The world's environment ministers began the final phase of crunch talks at a UN summit in Montreal on Thursday aimed at sealing a historic "peace pact with nature."
Environment
Dec 16, 2022
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A new study published in the CABI journal Human-Animal Interactions has cast more light on the species of nonhuman animals that we see as "friends," "food" and those "worth fighting for."
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2022
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The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to its deployment in courtrooms overseas. In China, robot judges decide on small claim cases, while in some Malaysian courts, AI has been used to recommend sentences ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2022
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Children draw strongly upon moral principles and concerns when they consider whether it is right or wrong to consume meat and animal products.
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2022
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Alexandria, Egypt's fabled second city and its biggest port, is in danger of disappearing below the waves within decades.
Environment
Nov 2, 2022
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Patagonia's recent blockbuster announcement that the company was "turning capitalism on its head by making the Earth our only shareholder" is generating a lot of attention. It is the start of another chapter in a long and ...
Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2022
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Moral dilemmas—balancing one right action against another—are a ubiquitous feature of 21st-century life. However unavoidable, though, they are not unique to our modern age. The challenge of accommodating conflicting needs ...
Social Sciences
Oct 10, 2022
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Are we free or are our actions determined by the laws of physics? And how much free will do we actually want? These questions have troubled philosophers for millennia—and there are still no perfect answers.
Other
Oct 10, 2022
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Just as optical illusions can fool the eye to present a distorted image of reality, moral illusions can fool our decision-making ability, making us more selfish. This is the conclusion of a newly presented doctoral thesis ...
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2022
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A new, international analysis links belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories to a lower tendency to support and participate in public health efforts to mitigate spread; however, people's sense of morality appears to weaken ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2022
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