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Toward a Science of Morality
An annotated response to Michael Shermer: Michael Shermer and I have been engaged in what I hope has been a productive discussion on the relationship...
Philosophy under attack: Lawrence Krauss and the new denialism
I really shouldn’t let myself watch Q&A. Don’t get me wrong, the ABC’s flagship weekly panel show is usually compelling viewing...
Moral Evaluations of Harm are Instant and Emotional, Brain Study Shows
People are able to detect, within a split second, if a hurtful action they are witnessing is intentional or accidental, new research on the brain at...
Defeating Death
Thousands of years ago it was written in Corinthians 15:26: "And the last enemy to be destroyed is death." Throughout history, we humans...
Is Morality Flexible and Why Does it Matter?
Is it morally wrong for a brother and sister to make love? How about making love to a dead chicken? In studies using these dilemmas, people report...
Happiness may bring you more money, study says
Young people who express more positive emotions tend to have higher incomes by the time they're 29, a Proceedings of the National Academy of...
Nobel laureate: Ethics debate unstilled by stemcell success
Newly-crowned Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka on Monday cautioned that stem cells could still spur sharp debate, despite his achievement in creating...
When research findings explode
The world of psychology has been rocked by fake and fraudulent scientific data and plagiarism, writes Alok Jha.
How to confuse a moral compass
People can be tricked into reversing their opinions on moral issues, even to the point of constructing good arguments to support the opposite of...
Animal Morality Research Suggests We All Have Complex Emotions
As young children, most of us are taught right from wrong. Growing up, we were encouraged to say "please" and "thank you," and to...
When do we become truly conscious? The new science of consciousness.
The new science of consciousness should change how we think about thorny ethical dilemmas.
Babies ‘Moral Compass’ Called Into Question By New Research
Do babies have an innate moral compass? In recent years, scientists have presented evidence that tykes have an inborn sense of justice, but a new...
Is Future-Use DNA Sampling Ethical?
Is it OK to take DNA today for one purpose, and use it tomorrow for another? Should future use of DNA information be part of informed consent for...
Artificial organs: "good guys" finish last to technology
It is hardly a keen insight to note that there are a lot of problems in the world today, and that there are also lots of suggested solutions. Often...
How will science shape what it means to be human?
It's a question that has intrigued us for thousands of years. As scientific advances push the boundaries of life and death, they challenge our...
Science on verge of an ethical revolution
SOME research areas are political minefields. Take geo-engineering. It's a field that is exploring whether to inject sulphate aerosols into the...
Gleick apology over Heartland leak stirs ethics debate among climate scientists
The outing of the researcher who exposed the Heartland Institute's efforts to discredit climate change has thrown the scientific community into...
Ethical Analysis of the Climate Change Disinformation Campaign
by Donald A. Brown, cross-posted from the Penn State Climate Ethics Blog Over the next few weeks, ClimateEthics will take a deeper look at what has...
Lies, damn lies, and statistics
When Mark Twain uttered his memorable phrase, the science of statistics was in its infancy, and he could not have anticipated that statistics and...
Turning-point: The human-genome project
Ten years after the reading of the human genome, humanity is about to confront its true nature. The oracle at Delphi had two maxims posted above the...
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