Ethical Question
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The scientific potential of synthetic embryos and the ethical questions they give rise to
The human-like embryos were made by reprogramming human embryonic stem cells, without sperm or ova. But for now, they have limited viability.
Kathryn MacKay, The Conversation
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Firms are increasingly tracking users’ eye movements, to the discomfort of ethicists
Companies developing eye-tracking products tend to dodge responsibility by asking for self-regulation of the nascent AR industry.
Patrick Lecomte, The Conversation
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A for-profit market for breast milk is emerging around the globe (including in India)
Breast milk products are often marketed as safer, vegan, better for the immune system and infant development.
Sarah Steele, The Conversation
Trending
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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Congress moves Madras HC seeking Election Commission action against Modi for propagating hate speech
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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Ethical responsibilities: What Pankaj Mishra asked his Indian publisher – and the reply he received
Mishra had questions about the publisher’s decision to bring out Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s book.
Pankaj Mishra
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Stirring the pot: Baba Ramdev's presence at World Food India fair posed a conflict of interest
The yoga guru’s Patanjali corporation is patronised by BJP governments and he in turn helps the party politically.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Killing Hitler: When is assassination justified?
The film '13 Minutes' dramatises an attempt by Georg Elser to assassinate Hitler in 1939, to prevent the war the Führer was preparing for. How clear-cut was the moral justification for that act?
Janna Thompson, The Conversation
Video
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations