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Online ethics and the bloggers' code revealed

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Whatever their reason for posting their thoughts online, bloggers have a shared ethical code, according to a recent study published in the journal New Media Society, published by SAGE. Key issues in the blogosphere are te ...





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Psychology Researchers Recommend Ethical Ban on Torture by Psychologists

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arkansas psychology professor Jeffrey Lohr and colleague David Tolin have documented the history and criticisms of the ethics policy of the American Psychological Association and recommended ...


Genome-wide association studies in developing countries raise important new ethical issues

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Typically conducted in richer, developed countries but now increasingly done in the developing world, genome wide association (GWA) studies raise a host of ethical issues that must be addressed, argues a Policy Forum article ...


Ethical implications of modifying lethal injection protocols

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 10, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A team of medical, ethical, and legal scholars argues in this week's PLoS Medicine that in some US states the modification of lethal injection protocols is tantamount to experimentation upon prisoners without the prisoners' consen ...


Microsoft suspends Juku, admits code copying by vendor

Technology / Software

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Microsoft on Tuesday indefinitely suspended MSN Juku, its new microblogging service in China, after its Chinese vendor was caught lifting code from a rival Canadian startup, Plurk.


New ethical questions are being raised in stem cell research

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A groundbreaking discovery two years ago that turned ordinary skin cells back into an embryonic or "pluripotent" state was hailed as the solution to the controversial ethical question that has plagued stem-cell science for ...


Good hackers meet to seek ways to stop the bad hackers

Technology / Internet

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The world of hackers is kind of like the "Star Wars" universe: There's a light side and a dark side of cracking computers.


Google QR codes to appear in a store window near you

Google QR codes to appear in a store window near you (w/ Video)

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google recently sent out 100,000 stickers to selected US businesses for use on their storefront windows. The stickers have the Google Maps logo and a QR code that can be scanned by smart phone ...


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Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.


Of mice and men: Stem cells and ethical uncertainties

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The recent creation of live mice from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) not only represents a remarkable scientific achievement, but also raises important issues, according to bioethicists at The Johns Hopkins University's ...


Software That's Resilient Against Hacker Attack

Software That's Resilient Against Hacker Attack

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 7 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers headed by Martin Rinard, a professor of computer science at MIT, have developed new software that automatically patches errors in deployed software in a matter of minutes.



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