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Johnny Depp: row over Dior ad and Native American culture is more nuanced than you think

Johnny Depp: row over Dior ad and Native American culture is more nuanced than you think | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
The Hollywood actor's controversial role in a perfume ad has drawn criticism for 'cultural appropriation'. But it's not as simple as that.
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Current List of Consumer Boycotts

Current List of Consumer Boycotts | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
List of boycotts, with links to campaigns, alternative products and more information about companies and brands. From Ethical Consumer.
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Laws and Ethics for Autonomous Cars

Laws and Ethics for Autonomous Cars | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
A body of laws and ethics for autonomous vehicles must be developed, because they will be much safer, but nothing is perfect. What will that look like?
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EXCLUSIVE: First human embryos edited in U.S., using CRISPR

EXCLUSIVE: First human embryos edited in U.S., using CRISPR | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Researchers have demonstrated they can efficiently improve the DNA of human embryos.
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How Do We Regulate Research That Could Be Used for Evil?

Dual-use research deals with innovations that could be used to help or harm humanity. Examples include chemicals found both in cosmetics as well as weapons.
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Virtue Ethics: A Moral System You've Never Heard of — But Probably Use

Virtue Ethics: A Moral System You've Never Heard of — But Probably Use | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Are you the sort of person who always works for the greater good, or always sticks to moral rules? Perhaps you use a mixture of both? Or, maybe, are you neither of the above? Of course, do you know what you are if you are not one of those two?

While most people are familiar with
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Ethical thinking in science —

Ethical thinking in science — | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
In this recorded professional learning session, Lyn Rogers and Andrea Soanes explore the Science Learning Hub Ethics thinking toolkit. They use the toolkit and other Science Learning Hub resources to explore ethical issues in various science contexts and to model strategies to support students’ thinking in science. As ethical thinking can begin through discussion at any level in the curriculum, this session will be valuable for both primary and secondary school teachers.
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Xenotransplantation

Xenotransplantation | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
The use of stem cells has pushed the technology of Xenotransplantion one step closer to being viable.
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Scientists genetically engineer the world’s first blue chrysanthemum

Scientists genetically engineer the world’s first blue chrysanthemum | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Achieving the rare color was a “stroke of luck”
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The Trolley Problem

Is sacrificing one life to save the lives of many others the best possible outcome? Narrated by Harry Shearer. Scripted by Nigel Warburton. Do you dra
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How Much We Trust Someone Depends on Their Response to This Moral Dilemma

How Much We Trust Someone Depends on Their Response to This Moral Dilemma | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
A recent study by researchers from Oxford and Cornell University examines the relationship between trust and moral principles.
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