Shutterstock January 11, 2023 Is it OK to kick a robot dog? Robert Sparrow, Monash University You can’t hurt a robot – but do you want to be the kind of person who sinks the boot into a harmless robodog?
Denys Nevozhai/Unsplash February 25, 2021 Friday essay: how can the dead send us emails? The ethical dilemma of digital souls Patrick Stokes, Deakin University Every day, the internet fills up with more and more dead people while our ability to reanimate them grows. The dead are more robust and more vulnerable — and we’re not ready for any of this.
No matter what we do, things will get worse. Bernhard Staehli February 27, 2020 Climate change: how do I cope with our planet’s inevitable decline? Neil Levy, University of Oxford Some argue humans lack the altruism and long-term thinking that is needed to deal with the climate crisis. So how can you stay motivated?