Simply updating and patching an organisation’s computer software may not be enough to fend off another cyber attack. You could engage an ethical hacker to help out.
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Many shoppers choose free-range eggs because they think they are tastier and healthier, rather than being motivated purely by concerns for hens’ welfare, a new study has found.
Yes, Big Brother is almost definitely watching. Here, five tips for researchers on keeping you and your sources safe.
South Africa celebrates Freedom Day this week amid growing discontent over misrule by President Zuma and the ANC. This has led to increased calls for ethical and caring leaders.
There is a history of mistreatment of animals in the name of art. But isn’t it about time artists made their point about human domination without themselves asserting dominance over beasts?
To not screen, and then deliver cosmetic procedures to people who may have body dysmorphic disorder, goes against the medical dictum “first do no harm”.
People are right to be skeptical when it comes to many slippery slope arguments used by those against euthanasia. But some of them are valid and shouldn’t be dismissed as ‘bullshit’.
Ethical codes on animal experimentation lay down strict rules about the treatment of lab animals. Animals headed to the slaughter house are not so lucky.
The court found that parents have a strong interest in a “genetic affinity” with their children, one that can merit compensation if subverted.
Ethical dilemmas arise not because someone did not know the ethical rules. Instead, they arise when individuals are unable to identify the relevant ethical principle at the time of crisis.
A new code of conduct for researchers has been developed by the San peoples of southern Africa.
Humans need greater autonomy than Isaac Asimov’s neat science fiction idea permits.
Today’s robots and artificial intelligence look very different from the androids conceived by Isaac Asimov.
Channel Nine has apologised to Gina Rinehart over its mini-series House of Hancock. What implications does this have for screenwriters telling stories about powerful figures?
Studies have shown that shame can motivate people to be both helpful but also vengeful, so the verdict is still out on whether it curbs bad behaviour.
Higher-ups at Wells Fargo, Volkswagen and Uber all failed to stop unethical practices that had significant repercussions. New research offers some clues on why.
The concept of creating human-animal hybrids can be eerie, but that’s only because of the way our minds tend to categorise things.
A report released by the US National Academies of Science and Medicine underscores the potential of gene editing and acknowledges the sensitivities in managing the ethical dimensions.
How to measure the real impact of green bonds? As France is issuing its first green bonds, the market in the global south could expand fast this year.
A scientific breakthrough in a vacuum may be free of ethical implications. But many developments can be used for good or evil, or both. There’s a fine balance on what to control and to what extent.
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Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University
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Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Bioethics & Medicine, Sydney Health Ethics, Haematologist/BMT Physician, Royal North Shore Hospital and Director, Praxis Australia, University of Sydney
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Director of the Master of Bioethics degree program at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Bioethicist, University of Cincinnati
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Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director, The Centre for Medical Ethics & Law, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Lecturer, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University & Honorary fellow, Melbourne Law School, Monash University
