Science

We often define the moral community on the basis of whether a being is self-aware or not. But what happens when our scientific conceptions of consciousness change?

Pinterest quietly removed anti-vaccination content from the site, making both 'anti-vax' and 'vaccine' unsearchable. Was this the right thing to do?

Colorado students are testifying in favor of a bill that would make comprehensive sex education the norm in public schools, but not all parents are happy with the legislation.

Is the western understanding of mental health and mental illness necessarily the best understanding?

Was Thomas Hobbes right about human nature, and is Facebook proving it?

Gender-based pricing is an insidious problem women face at almost every turn, and it won't be solved until companies can be convinced it's not lucrative.

Cloning Neanderthals could be a scientific possibility. But just because it might be possible doesn't mean it's a good, morally sound idea.

Animal testing is controversial, and it's because of questions ranging from consent to suffering to the 'greater good.'

Science is becoming more partisan; public opinion is divided on scientific facts. How did we get here, and what can we do?

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

Gene editing is controversial for many reasons, but it's especially thorny when it comes to issues such as selective abortion, disease, and disability.

Self-care is crucial, but is it overly commodified?

Algorithms may seem like the perfect remedy to human error, but even algorithms can be biased.

We've been taught from a young age to wash our hands frequently and use powerful disinfectants to clean our homes. But how clean is too clean?

In November, Utah voters made medical marijuana legal with a ballot measure. However, legislation is already underway to restrict it.

Facebook has faced increased scrutiny about privacy and personal information this year. How did the company handle it?

The gender binary has long held sway over medical intervention for many kinds of treatments, especially for those who identify outside that binary.

Online dating offers people a wider choice in partners, but also might serve to intensify bias.

Those zippy little scooters that are showing up in many cities pose more problems than you might expect, from environmental questions to disabilities.

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?