LibGuides: Bioethics: Streaming Media

Streaming Media at NCC

Nassau Community College now has three streaming sources, Films on Demand, Kanopy, AVON and Swank. The simplest way to access each of these sources is through the Stream a Video tab on our homepage.

Swank Digital Campus provides films for various courses. Films include classics, documentaries and contemporary selections. All films can be viewed both on and off campus. Browse our current selection of films at Swank.

Films On Demand

Films on Demand (FOD) is one of our streaming media database and includes numerous videos on bioethics.

Browse Ethical Issues under Health Care & Treatment Subject Collection or search by keyword "Bioethics" in titles and segments search box.

Here are some examples of bioethics videos in the FOD database.

Bioethics: Let's Talk about Religion
Perspectives on bioethics are morally and ethically complex. Even greater complexity comes into the question when the views of individuals and institutions are based on religious beliefs.
The Ethics of Biotechnology
The Nuclear Age—sprung upon the world with the atomic bomb—remains a bitter memory. How biotechnology, with its power to change life on Earth at the most fundamental level, will be viewed in the decades to come depends on decisions being made right now. This program confronts viewers with some of the ethical and moral implications of cloning, stem cell research, and animal testing.
Human Rights Day 2012: Bioethics and Human Rights: Privacy and Consent
The Law Library celebrates International Human Rights Day with a panel discussion on Bioethics and Human Rights.

AVON

AVON is another one of our streaming media database and includes videos on bioethics.

Click on the magnifying glass icon, enter keyword "Bioethics" and select All Videos from the dropdown menu on the right hand side of the page.

Here are some examples of bioethics videos in the AVON database.

Mandy's Choice: A Bioethical Controversy
Documentary on various issues of bioethics including harvesting, consent, IVR and more.
Spare Parts
This provocative program visits the American laboratories that are taking medicine and ethics into uncharted waters.
The Stem Cell Divide
The documentary explores both sides of the issue and challenges of stem cell research. It explores assumptions and principles of patients, advocates, politicians, scientists and religious leaders.

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