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- Special Report: Living with Dementia
Posted on September 24, 2025
To experience or even contemplate dementia raises some of the most profound questions in bioethics and humanities: What does it mean to be a person? How does someone find meaning... - Meet the 2025-26 Sadler Scholars and CERA Fellows
Posted on September 12, 2025
The Hastings Center for Bioethics announces the 2025-26 Sadler Scholars, advanced doctoral students and early-career bioethics researchers selected through a competitive application process. The Sadler Scholars initiative provides mentoring, workshops,... - What Does It Mean to be Human in the Age of AI?
Posted on September 3, 2025
What are the moral and philosophical challenges we face as AI advances and humans navigate aging, end-of-life care, and cognitive decline? “We’re at a turning point because for the first... - Bioethics Chats: Dorothy Roberts
Posted on August 20, 2025
Dorothy Roberts, JD, is the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law & Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and founding director of the Penn Program on Race, Science &... - How Should We Live Together as Citizens of an Aging Society?
Posted on August 14, 2025
In the U.S., the aging population has reached a historic milestone: More people are over 65 than under 15. The latest episode of The Big Question features Hastings senior research... - “I see bioethics in almost all aspects of life now.”
Posted on August 6, 2025
How can—and should—AI robots care for us? What ethical issues are raised by using animals as research subjects—including for transplanting animal organs into humans? These were among the wide range...
