Ethical Question

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
· Jun 24, 2023 · 09:30 pm
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
· Oct 20, 2022 · 11:30 pm
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
· Oct 27, 2021 · 09:30 pm

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.

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· May 19, 2021 · 08:30 am
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.

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· Nov 08, 2017 · 07:30 am
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
· Aug 15, 2015 · 08:30 pm

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Ethical Question

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The human-like embryos were made by reprogramming human embryonic stem cells, without sperm or ova. But for now, they have limited viability.

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