese Bioethicists Respond to the Case of He JiankuiBioethics Forum EssayDo We Have a Moral Obligation to Genetically Enhance our Children?The Oxford philosopher Julian Savulescu, among others, has argued that prospective parents engaging in embryo selection using preimplantation genetic diagnosis not only may seek to have genetically enhanced children but...Read Do We Have a Moral Obligation to Genetically Enhance our Children?Bioethics Forum EssayGene Editing, “Cultural Harms,” and Oversight MechanismsIs it reasonable to hope that concerns about “cultural harms” can be integrated into oversight mechanisms for technologies like gene editing? That question was raised anew for me by the...Read Gene Editing, “Cultural Harms,” and Oversight MechanismsBioethics Forum EssayWhy College Students Use Cognitive Enhancers: It’s Not Only about GradesAs the school year winds down, it’s safe to assume that many college students used stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall to get through finals. While the students may have been motivated...Read Why College Students Use Cognitive Enhancers: It’s Not Only about GradesBioethics Forum EssayFederal Recommendations on Use of Cognitive EnhancersThe idea that we can get better grades at school and advance our careers by taking drugs that improve concentration and other brain functions is at once controversial and tempting....Read Federal Recommendations on Use of Cognitive EnhancersBioethics Forum EssayThe Drug that Cried “Feminism”Branded as “The Little Pink Pill” and “Female Viagra,” flibanserin, Sprout Pharmaceuticals’ only drug, was recently resubmitted to the Food and Drug Administration for approval for hypoactive sexual desire disorder...Read The Drug that Cried “Feminism”Bioethics Forum EssayCognition Enhancement and Technological UnemploymentOne objection to the development of cognitive enhancers is that they are likely to benefit mainly people who can afford to buy them, and that they would put everyone else...Read Cognition Enhancement and Technological Unemployment