Ethics

The furor over a Nobel Prize winner’s derailed career lets scientists off the hook for their own responsibilities to fix a broken academic reward system

Nobel laureates sometimes wait 20 years or more after making their award-worthy discovery to receive the prize

Controversial policy proposals such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are making headway across the country, but there are other ways to help protect young people in the digital world

What does it take to correct the scientific record? And who—and what—stands in the way? The answer to both questions is: everyone

Some fear that artificial intelligence will threaten humanity’s survival. But the existential risk is more philosophical than apocalyptic

The massive search for a missing submersible was a stark contrast to the treatment of a ship packed with people fleeing conflict

In some states, punitive drug laws require physicians to report a pregnant person with a substance use disorder, leading to the removal of their child after birth

People who raise animals for slaughter do hard, emotional labor that spares everyone else who eats meat from that burden, concludes a sociologist

Much of the open-source intelligence (OSINT) community ignores ethical questions and the safety risks of reporting discoveries from the war in Ukraine

Can researchers create AI algorithms that are ethical today—and will be safe in the future?

Under Elon Musk’s leadership, extremists could flock back to Twitter under the guise of “free speech,” and researchers are gearing up to study their impact

STEM professionals must stand against the white supremacy and scientific racism that fuels arguments against affirmative action