Science and Engineering Ethics Enters its Third Decade

During the last 20 years public discourse in the developed and developing worlds has changed radically. The terms “ethics”, “morals”, “rights”, “safety”, “privacy”, “media”, “genetic engineering”, “information technology”, “big data”, “robots”, “satellites”, “environment”, “climate”, “fracking”, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Spier, Raymond E., Bird, Stephanie J
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Office of the Provost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106985
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Summary:During the last 20 years public discourse in the developed and developing worlds has changed radically. The terms “ethics”, “morals”, “rights”, “safety”, “privacy”, “media”, “genetic engineering”, “information technology”, “big data”, “robots”, “satellites”, “environment”, “climate”, “fracking”, and “security” have loomed large and are set to grow larger. How do these concerns, topics and technological developments affect the way people will think and behave in the years ahead?