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Teaching elementary schoolchildren the rights and wrongs of AI is just as important as sex and drug education, Northeastern expert says
A kid looking at a screen with an overlay of a digital display over their face.

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Teaching elementary schoolchildren the rights and wrongs of AI is just as important as sex and drug education, Northeastern expert says

Should ‘extreme breeding’ of dachshunds and French bulldogs be banned? ‘Not pleasant to be a pug in many ways’
Four white French Bulldogs in a row at a dog show.

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Should ‘extreme breeding’ of dachshunds and French bulldogs be banned? ‘Not pleasant to be a pug in many ways’

Is it ethical to bioengineer plants and animals to stop or reverse extinction? Questions raised during 60th annual Klein Lecture
Ronald Sandler speaking at the Klein Lecture.

Is it ethical to bioengineer plants and animals to stop or reverse extinction? Questions raised during 60th annual Klein Lecture

Legal experts detail what a Supreme Court ethics code might look like
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Legal experts detail what a Supreme Court ethics code might look like

Should athletes shake hands during war? A look at this year’s Wimbledon handshaking controversy
Elina Svitolina at the Wimbledon 2023 quarter final match

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Should athletes shake hands during war? A look at this year’s Wimbledon handshaking controversy

 Will new anti-doping regs be enough to save horses—and horse racing?
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 Will new anti-doping regs be enough to save horses—and horse racing?

Human rights should be a factor in philanthropic giving, writes Northeastern professor in new book
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Human rights should be a factor in philanthropic giving, writes Northeastern professor in new book

Federal judges’ financial conflicts add to mistrust of the judicial system

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Federal judges’ financial conflicts add to mistrust of the judicial system

Why do companies struggle with ethical artificial intelligence?
Woman's face is being scanned

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Why do companies struggle with ethical artificial intelligence?

The perils of ‘doomscrolling’ when the world is on fire
hand raised over iphone preparing to start doomscrolling

The perils of ‘doomscrolling’ when the world is on fire

With COVID-19 infections surging, can doctors refuse treatment to unvaccinated patients?

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With COVID-19 infections surging, can doctors refuse treatment to unvaccinated patients?

Who gets a COVID-19 vaccine first–and how do you decide?

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Who gets a COVID-19 vaccine first–and how do you decide?