Podcast #25: Marcy Darnovsky Talks Genetic Engineering
Marcy Darnovsky, Executive Director of the Center for Genetics and Society, chats with us about the moral minefield of genetic engineering.
The Challenge of Driverless Cars Goes Far Beyond Safety
While engineers devise systems narrowly focused on safety, no one is grappling with the moral and enivornmental quandaries driverless cars pose.
Podcast #24: Michael Zimmerman Gets Philosophical on Tech
In a wide-ranging conversation, philosopher Michael Zimmerman contextualizes our technological journey within the history of Western thought.
The Problems of Industrial Meat: A Primer
Industrial meat production has extraordinary costs to animal welfare, the environment, and human health. Acknowledging the immorality of these practices gives us an opportunity to align our behavior with our more humane ideals.
Technology is Not the Solution (Principles of Technoskepticism, Part Two)
Far from containing and being a solution to moral problems, technology blinds us to the moral source and moral essence of those problems.
Computo Ergo Sum: Should AI Be Self-Aware?
Artificial intelligence is often portrayed in fiction as having consciousness. In reality, making AI self-aware may not be useful. Unfortunately, that doesn’t preclude things from going horribly wrong.