News tagged with ethical concerns

Joysticks transform US warfare in Afghanistan

In battle they take out Taliban fighters with joystick-controlled weapons, while back at base American soldiers hook up their Xboxes and kill their way through video games.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 9

Health-care reform must respect patient autonomy

As President Obama and Congress weigh changes in the nation's health care system they must avoid creating a system where physicians are financially motivated to pressure patients into mandated treatments that conflict with ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thinking outside sustainability's box at the intersection of art and science

Science is about facts, but the science of sustainability also involves questions underpinned by values.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ethicists: Include pregnant women in national childrens' study

An ambitious new national study that aims to follow children from conception through adulthood will miss a golden opportunity to gather data on the most underrepresented population in clinical research - pregnant women, say ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0