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  • Pandemic Bioethics

    de Gregory E. Pence ...
    The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every human being on the planet and forced us all to reflect on the bioethical issues it raises. In this timely book, Gregory Pence examines a number of relevant issues, including the fair allocation of scarce medical resources, immunity passports, tradeoffs between protecting senior citizens and allowing children to flourish, discrimination against minorities ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • What Went Wrong

    America's Covid Response and Lessons for the Future

    de Gregory E. Pence ...
    We thought we were a nation ready for any crisis. Covid showed us how much we have yet to learn.America's response to Covid cost too many lives, set our children back in their education, and forever damaged our trust in our government's ability to protect and guide us through crises. Conflicting values and strategies received too little ethical consideration as we blindly followed an overly ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • Overcoming Addiction

    Seven Imperfect Solutions and the End of America's Greatest Epidemic

    de Gregory E. Pence ...
    With an estimated 20 million people addicted to drugs or alcohol, North America is in the grip of an unrivaled epidemic. Overcoming Addiction reveals how seemingly contradictory treatment theories must come together to understand and end dangerous substance abuse.Addiction treatment has become a billion-dollar industry based on innumerable clinical and psychological perspectives. Zealous ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The Ethics of Food

    A Reader for the Twenty-First Century

    de Ronald Bailey, Wendell Berry, Norman Borlaug, M F. K. Fisher, Nichols Fox, Greenpeace International, Garrett Hardin, Mae-Wan Ho, Marc Lappe, Britt Bailey, Tanya Maxted-Frost, Henry I. Miller, Helen Norberg-Hodge, Stuart Patton, C Ford Runge, Benjamin Senauer, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Peter Singer, Anthony J. Trewavas, Food and Drug Administration ...
    Food makes philosophers of us all. Death does the same . . . but death comes only once . . . and choices about food come many times each day. In The Ethics of Food, Gregory E. Pence brings together a collection of voices who share the view that the ethics of genetically modified food is among the most pressing societal questions of our time. This comprehensive collection addresses a broad range of ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • What We Talk About When We Talk About Clone Club

    Bioethics and Philosophy in Orphan Black

    de Gregory E. Pence ...
    What is the real-world history and science of human cloning, and does Orphan Black get it right? Can you "own" a person—even a cloned one? How can Sarah Manning be straight, Cosima gay, and Tony trans? Cult hit sci-fi show Orphan Black doesn't just entertain—it also raises fascinating questions about human cloning, its ethics, and its impact on personal identity.In What We Talk About When We Talk ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • How to Build a Better Human

    An Ethical Blueprint

    de Gregory E. Pence ...
    Medicine has recently discovered spectacular tools for human enhancement. Yet to date, it has failed to use them well, in part because of ethical objections. Meanwhile, covert attempts flourish to enhance with steroids, mind-enhancing drugs, and cosmetic surgery—all largely unstudied scientifically.The little success to date has been sporadic and financed privately. In How to Build a Better Human, ... Leer más

    $29.99 USD

  • Who's Afraid of Human Cloning?

    de Gregory E. Pence ...
    Human cloning raises the most profound questions about human nature, our faith in ourselves, and our ability to make decisions that could significantly alter the character of humanity. In this exciting and accessible book, Gregory Pence offers a candid and sometimes humorous look at the arguments for and against human cloning. Originating a human being by cloning, Pence boldly argues, should not ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

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  • Smart Mice, Not So Smart People

    An Interesting and Amusing Guide to Bioethics

    de Arthur L. Caplan ...
    What do you think about cloning, stem cell research, brain enhancement, or doing experiments on newly dead patients? Read Smart Mice, Not so Smart People and you'll know what Art Caplan thinks. But this assortment of pithy, provocative opinions on all things bioethical does more than simply give you a piece of the author's mind-it also invites and even dares you to make up your own mind. In his ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • Apollo's Arrow

    The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live

    de Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD ...
    A piercing and scientifically grounded look at the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic and how it will change the way we live—"excellent and timely." (The New Yorker)Apollo's Arrow offers a riveting account of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it swept through American society in 2020, and of how the recovery will unfold in the coming years. Drawing on momentous (yet dimly remembered) ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

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  • Vagina Obscura

    An Anatomical Voyage

    de Rachel E. Gross ...
    **Shortlisted for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardOne of Five Books Best Literary Science Writing titles in 2023A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Science Friday Best Science Book to Read This SummerA myth-busting voyage into the female body.**A camera obscura reflects the world back but dimmer and inverted. Similarly ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • World War C

    Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One

    de Sanjay Gupta, M.D. ...
    CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD, offers an accessible, data-packed answer to our biggest questions about Covid-19: What have we learned about this pandemic and how can we prepare for—or prevent—the next one?As America’s favorite frontline Covid-19 health journalist, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has barely left his primetime seat in his makeshift studio basement since the pandemic began (other ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Matters of Life and Death

    Public Health Issues in Canada

    de André Picard ...
    Health issues have long occupied top headlines in Canadian media, and no journalist has written on public health with more authority or for as many years as André Picard. Matters of Life and Death collects Picard's most compelling columns, covering a broad range of topics including Canada's right-to-die law, the true risks of the Zika virus, the financial challenges of a publicly funded health ... Leer más

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