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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

New Threats to Academic Freedom

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Francesca Minerva Bioethics, (2014): 28(4) ; 157–162 Here is an excerpt: In the first few days following online publication, we were de...

What Is Consciousness? 4 Challenges

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By Jonathan Erhardt Crucial Considerations Blog Originally posted February 26, 2015 Here is an excerpt: Explaining the subjective char...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Opportunistic Biases: Their Origins, Effects and an Integrated Solution

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Jamie DeCoster, Erin A. Sparks, Jordan C. Sparks, Glenn G. Sparks, and Cheri W. Sparks Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning ...

Modernizing Human Subjects Research Protections: Informed Consent for Genetic Research

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Written by Nicolle Strand blog.bioethics.gov September 24, 2015 Here is an excerpt: Despite these challenges, the Commission emphasize...
Monday, September 28, 2015

VA watchdog shelves 36,000 complaints, draws ire from whistleblowers

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By Donovan Slack USA TODAY Originally published September 23, 2015 The chief watchdog at the Department of Veterans Affairs investigates...

Your Right to Die Isn’t Enough

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By Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig The New Republic Originally published July 15, 2015 Here is an excerpt: Some opponents of assisted suicide...
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Emotional and Utilitarian Appraisals of Moral Dilemmas Are Encoded in Separate Areas of the Brain

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Cendri A. Hutcherson, Leila Montaser-Kouhsari, James Woodward, & Antonio Rangel The Journal of Neuroscience, 9 September 2015, 35(36) :...
Saturday, September 26, 2015

Morality as Cooperation: A Problem-Centred Approach

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Curry, O. S. (2016). Morality as Cooperation: A Problem-Centred Approach. In T. K. Shackelford & R. D. Hansen (Eds.), The Evolution of M...
Friday, September 25, 2015

The Effect of Probability Anchors on Moral Decision Making

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By Chris Brand and Mike Oaksford Abstract The role of probabilistic reasoning in moral decision making has seen relatively little resear...