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MAY 7, 2015 Podcast

Full Planet, Empty Plates

"We are in transition today from an age of surpluses to an age of scarcity," says Lester Brown. The reasons are manifold: population growth; climate ...

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MAY 1, 2015 Podcast

The Ethics Police?: The Struggle to Make Human Research Safe

When it comes to medical research using human beings, who decides what's right? How do the U.S. institutional review boards work? What does "informed ...

APR 29, 2015 Podcast

Defending our Borders vs. Defending our Liberties: ACLU's Anthony D. Romero

From the NSA and the kill list, to the failure to close Guantanamo and prosecute those who committed torture, Obama's national security policies are not ...

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APR 27, 2015 Podcast

Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World

In the late 1990s, using humor, irony, and imagination, Popovic and his friends toppled Serbian dictator Milošević. They went on to found CANVAS, which ...

APR 25, 2015 Journal Online Exclusive

Killer Robots: Toward the Loss of Humanity

Robots should not be allowed to make life and death decisions. These should stay firmly within the human purview.

APR 17, 2015 Podcast

Are We At War With Islam?

In Europe, both non-Muslims and Muslims need to honestly confront and contend with the stereotypes, anxieties, and resentments they have about each other, says Professor ...

APR 16, 2015 Podcast

Juan Cole on Europe's Muslims and More

In this enlightening conversation, Professor Cole, an expert in relations between the Muslim world and the West, gives an on-the-ground perspective on the Iran nuclear ...

APR 15, 2015 Journal

Ebola, Liberia, and the "Cult of Bankable Projects"

SHEFA SIEGEL Instead of addressing core issues of state failure, development aid continues pushing narrowly focused agendas that have little meaning in places where institutions ...

APR 14, 2015 Journal Online Exclusive

Ethics and the Iran Talks

Have the participants negotiated in good faith, with an intent to execute faithfully any and all obligations undertaken?

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APR 13, 2015 Podcast

Ethical Systems Design: Bringing Behavioral Science Into Corporate Life

This is the first in a series of podcasts in collaboration with EthicalSystems.org to explore behavioral science in the workplace. In this installment, we're ...