by Heather Zeiger | Feb 2, 2019 | bioethics, Ethics, Science, Technology
Members of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity receive the Center’s quarterly publication, Dignitas, which reports on current bioethics issues. I have an article in Volume 24, Issue 4 on embryoids. Embryoids are made from pluripotent stem cells and have...
by Heather Zeiger | Feb 2, 2019 | Technology
My article on teen girls and technology is the cover article for Salvo’s winter issue. Studies show that teen girls have show higher incidences of depression and anxiety after spending more than an hour on social media. This article delves into the darker side...
by Heather Zeiger | Sep 21, 2018 | bioethics, Ethics, Human Dignity, Salvo
My Casualty Report in Salvo Issue #46 is on modern-day eugenics. The United Nations Population Fund estimates that there are 117 million women believed to be “missing” in various parts of Asia and Eastern Europe due to sex-selective abortion and child...
by Heather Zeiger | Sep 21, 2018 | Ethics
I write a regular piece in Salvo called the Casualty Report. This reports on recent statistics affecting our culture. My recent Casualty Report in Issue #45 is on transgenderism. One key statistic is the number of teens who identify as transgender, and then after...
by Heather Zeiger | Sep 21, 2018 | Science, Technology
My recent article at MercatorNet looks at the ethics of using killer robots and drones in a combat situation. These new technologies create geographic distance between the combatants and the war zone, but some people are concerned that it also creates emotional...
