Captain America, Voluntary Amputation, and Rogue Scientists.

Do you ever worry that Steve Rogers (aka Captain America) wasn't really giving informed consent when he agreed to become enhanced? Or are curious as to why someone might choose a bionic hand over a real one? The awesome Maggie Koerth-Baker of boingboing.net and I had some of the same questions. We chat about the ethics of superheroes and our perception of science in this week's Science Saturday on bloggingheads.tv. Enjoy!