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Is the Office of Government Ethics praising Trump—or mocking him?

Strange tweets are afoot at the OGE.

On Nov 30, 2016 by Andrew Couts

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Toddler has the most savage solution to the infamous trolley problem

Well, that's one way you could do things...

On Sep 1, 2016 by Jay Hathaway

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Researchers struggle with the ethical dilemma of using hacked data

Is it wrong to use stolen information if it serves the public good?

On Apr 21, 2016 by Dell Cameron

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Why it’s hard to clone extinct animals

Not only is it hard, but it's also ethically dubious.

On Mar 17, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey

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Petition calls on newspaper to apologize for naming possible sexual assault victim

The 'St. Louis Post-Dispatch' is in the hot seat.

On Dec 11, 2015 by Marisa Kabas

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A drunk man’s assault on a robot raises unusual legal issues

When he kicked a robotic store clerk last month, Kiichi Ishikawa opened up an academic can of worms.

On Oct 6, 2015 by Dylan Love

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Sorry, you are not allowed to have sex with this robot

If you do anything indecent with Pepper, you'll violate the terms of service.

On Sep 24, 2015 by Dylan Love

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This woman wants to stop you from having sex with a robot

Kathleen Richardson believes sex robots will only 'further reinforce relations of power.'

On Sep 15, 2015 by Dylan Love

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Police officers are sexually terrorizing black women—and the law allows it

The war on black women is a war on America.

On Aug 19, 2015 by Marcie Bianco

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The battle at Gawker is a war for the soul of the Internet

It's a battle we'll see again and again.

On Jul 20, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter

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UVA frat at the center of Rolling Stone’s retracted rape story plans to sue the magazine

The fraternity called the story 'a sad example of a serious decline of journalistic standards.'

On Apr 6, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

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Mass email announcing Uber’s return to New Delhi sent to alleged rape victim

When targeted ads attack.

On Jan 24, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Gamergate isn’t defending journalistic ethics, it’s attacking them

The facts just don't add up on Gamergate.

On Oct 16, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

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Academic journal now has ‘concerns’ over controversial Facebook study

Editor-in-chief says data collection may have violated ethics.

On Jul 7, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Facebook Mood Manipulator lets you recreates ’emotional contagion’ experiment

This browser extension lets you play mind games with your own Facebook feed. Because why should Facebook have all the fun? 

On Jul 3, 2014 by EJ Dickson