Conversations, interviews and appearances exploring Peter Singer’s ideas.
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Peter Singer and Kasia de Lazari Radek explore why people donate kidneys to strangers and what motivates unusually demanding acts of generosity.
Singer asks whether ethical judgment can be learned and improved, drawing on examples from bioethics, effective altruism and the treatment of animals.
Singer explains his utilitarian approach to ending human lives in a conversation with David Edmonds, including the controversial case of infanticide.
Alvin Roth discusses how market design can help save lives, using kidney exchanges to examine ethical tensions around organ markets and other contested transactions.
Jamie Metzl examines the convergence of AI, genetics and biotechnology, and the need for responsible governance and international cooperation as these technologies develop.
Singer discusses how people rationalize animal harm, how to balance generosity with everyday life, and ethical questions surrounding assisted dying.
Singer and Stephanie Gray Connors debate the proposition that abortion is immoral.
Singer and Anthony Fisher debate whether voluntary euthanasia should be legalized.