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APR 1, 2013 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Are We Good Because of God?
A new book claiming that bonobos can feel empathy suggests that morality be biological. If this is the case, what purpose does religion serve? Is ...
MAR 25, 2013 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Who Benefits Most From Wearable Computers?
Apple and Google will, reportedly, both soon be selling computers that you can wear. But will the trove of details that these devices will be ...
MAR 21, 2013 • Podcast
The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations
Ian Morris demonstrates that social development can be measured across thousands of years. Based on past trends, what can we expect in the future? For ...
MAR 19, 2013 • Podcast
Global Thinkers Forum Interviews Devin Stewart on Ethical Leadership
"Ethical leadership means two things: ethically leading others; and shaping the way society understands ethics. Both are deeply linked. Leading in an ethical way is ...
MAR 18, 2013 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Will China Finally Turn on North Korea?
A recent nuclear test and renewed threats from North Korea has led to new sanctions from the UN Security Council. Does this mean that China's ...
MAR 15, 2013 • Podcast
Public Affairs: Everybody Matters: My Life Giving Voice
In this inspiring talk about her extraordinary life so far, Mary Robinson tells us of her early years and how she became president of Ireland, ...
MAR 13, 2013 • Podcast
Shefa Siegel on the Ethics of Mining
Mining harms the environment irreversibly, yet this is often ignored, and mining is on the increase, often without clear ecological or economic development benefits. "We're ...
MAR 11, 2013 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: What Will Be Hugo Chávez’s Legacy?
The world's eyes are on Venezuela as Hugo Chavez's death leaves many questions. Will he be remembered as a champion of the poor or will ...
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 ...