Topic: Ethics
‘They Were Already Inside My Head To Begin With’
The ethics of asking brain surgery patients to allow unrelated research while on the operating table
A Guide for Companies That Want to Restore Credibility to Climate Disclosures
Identify and come clean about the layered uncertainties, both in measurement and in outcomes
Addressing Its Lack of an ID System, India Registers 1.2 Billion in a Decade
Digital identity used in nearly every realm of life
Advancing the Study of Using Future-Self Images to Alter Behavior
Successful projects suggest a more thorough cataloging of how “vividness” nudges can help us delay gratification
AI, Asked for Life Advice for Young Adults, Doesn’t Just Echo What Humans Recommend
Left unsaid: The bot wasn’t very confident in its own advice
Alcohol Use and Violent Crime: a 36% Shorter Sentence
Intoxication seems to work as an unofficial mitigating factor
An Aerial, as Opposed to Ground-Level, View of Time
A novel framework proposes to reduce angst over schedules and lives
Another Political Trick? Inducing Forgetting By Mentioning Irrelevant Information
Positive views on, say, a social policy are more easily suppressed than negative ones
Bribery and the Motivation of Bidders on Foreign Contracts
Do bigger companies win even when they lose out on corrupt deals?
Bystanders Are Tougher than Victims in Punishing Office Misbehavior
Research looks beyond management to measure how co-workers police each other
Closely Held Political Beliefs Often Immune to Conflicting Information – Even From Trusted Sources
People say they’d change their minds, but they mostly don’t
Consumer Backlash to CEO Advocacy: Signaling or Act of Conscience?
An experiment seeks to isolate motivation and raises concerns for outspoken corporate leaders
Diversity Initiatives, Under Political Attack, Need a New Training Regimen
Researchers recommend eliciting and acknowledging the fears some employees have, but no retreat from DEI goals
Diversity: Measuring How and Why Groups See It Differently
Perceived differences between “diverse” and “sufficiently diverse”
Do Body Cams Give Police an Unintended Break?
Video from officer-worn cameras is judged less negatively than footage captured on dashboard cameras
Do Fair Disclosure Rules Lead to More or Less Information?
Managers, forced to inform a broader audience, choose not to gather information even for themselves