Instructional Video16:08
Curated Video

Results, Technology, and Longterm Vision: Launching a Startup

Higher Ed
Kira Radinsky is a Ukraine-born Israeli scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur who has been featured on Forbes 30 under 30 and MIT's 35 under 35. In this video, she shares her personal and professional philosophies that drive her...
Instructional Video1:01
Curated Video

Exploring the Intersection of Technology, Sports, and Ethics: The Case of Oscar Pistorius

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The video discusses the evolving influence of technology in sports, highlighting how advanced medical engineering is enabling more people to participate in real-world sporting challenges. It specifically mentions the case of South...
Instructional Video1:25:32
World Science Festival

Mind Melds and Brain Beams: The Dawn of Brain-to-Brain Communication

6th - 11th
Music students download the technique of their favorite pianist or singer directly into their brains. Medical students download the skills of a seasoned surgeon or diagnostician. And each one of us routinely uploads our thoughts and...
Instructional Video1:33
Curated Video

Controversy Surrounding Social Sex Selection: Exploring the Ethics and Motivations

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The video discusses a study at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston where couples undergoing in vitro fertilization can choose the gender of their embryos for research purposes. The controversial practice of social sex selection is...
Instructional Video1:39
Curated Video

Unlocking Medical Breakthroughs: The Importance of Human Tissue Donation

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The video highlights the establishment of a Human Tissue Bank at De Montfort University, which receives donated human tissue for medical research purposes. While not suitable for transplantation, the tissue proves valuable for studying...
Instructional Video1:18
Curated Video

Stem Cell Research: Promising Advances and Controversies

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video highlights the potential of stem cell research in treating various medical conditions. It discusses the ethical concerns surrounding embryonic stem cells while emphasizing the use of adult stem cells, which are considered...
Instructional Video1:18
Curated Video

IVF and Stem Cell Research: Advancements and Controversies in Reproductive Medicine

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video discusses the advancements and controversies surrounding in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryonic stem cell research. It highlights the increasing success rates of IVF, with a potential success rate of up to 50% for women...
Instructional Video15:53
TED Talks

TED: How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA | Jennifer Doudna

12th - Higher Ed
Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases ... but...
Instructional Video31:08
Curated Video

Different religious views about animal experimentation

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can explain different religious and non-religious views on animal experimentation, focusing on key ethical arguments and the impact on suffering and human health. Key learning points: - Animal experimentation uses...
Instructional Video2:41
Curated Video

The First Human Clone

6th - 12th
Mired in ethical debate, human clones could help infertile couples to have children and be used to create organ banks, helping to cure disease. Is this scientific progress or man playing God? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. In...
Instructional Video1:03:13
Curated Video

The future of your genetic health

9th - 11th
Recent developments in genetic technologies have accelerated us towards a new era of medicine. Personalised medicine is quickly moving from the realm of science fiction to everyday healthcare, whilst scientific ability to alter human...
Instructional Video2:21
World Science Festival

The Dawn of Brain-to-Brain Communication

6th - 11th
Music students download the technique of their favorite pianist or singer directly into their brains. Medical students download the skills of a seasoned surgeon or diagnostician. And each one of us routinely uploads our thoughts and...
Instructional Video4:13
Curated Video

Neuropossibilities

12th - Higher Ed
Duke University legal scholar Nita Farahany gives her perspective on how advances in neuroscience and medical technology might lead to a safer and more ethical society.
Instructional Video22:19
Neuro Transmissions

Animal research is still the best option

12th - Higher Ed
Animal research is a controversial topic. It's critical for science and medicine, but is it "right" or ethical? New technologies are allowing scientists to conduct experiments in all kinds of new model systems. So that means that...
Instructional Video1:25:42
World Science Festival

Game Change – CRISPR's Brave New World

6th - 11th
Just a handful of technologies deserve to be called “game changers”—and CRISPR-Cas9, the new gene-editing tool, is one of them. Discovered just three years ago, CRISPR is sweeping through labs around the world and researchers are already...
Instructional Video17:25
TED-Ed

Are We Ready for Neo-Evolution

10th - Higher Ed
As technology and medicine continue to make huge leaps, the days of choosing our own genes or the genetic traits of our offspring are right around the corner. Harvey Fineberg takes a look at some of the potential pathways humans may take...
Instructional Video3:57
FuseSchool

What Are Stem Cells?

9th - 12th Standards
Almost every cell in the body has a special job. Part of the Fuse School Genetics playlist, the video discusses the few unspecialized cells, called stem cells. It explains where they are found, what they do, and why they raise ethical...