The Future of DNA Profiling
By Francie Diep Pacific Standard Despite what procedural dramas might lead you to believe, the DNA that police collect at crime scenes can’t tell you anything about the characteristics of […]
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NATO’s Essential Minnows and the Russian Threat
By Joseph Rollwagen & Justin McCauley The Bridge When living on a shoestring budget, it is important to make your limited resources go a long way. Beans are cheaper than meat; […]
What are our Ethical Obligations to Future Individuals?
By Dominic Wilkinson & Keyur Doolabh Aeon Imagine that a 14-year-old girl, Kate, decides that she wants to become pregnant. Kate’s parents are generally broadminded, and are supportive of her long-term relationship […]
Why Your Robot Car Should Ignore You
By Hod Lipson & Melba Kurman Nautilus In 2014, Google fired a shot heard all the way to Detroit. Google’s newest driverless car prototype had no steering wheel and no brakes. […]
Should America Keep Giving Billions of Dollars to Countries in Need?
By Malaka Gharib National Public Radio Each year, the United States sends billions of dollars to poor countries. Does it really help them grow? The question isn’t new. But it’s […]
The Promise and Peril of School Vouchers
By Cory Turner National Public Radio “Social justice has come to Indiana education,” Gov. Mitch Daniels said in 2011 after the state made several big changes to its education system. […]
What Makes a Genius?
By Claudia Kalb National Geographic The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia houses an array of singular medical specimens. On the lower level the fused livers of 19th-century conjoined twins Chang and […]
