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Grand Theft Decency
May 1, 2008
The release this week of the video game Grand Theft Auto IV is predicted to be the biggest event in the entertainment industry this year, with some authorities predicting more than $400 million in sales over the next few weeks.
April 29, 2008
The Moral Quagmire of Grand Theft Auto
Today’s release of Grand Theft Auto IV is expected to be one of the largest in video game history. Drawn in by groundbreaking graphics and gameplay, boys are playing the game in huge numbers. But they’re also imbibing a steady stream of cultural messages that parents should hardly dismiss as inconsequential. On today’s program, Dr….
January 11, 2008
“Teenage Zombies” In The Living Room
Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Stephen Moore tells of coming to the troubling realization that his two teenage sons had become videogame junkies. Studies suggest that the Moore family is much like many of their fellow Americans as more and more teenagers devote countless hours to gaming. Mr. Moore joins us as a guest…
Life in the Cellular Age
January 3, 2008
Scientists around the world are noting a change in the human body. The average human being now has a more powerful and accurate thumb. Why? As Edward Tenner, author of Our Own Devices: How Technology Remakes Humanity, explains, this phenomenon can be traced to the use of those tiny buttons on PDAs and cell phones. We are now using our famed opposable thumbs like no previous generation.
November 30, 2007
Does a Computer Belong in the Crib?
Does a Computer Belong in the Crib?
November 30, 2007
We are constantly advised that this generation of children is growing up in a digital world. That much is pretty hard to deny. Just watch teenagers in the mall, each with a cell phone at the ear. Or observe school kids in the library, who are more likely to be at a computer screen than with a book.
November 2, 2007
Taking The Measure Of The Digital Generation
July 16, 2007
The Ethical Dilemmas of the New Reproductive Technology
Rapidly advancing new reproductive technologies have raised moral and ethical questions once unimaginable. More and more Americans are availing themselves of these technologies, but few consider the ethical implications. On today’s program, Dr. Moore is joined by Liza Mundy, author of Everything Conceivable: How Assisted Reproduction Is Changing Men, Women, and the World.
June 29, 2007
Hollywood’s Newfound Love Affair With Evangelicals
Ever since The Passion of the Christ Hollywood marketers have been trying to figure out how to reduplicate that level of box office success among American evangelicals. The recent release of Evan Almighty highlights this growing trend among studios and marketing agencies. But it also raises some serious questions. On today’s program, Dr. Moore is…
