Could a new UN resolution end doctors' participation in torture?
A new UN resolution has the potential to fight torture and cruelty say experts in the British Medical Journal today.
Social Sciences
Feb 26, 2010
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Page 15 - News tagged with ethics
Biodiversity offsets need a national strategy to succeed
In a paper published by PLOS ONE, researchers concluded that a national strategy must be implemented in order to compensate for environmental damage caused by development projects in Africa.
Ecology
Nov 6, 2014
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Are vegan pet diets as unhealthy as they're claimed to be? Here's what the evidence says
The impact of vegan diets on our pets' health produces heated debate from people on both sides.
Veterinary medicine
Jan 13, 2023
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New framework on honest behavior suggests it is a process that goes beyond not lying
Most people value honesty while also recognizing that it is sometimes beneficial to be dishonest. This tension leads individuals to engage in behaviors that stretch the boundaries of honest behavior, such as strategically ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2023
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Tech blog TechCrunch in tussle with parent AOL
Less than a year after its acquisition by AOL, leading technology blog TechCrunch is involved in a tussle with its new parent company over journalism ethics and editorial independence.
Business
Sep 6, 2011
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Would you trust a robot to mind your child?
With an anticipated 39.5 million domestic/household robots expected to be in our homes by 2021 (IFR, 2018), Cranfield University is calling for members of the public to comment on a survey launched to identify people's views ...
Robotics
Mar 7, 2019
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Because we can, does it mean we should? The ethics of GM foods
Food is cultural, social and deeply personal, so it's no surprise that modifications to the way food is produced, distributed and consumed often lead to ethical debates.
Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2014
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Reproduction, from Hippocrates to IVF
The first book to take in 3,000 years of baby-making shows how women functioned as "vessels" in early ideas of creation, until the ancient Greeks established theories of "dual contribution—whether two seeds or two souls—that ...
Other
Dec 7, 2018
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Entrepreneurs to venture capitalists: Don't be a Scrooge
Note to venture capitalists: Entrepreneurs are watching to see if you're naughty or nice.
Economics & Business
Nov 25, 2014
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Cars are regulated for safety – why not information technology?
As the computing industry grapples with its role in society, many people, both in the field and outside it, are talking about a crisis of ethics.
Business
Mar 22, 2019
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