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Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill Subs Synopsis: Carefully curated stories from our monthly magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of research. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions. Edition Editor - Heather Zeiger The Mind Reader: An outspoken bar patron runs an experiment to see if the world can be divided into the "weak" and the "strong" in attempt to prove he's not an authoritarian fascist. Mahabbah: A scientist invents a virus that causes people to be compassionate and empathetic. Mayonnaise: The inventor of million dollar "zero fat, zero calorie" food additive discovers her invention is killing her son. Bugs In The Valley: A pharmaceutical company turns a rare flower into an equally rare medicine that cures cancer and stops aging. Sow: A pilot is tasked with "seeding" a distant planet with the codes to give rise to future humans, at the expense of the planet's natural evolutionary process. Two-Percenters: A new treatment may allow 98% of the people to be genetically enhanced, but at the expense of the 2% who already are. We Don't Do Faux: A mother steals a cure from her medical employer to save her sick daughter. Pandora's Dreams: A new technology allows the recording, playback, and sale of dreams. Words Of The Ancients: An archeology team finds a perfectly preserved crypt with a surprisingly intelligent farm animal. Cicada: Dr. Zhang invents teleportation but refuses to share it with the world. Reviews “With Science fiction we can explore other galaxies and alien conflicts, but with philosophical fiction we can explore other minds and ethical conflicts. Let this book take you on a Phi-Fi adventure.” — William Irwin, Ph.D. - Philosophy Professor, King's College “After Dinner Conversation has taken up the initiative to write themed collections of short stories that fit focused ethics cou