Science Spotlight: Xenobots
It’s time for Science Spotlight. Each week we talk to an expert about the big breakthroughs…
Ethics
How Will AI Make Tough Ethical Choices?
Companies like Tesla are invested in a future where fully autonomous cars dominate our roads. But…
Human-Monkey Chimera Embryos
Recently, a team of scientists made headlines around the world after announcing they’d created human-monkey hybrid…
Human-Monkey Hybrids and the Ethics of Gene Editing
Scientists recently produced the first human-monkey chimera and it’s an exciting leap forward in the world…
Communication from the Dead: Posthumous Emails
Death is confusing, we can’t deny that - but imagine receiving an email from someone you…
Too Soon for a Port Arthur Film?
This week, production has begun in Geelong, Victoria, on a film about the Port Arthur massacre.…
Greyhounds
Greyhound racing is loaded with ethical issues, especially when it comes to the treatment of dogs…
The Importance Of Enforcing Strong Ethical Standards For Our Ministers
We place a lot of trust into our elected government ministers, trust that they not only…
Ethi-call: The National Helpline for Ethical Dilemmas
We all have to make tough decisions from time to time. In some cases we may…
The Ethics of Increased Transparency of Surgeon Performance
Health industry professionals are calling for the performance of individual surgeons to be made public, including…
The Ethics of International Donations
You may have heard about One Nation lobbying the NRA in 2SER’s regular news bulletins this…