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Stronger, smarter, nicer humans




December 20, 2007

Professor Julian Savulescu of Oxford argues we should not only fight disease, but enhance improving IQ, behaviour, mood, character and morality. He argues enhancement has immense benefits, not only for individuals, but for society as a whole. A lecture from the Sydney Ideas series at the University of Sydney from 19th August 2007.  MP3 Show Transcript.

Download Julian Savulescu’s “Genetic Interventions and the Ethics of Enhancement of Human Beings” a chapter (pdf) from The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics (Oxford: Oxford University Press) 2007, edited by B Steinbock. 

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http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2007/savulescu.mp3


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