News tagged with morally questionable
The two worlds of kids' morals
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Children's moral behavior and attitudes in the real world largely carry over to the virtual world of computers, the Internet, video games and cell phones. Interestingly, there are marked gender and race differences in the ...
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Intel program spotlights dubious online claims
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Intel has launched software that sniffs out questionable claims at websites.
Buying green can be license for bad behavior, study finds
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Those lyin', cheatin' green consumers. Just being around green products can make us behave more altruistically, a new study to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science has found.
New online tool keeps track of medical bills
May 07, 2009 |
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A new online tool may make it easier to keep track of medical bills and streamline the process of resolving questionable physician charges.
Study: Religion colors Americans' views of nanotechnology
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 15, 2008 |
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Is nanotechnology morally acceptable? For a significant percentage of Americans, the answer is no, according to a recent survey of Americans' attitudes about the science of the very small.
Drugs industry protecting 'morally unacceptable' patent system
Jul 17, 2008 |
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Major drugs companies are using fierce lobbying tactics to protect a pharmaceutical patent system that is "simply morally unacceptable", a world-leading political philosopher will tell a major meeting of UK and European pharmacologists ...
For nano, religion in US dictates a wary view
Dec 07, 2008 |
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When it comes to the world of the very, very small — nanotechnology — Americans have a big problem: Nano and its capacity to alter the fundamentals of nature, it seems, are failing the moral litmus test of religion.
New battle lines drawn on stem cells
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Faced with a new federal policy that opens the door for more embryonic stem cell research, conservatives have geared up for a political battle at the national and state level that goes to the core of their beliefs about the ...
Twitter launches tool for nailing spammers
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Twitter added a tool that lets users flag accounts of spammers at the globally-popular microblogging service.
Religion makes people helpful and generous -- under certain conditions: UBC researchers
Oct 02, 2008 |
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Belief in God encourages people to be helpful, honest and generous, but only under certain psychological conditions, according to University of British Columbia researchers who analyzed the past three decades of social science ...
Boosting self-esteem can backfire in decision-making
Mar 31, 2008 |
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Smart business leaders understand that confidence affects decision-making and ultimately a company’s earnings. But giving employees positive feedback in the hopes of promoting better decisions sometimes can backfire, suggests ...
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