Ethics in Culture Kiara Goodwine | 1 Aug 2017 Sex in the Age of Sex Robots Will artificially intelligent sex dolls mitigate crimes like rape and pedophilia, or make them worse?
Educational Resources Daniel Beck | 17 Jul 2017 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.
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
Abortion and the Artificial Womb Developing artificial womb technologies stand to challenge some of the key questions around the abortion debate. 4 May 2017 | Meredith McFadden
Law Enforcement Surveillance and the Protection of Civil Liberties The FBI shut down a site spreading child pornography. Then, they kept the site running for two weeks to track those who visited. 3 May 2017 | Nathaniel Reed
A March for Science, or for Something Else? Held on Earth Day, the March for Science reveals the complex overlap between empirical science and political ideology. 2 May 2017 | Gabriel Andrade
Finding Consciousness in the Humble Honeybee On finding consciousness in bees and the subsequent ethical implications. 7 Apr 2017 | Prindle News Hound
Respecting the Dead: The Case of Charles Byrne, the Irish Giant What does the examination of Charles Byrne's body after death, against his wishes, say about respecting the dead? 4 Apr 2017 | Daniel Beck
Does the United States Steal Nurses from the Developing World? Nurses from developing countries often leave for jobs in the United States or the United Kingdom, leaving the healthcare systems of their home countries struggling. 20 Mar 2017 | Daniel Beck
Taxing Sugar to Fight Obesity On the benefits and consequences of a federal sugar tax. 16 Mar 2017 | Sarah Ertelt
Will Robots Ever Deserve Moral and Legal Rights? As artificial intelligence continues to develop, philosophy offers two possible criteria for granting robots rights. 10 Feb 2017 | Daniel Beck
On Labeling Over-the-Counter Homeopathy Should the federal government label homeopathic over-the-counter treatments as ineffective? 30 Dec 2016 | Daniel Beck
To Whose Benefit is Aversion Therapy? A controversial method of treating children with autism raises questions about the motives behind aversion therapy. 23 Dec 2016 | Emily Troyer
The Nutritional Ethics of Hidden Vegetables Hiding vegetables in processed foods or from children negative effect on developing healthy eating habits and long-term nutrition. 20 Dec 2016 | Gail Enright
Life, Death, and Cryonics Cryonics, the freezing of a dead body with the hope of later revival, is a controversial practice, but might be worth the risk for some of the dead. 16 Dec 2016 | Carrie Robinson
The 21st Century Cures Act and Prioritizing Diseases The 21st Century Cares Act has received rare bipartisan support. What are the implications for American healthcare? 15 Dec 2016 | Sarah Ertelt
“Playing God” with Part-Human Chimeras How should scientists consider the danger of "playing God" in the ever-shifting biotech field? 3 Dec 2016 | Daniel Beck
Research Without Consent in Philadelphia Research practices on gunshot victims in Philadelphia raises questions of informed consent in life-or-death situations. 8 Nov 2016 | Daniel Beck
Sexism in Birth Control Research Why are side effects of birth control seen as acceptable for women, yet unacceptable for men? 4 Nov 2016 | Amy Brown
