Kenneth Boyd

Computer simulations can be helpful in predicting human behavior, but what about when those predictions are immoral?

Echo chambers are creating insular factions and polarizing politics. Is this a problem? And is there a way out?

Bothsidesism means acknowledging that moral equivalence is dangerous: just because there are two sides of an issue doesn't mean they're ethically equal.

Just how reliable are student evaluations of teachers at the end of the semester? Often, they reveal biases.

Tumblr's ban on adult content claims to be making the blogging platform a better, safer place, yet hate speech is still readily found. Is the ban the best solution?

Why do we argue with family over the holidays, and how can we start to bridge the gap?

While the video game industry is booming, its employees are suffering from "crunch" - the period of intense work that comes before a release. Just how bad is it?

A year ago, rumors of a list that contained the names of men in media who were alleged of sexual assault began circulating. What is the fall-out, a year after #metoo?

Skepticism can be healthy, but it can also be misplaced. President Trump seems to use the tactic at the wrong times.

Google has long held out from entering the Chinese market, but profits may change their minds.

Study drug usage is on the rise -- and that's a complicated ethical quandary.

Societal standards change quickly, and what one may have thought acceptable to express in the past is not necessarily something they would express today. At the very least, individuals who have recently been shamed for their past tweets claim that they have grown, learned, and changed. We might wonder, then: what is the value of shaming someone for their bad tweeting history? Should these people be shamed in the way they have been?

After the Masterpiece Cake Shop decision, the concept of conscience clauses has come under fire -- most recently with a pharmacist in Arizona refusing to fill a prescription.

We've all probably wondered: is it okay to like good shows created by bad people? The answer: It's complicated.