Search results for ethical guidance

Space Exploration Nov 17, 2022

What would asteroid mining do to the world's economy?

About a decade ago, the prospect of "asteroid mining" saw a massive surge in interest. This was due largely to the rise of the commercial space sector and the belief that harvesting resources from space would soon become ...

Education Nov 16, 2022

White paper urges governance for AI school grading technologies

Automated grading technologies could soon be rolled out in Australian schools but without robust national guidelines and an independent advisory body, some schools could be left behind.

Social Sciences Oct 26, 2022

Most Americans do trust scientists and science-based policy-making

Most Americans—81%—think government investments in scientific research are "worthwhile investments for society over time," according to the Pew Research Center's latest survey on public perceptions of science.

Economics & Business Oct 12, 2022

Patagonia's grand gesture sends the wrong message about ethical capitalism

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 ...

Other Oct 10, 2022

New 'ethics guidance' for top science journals aims to root out harmful research, but can it succeed?

The British journal Nature was founded in 1869 and is one of the world's most influential and prestigious outlets for scientific research. Its publisher, Nature Portfolio (a subsidiary of the academic publishing giant Springer ...

Social Sciences Sep 9, 2022

New guidance published on how to best support qualitative researchers

New guidance—devised by a group of twelve researchers from various disciplines and institutions—is published today in the International Journal of Qualitative Methods. It provides diverse experiences from the co-authors ...

Plants & Animals Sep 2, 2022

The first spatiotemporal map of brain regeneration in the axolotl

A multi-institute research team led by BGI-Research has used BGI Stereo-seq technology to construct the world first spatiotemporal cellular atlas of the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) brain development and regeneration, revealing ...

Social Sciences Aug 15, 2022

Better outcomes for high-stake police investigations in the UK

The role of the Interview Manager is critical to the success of high-stake crime investigations but research shows that there is little understanding of the role both outside and even inside U.K. police forces.

Economics & Business Jun 13, 2022

COVID-19 could derail Sustainable Development Goals for next five years

The COVID-19 pandemic will further derail the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the next five years without concerted action, warn international scientists.

Social Sciences Jun 10, 2022

Targeted wastewater surveillance has a history of social and ethical concerns

Wastewater surveillance involves testing sewage to obtain data about a population's health. While the technique is decades old, it has gained recent international prominence for its ability to predict pandemic surges, detect ...

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