Modern life has countless luxuries. Mundane things like written communication have drastically changed in the past hundred years. No longer do we have to wait weeks for letters to arrive. Email and text messaging have made the task nearly instantaneous. Our modes of transportation have moved from a reliance on horses, to steam, coal, and gas, and now electricity. All of these technologies affect the human experience in one way or another.

One area of development that has had perhaps the most direct impact on humanity is that of medical technology. Technologies like vaccines, X-ray, mRNA technology, just to name a few, have forever changed the way humans live in the modern age. Not only do we better understand ourselves as humans, but we are also able to push the boundaries of what human existence means. But all this talk of advancement comes with a host of questions.

In this episode, we ask: Are advancements in medical technologies always a good thing? What complications go along with advancements in medical technologies? What new ethical questions are raised as a result of the advancement of medical technology? All that and more on this edition of the podcast.