Racist Attack on Asian Med Student Prompts Pleas for Tolerance
Faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System, in New York City, circulated an internal memo
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Gene editing video stirs talk of designer babies, ethics
A new video showing people casually discussing gene editing and designer babies is making waves because of its source: the
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Testosterone has a complicated relationship with moral reasoning, study finds
Although some studies have linked high levels of testosterone to immoral behavior, a new study published in Nature Human Behaviour
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People with a sense of oneness experience greater life satisfaction: Effect is found regardless of religion
People who believe in oneness — the idea that everything in the world is connected and interdependent — appear to
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How should autonomous vehicles be programmed? Massive global survey reveals ethics preferences and regional differences
A massive new survey developed by MIT researchers reveals some distinct global preferences concerning the ethics of autonomous vehicles, as
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Double time limit for embryo research say ethics experts
In countries which already permit embryo research, there are no “compelling moral arguments” why the time limit for experimentation should
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Secular countries can expect future economic growth, confirms new study
New research measuring the importance of religion in 109 countries spanning the entire 20th century has reignited an age-old debate
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