Should Genetically Engineered Babies Be Banned?

Should Genetically Engineered Babies Be Banned?

That was the proposition being debated Intelligence Squared (approximately 50 minutes). Sheldon Krimsky (Professor, Tufts University and Chair, Council for Responsible Genetics) and Lord Robert Winston (Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor, Fertility Studies, Imperial College) argue for prohibition, Dr. Nita Farahany (Professor of Law and Philosophy and Professor of Genome Sciences & Policy, Duke University) and Lee Silver (Professor, Princeton University and Author) argue against it. 

“The Ivory Tower Half Hour”: Abortions, Cigarettes, and Health Insurance

“The Ivory Tower Half Hour”: Abortions, Cigarettes, and Health Insurance

Hosted by David Rubin, Dean of the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, this powerhouse panel of Lisa Dolak (Syracuse University College of Law), Tim Byrnes (Colgate University), Bob Spitzer (SUNY Cortland), Tara Ross (Onondaga County Community College), and  Kristi Andersen (Syracuse University) discuss Gov. Cuomo’s proposed abortion reforms and increased health insurance costs for smokers.

http://video.wcny.org/video/2338153340