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DEC 23, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Jobs: Computers versus Humans

Could the slow job growth rate of the Great Recession be attributed to new technologies replacing human labor and intelligence? Is artificial intelligence likely or ...

IAEA visits Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, May 2011. CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iaea_imagebank/5764778687/" target="_blank">IAEA</a>

DEC 21, 2011 Article

What to do? Choices and Trade-offs in Japan's Post-Fukushima Energy Policy

The Fukushima disaster has caused a backlash against nuclear power. But can Japan maintain a nuclear-free society without risk of rolling blackouts? Are energy security, ...

The Dictator

DEC 20, 2011 Podcast

The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics

Cynics or realists? Just follow five rules and you can be a successful dictator, say Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith--at least until old ...

DEC 16, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Was Durban Doomed?

With the 17th annual global climate change talks foundering in Durban, little hope is left for a worldwide initiative designed to combat global warming. Will ...

DEC 15, 2011 Podcast

Justice for Hedgehogs

"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." Ronald Dworkin argues for one big thing: the unity of value. He asserts ...