Shutterstock July 7, 2022 Humans are aggressive, sometimes too much – could ‘moral enhancement’ technologies offer a solution? Cohen Marcus Lionel Brown, University of Wollongong Some might argue ‘moral enhancement’ medicine already exists — such as when we take medicine that alters our brain chemistry. Where do we draw a line?
The Sunday Times, South Africa’s largest weekend newspaper, was used to spread disinformation. Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty Images September 17, 2020 Journalism makes blunders but still feeds democracy: an insider’s view Anton Harber, University of the Witwatersrand Media self-criticism is not just important to improve journalism, it is a political, professional and moral imperative.
As cultures evolve and societies develop, people’s change the way they think about good and evil. from shutterstock.com March 5, 2019 Changing morals: we’re more compassionate than 100 years ago, but more judgmental too Nick Haslam, The University of Melbourne; Melanie J. McGrath, The University of Melbourne, and Melissa A. Wheeler, The University of Melbourne An analysis of billions of words in the Google Books database shows the way society has valued moral principles such as compassion, respect for authority, community values and fairness over time.