The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity

07/10/2026

THIS WEEK:
+ New Podcast Episode: Bored in a Digital Age
+ Bioethics Reading Group Registration Closes Wednesday, July 15
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/192462544494920926

+ Exclusive: UN launches “AI for Good” commission
+ A device that revives eyeballs from dead donors could make eye transplants possible
+ From cloning to gene-editing: the enduring legacy of Dolly the sheep
+ Alzheimer’s Biomarkers Change After Tuberculosis Vaccination
+ U.S. Death Rate Falls to Its Lowest Point on Record
+++MORE+++

07/08/2026

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Bored in a Digital Age
https://open.spotify.com/episode/017U7oG48BEsjSU5yqlwox?si=9GKtnGfjQEK7JrzNCr63ug

In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jonathan Lett presents for us his recent article addressing the phenomenon of boredom and the particular contours it bears in our present, digital age.

Jonathan Lett, PhD, is Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Faith, Science, and Technology Initiative at LeTourneau University.

His teaching and research sit at the intersection of Christian doctrine, moral philosophy, and technology, and are animated by a pressing question: What does it mean to be human in a world being rapidly reshaped by technology?

07/02/2026

In The Bioethics MONTHLY Email:
+ The Breath as Sacred Ground: Contemplative Wisdom, Modern Science, and the Ethics of Human Flourishing
+ Conference Highlights
+ Frozen Orphans: The Children of Embryo Adoption
+ Bioethics Reading Group Registration is Open!
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/191735788383241583

+ Embryos made without s***m or eggs reveal why many pregnancies fail
+ First pig liver and kidneys transplanted into a person — strategy could ease organ shortages
+ Scientists Edit Human Embryo Genes With Startling Precision
+ There Is Already a Word for the Deep Moral Failures of AI
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07/01/2026

NEW ARTICLE in our "Shared Convictions: CBHD and LeTourneau on Mission" series: Kate Day, MBA, "The Breath as Sacred Ground: Contemplative Wisdom, Modern Science, and the Ethics of Human Flourishing."
https://www.cbhd.org/intersections/the-breath-as-sacred-ground-contemplative-wisdom-modern-science-and-the-ethics-of-human-flourishing

"It illuminates, I would argue, a striking case study in convergence: two thinkers working from entirely different starting points—Thomas Keating’s theology of Centering Prayer and James Nestor’s investigative science of the breath—arriving at remarkably similar conclusions about what human beings need in order to flourish."

Kate Day, MBA, is Associate Vice President for Marketing & Communications at LeTourneau University, where she has spent nearly two decades helping bring creative work into being—writing, editing, shaping strategy, and holding the big picture alongside the tactical.

06/30/2026

Our next book discussion kicks off tomorrow, and our first meeting will be July 16. We're reading and discussing Dr. Ewan Goligher's "How Should We then Die? A Christian Response to Physician-Assisted Death." There is still time for you to get in on this!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/cbhd-bioethics-reading-group

06/27/2026

06/26/2026

In the Bioethics WEEKLY:
+ Our 33rd Annual Conference is Underway! Join Us Online and/or Watch On Demand
+ Our Next Bioethics Reading Group Discussion Starts Next Week!
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/191170076062254135

There Is Already a Word for the Deep Moral Failures of AI
Tech titans are hacking their bodies for a longer life: is there science behind their methods?
Creating Baby Geniuses to Thwart the AI Threat? (Yes, Really.)
Despite state bans, abortions have almost doubled. The reason? Pills via telehealth
+++ MORE +++

06/26/2026

Our 33rd Annual Conference is Underway! And there is still time for you to join us online. Everything will be available in the conference app after the conference for those not able to participate in real time. Do not miss this!
https://www.cbhd.org/conference-2026

06/25/2026

Everything is almost ready for Polytechnic Bioethics, our 33rd annual conference. There is still time for you to join us online. Everything will be available in the conference app after the conference for those not able to join us live. Do not miss this! Register at https://www.cbhd.org/conference-2026

06/24/2026

Our Bioethics Reading Group discussion of Dr. Ewan Goligher's "How Should We Then Die? A Christian Response to Physician-Assisted Death" begins one week from today. Sign up right now at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/cbhd-bioethics-reading-group