Could war ever be just in the eyes of the Catholic Church? While Christianity praises peace and rejects any form of violence, the Catholic Church accepts that war can sometimes be justified War • 11 Aug
Hello human, do you want to talk to me? Bridging the gap between humans and robots is a question of artificial intelligence, robotics, design and philosophy Brainstorm • 12 Aug
Should I still go on holiday if I have Covid? 'This is clearly an ethical question, and what's an obvious answer to one person might not be so obvious to others' Health • 12 Jul
To pay or not to pay: how victims deal with ransomware demands The choices are not straightforward for those organisations who face blackmail demands from cybercriminals technology • 31 May 21
The ethical issues concerning vaccine refusal One of the most challenging ethical issues concerns returning to normality in a manner that protects public health without jeopardising the personal freedoms of anti-vaxxers … Vaccines • 20 Apr 21
Is lying always morally wrong? While the negative nature of a lie is self-evident, early Christian teaching permitted occasional deception Ethics • 12 Mar 21
The struggle between facts and values around Covid-19 People feel differently in their moral response to the same issue regardless of scientific facts Coronavirus • 15 Jan 21
Ethics and the virus: 'nothing spoils mighty craic like ethics' The pandemic isn't going away and that means we have to reassess the nature of our ethical commitments Ethics • 30 Sep 20
What are the ethics around research during a global pandemic? Feeding the insatiable need and demand for "covidata" is presenting researchers with new challenges Research • 12 May 20
What are Industry 4.0's ethical challenges? Many commentators are currently raising questions about whether the new technological scenario implies new ethical challenges Ethics • 09 Dec 19
The ethics of engineering The values embedded in a product's design are just as important as engineering artefacts and technological developments Engineering • 02 Dec 19
The moral case against a no-deal Brexit A no-deal Brexit is fundamentally morally wrong since it cannot be justified to everyone on grounds that no one could reasonably reject Brexit • 02 Sep 19
How to ensure robots behave nicely in the city Ultimately, it is not the robots that we have to be concerned about, but rather the human beings that have the power to shape the … Robots • 28 Jul 19
The ethics of smart cities Using big data and AI to manage cities creates many ethical issues, but efforts to address these concerns can be just as contentious technology • 27 Apr 19
The risks and rewards of altering human genes While genetic engineering may not produce unintended harm for the individual, we still have to consider social dangers Genetics • 02 Aug 18
#PlaneBae: a cautionary tale about privacy, ethics and consent Tales of romance hold huge appeal, but hunger for content without considering the cost can have unintended and harmful consequences Social Media • 16 Jul 18
An Irish Cambridge Analytica? Not if we get our ethics in order Irish universities are heavily involved in social media data analysis, so what's to prevent a rogue researcher aiding a private enterprise or political movement? Cambridge Analytica • 04 Apr 18
The trouble with Bono Irish people's dislike of Bono over tax comes down to some core contradictions Tax Avoidance • 21 Mar 18
