All posts tagged ethics
Against “Vintage”
When we think of vintage clothing, we almost instantly think of worn out denim, corduroy and windbreakers. In fact, the term ‘vintage’ in 21st century Western culture has come to […]
Jordan Peterson and Generalising the Left
Oh Jordan Peterson, you saviour of the neckbeards, you tidier of untidy rooms, you pariah of lobsters; its been a couple of years since you railed against Canada’s hate-speech laws, […]
Should We Fear Advances in Artificial Intelligence? (Part II)
AI (artificial intelligence) is increasingly pervading the lives of modern day people – and at an unprecedented rate. Approximately 50 years ago, both mobile telephones and televisions were at the […]
Should we fear advances in AI?
Whether it’s Skynet or HAL9000, we have a creeping worry about rogue AI, and for good reason. Science fiction has arguably paved the way for much scientific progress by imagining […]
Embryo Screening – Do We Deserve to Know the Future?
DNA is mostly locked up safely inside our cells, where it is used as an instruction manual to make every conceivable part of the human body. Cells are dying […]
CUB’s Top 5 Vegan Brands
More than 1 billion animals are killed for the leather trade every single year. That’s just leather. Leather is produced using the skins of animals. Which animals? The truth is […]
‘Smart’ drugs – What do they really do?
From pulling all-nighters and forgetting to eat, to replacing all the blood in your veins with Red Bull, the academic demands of University life undoubtedly pushes students to extremes. In […]
Why Do Good People Do Bad Things? The Philosophy of Criminal Behaviour.
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that nobody fits the criteria of an ideal person. As humans, we are inherently flawed, and are innately inclined to display a mixture of personality […]
Embryo Screening – The Ethics of ‘Designer Babies’.
Nearly 40 years ago, the first ‘test tube baby’ was born. Since then, technological innovation has propelled forward at an unprecedented rate, allowing contemporary science to enable the prospect of ‘designer […]