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MAR 8, 2013 • Podcast
Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: Markets, Speculation and the State
Economic growth is driven by successive processes of trial and error: research and invention and then experiments in exploiting the new economic space opened by ...
MAR 8, 2013 • Podcast
Ethics Matter: A Conversation on Bioethics with NASA's Paul Root Wolpe
In this eye-opening conversation, renowned bioethicist Dr. Wolpe grapples with the ethical issues raised by advances in biotechnology and neuroscience, including "brain fingerprinting" and eventual ...
MAR 5, 2013 • Article
Drones: Legal, Ethical, and Wise?
The white paper released in February 2013 detailing the Obama administration’s policy on the use of drones for targeted killings has stirred plenty of controversy. ...
MAR 4, 2013 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Is it Time to Arm the Syrian Rebels?
With the Syrian civil war about to turn two years old and the death toll approaching 70,000, some are saying it is time for the U....
FEB 25, 2013 • Podcast
Behind the Headlines--After the Israeli Elections: A New Chapter or More of the Same?
Why were the recent Israeli elections results so different from expectations? Why were the main issues domestic ones, with little attention paid to Iran or ...