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Episode 50 - Animal Testing

This week on Prosthetic Gods, Nir and J. dissect the rapid dismantling of the animal-testing paradigm. We explore the legal and political shifts sweeping the EU and the United States—including the surprising federal momentum under the current HHS framework. From the utilitarian calculus of sentient consciousness down to the moral weight of insect neurology, we interrogate whether high-tech alternatives like organoids and AI models can and should finally render mammalian sacrifice obsolete.

“The global push to reduce animal testing in drug development” Drug Target Review

“HHS Accelerates Shift to Human-Based Research, Reduces Reliance on Animal Testing” US Department of Health and Human Services

“The FDA Finalizes Rule Recognizing Non-Animal Testing Methods, Building on Year-Long Reduction Push” PharmTech 

“The future of science without animal testing” Humane World for Animals

“A Kantian Case for Animal Rights” Christine Korsgaard

Animal Liberation Now: The Definitive Classic Renewed  Peter Singer and Yuval Noah Harari

Lanterns on HBO

Piers Morgan interview with AI actress derailed by Cantonese

As always, listeners can contact us at prostheticgods@gmail.com with questions, comments, and suggestions for future topics.

Credits:

Hosted by James Hughes and Nir Eisikovits
Music & Production by Jake Burley