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Recent Ethics Articles
Pulse oximeters are essential tools for triage and treatment, yet they are significantly more likely to miss dangerously low oxygen levels in patients with darker skin. This discrepancy raises a fundamental ethical challenge: can a health care system justify a foreseeable and preventable distribution of harm in the name of population-level efficiency?
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered a master class in principled leadership at the 2026 World Economic Forum, commonly referred to as Davos, delivering a set of comments that evaluated the global circumstances he and other leaders are facing in a clear-eyed, forward-looking manner.
When might a newsroom not “report” the stories of people and instead let them have the microphone? One answer to this came from Greg Eskridge of KALW’s award-winning podcast Uncuffed.
Recent Ethics Cases
A Study in Health Care EthicsTianyu Tan, biology major, highlights facts about the Rabies virus and exploring ethical issues regarding diagnosis, access, and the high cost of obtaining necessary rabies treatments.
A case study investigating the interaction between virtual and real objects in a mixed-reality environment and its impact on cognitive load and task performance.
A case study investigating the development and application of a haptic interface system utilizing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to generate virtual touch sensations within a Virtual Reality (VR) environment.
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Internet Ethics: Views From Silicon Valley
Internet Ethics Director Irina Raicu comments on privacy, big data, access, and other issues.