Politics Meredith McFadden | 5 Nov 2017 Is it Fair to Blame President Trump's Behavior on Mental Illness? Trump's presidency has led many to struggle with the ethics of trying to diagnose any mental illness he might have - and whether such illness would even justify his behavior.
Business Audrey Beale | 1 Nov 2017 Do Self-Driving Cars Reinforce Socioeconomic Inequality? Do self-driving cars perpetuate economic inequality when they prioritize the lives of their drivers over others on the road?
Genetic Research in the Navajo Nation The Navajo Nation is currently debating overturning a ban on genetic research within its territories - a debate complicated by the historic exploitation of Native Americans. 27 Oct 2017 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Addiction, Free Will, and St. Anselm "Is addiction a choice or a disease? If it is a disease, is it acquired because of voluntary behavior, or caused by biological or societal factors? Can addicts simply stop using drugs?" 23 Oct 2017 | Kevin Guilfoy
The Moral Dimensions of the Research Reproducibility Crisis The sciences are facing a reproducibility crisis - a crisis that can only be solved by better valuing studies that work to reproduce existing results, rather than simply break new ground. 19 Oct 2017 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Regulating Consumption and Canada’s Trans Fat Ban Canada's ban on trans fats in foods has a long and controversial history in the realm of addressing public health issues by regulating consumption. 6 Oct 2017 | Andrew Bobker
Evaluating the Ethics of Paid Organ Donation Demand for organ donation far exceeds supply. Would allowing paid organ donation be an adequate solution? 22 Sep 2017 | Daniel Beck
Waymo and the Morality of Self-Driving Cars A future of self-driving cars seems closer than ever. But will our cars be designed to make ethical decisions for us? 20 Sep 2017 | Audrey Beale
Rules Versus Results in Vaccine Research A controversial vaccine study backed by Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel has led to a wide-ranging debate over the advantages and drawbacks of medical research ethics. 14 Sep 2017 | Meredith McFadden
Iceland Has Almost Eliminated Down Syndrome through Selective Abortion. Is That a Good Thing? Only one or two children are born with Down Syndrome in Iceland per year - not from chance, but due to selective abortion. 8 Sep 2017 | Daniel Beck
Less Healthcare, Less Regulation: Is Donald Trump Killing People? Critics allege that Donald Trump will directly be killing people by repealing Obamacare and encouraging deregulation. Do their claims hold up? 5 Sep 2017 | Jean Kazez
Democratic Equality and Free Speech in the Workplace Was it just for Google to fire James Damore after he wrote an insensitive memo on gender equality in the workplace? 4 Sep 2017 | Daniel Beck
The Google Memo and Bias in Science James Damore's controversial memo resulted in his firing from Google. But the debate it touched off is far from over. 29 Aug 2017 | Eric Walker
A Cross-Species Solution to Organ Donation? Xenotransplantation, or using animal tissues to solve medical problems in humans, is medically promising and even more ethically complex. 22 Aug 2017 | Kiara Goodwine
Growing Pains in the Rapid Rise of eSports As the audiences and prizes for eSports continue to grow, the sport faces key ethical and regulatory challenges in building its legitimacy. 9 Aug 2017 | Meredith McFadden
Why Conservatives Should Support Obamacare's Individual Mandate It's not just liberals. Conservatives have a compelling reason to support the Affordable Care Act's mandate that most people purchase health insurance. 7 Aug 2017 | Jean Kazez
Sex in the Age of Sex Robots Will artificially intelligent sex dolls mitigate crimes like rape and pedophilia, or make them worse? 1 Aug 2017 | Kiara Goodwine
Who Should Decide Charlie Gard's Fate? In the United Kingdom, a battle between a sick child's parents and the child's doctors raises questions of parental rights and responsibilities. 17 Jul 2017 | Daniel Beck
Diagnosis from a Distance: The Ethics of the Goldwater Rule Debates around psychiatrists' role in the political sphere have taken on new life under Donald Trump's presidency. 5 Jun 2017 | Daniel Beck
The Artificial Intelligence of Google's AlphaGo A computer's victory over a world champion of Go marks yet another advancement towards increasingly complex AI. 30 May 2017 | Meredith McFadden
Drug Addiction: Criminal Behavior or Public Health Crisis? How should societies balance the medical roots of addiction while addressing the social damage it causes? 11 May 2017 | Daniel Beck
A Trump-Themed People’s Climate March Intern Kiara Goodwine documents her experience at the 2017 People's Climate March. 9 May 2017 | Kiara Goodwine
