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If A Pill Replaces Exercise, Will People Get Lazy?

Scientists in Australia have been working to develop a pill that would replace exercise. It could benefit people who, for some reason, aren’t able to exercise.

But what if taking a pill replaces true activity and laziness sets in?

We asked Joan McGregor, Professor of Philosophy at ASU, about the bioethical questions that pop up.

Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.