Science & the Big Questions

How Morally Egalitarian Are We?

Researchers explore the ethics of who we think should be saved by an automated vehicle in an accident.

Cosmos

Topics: Azim Shariff Ethics Kurt Gray Morality Robots Technology Values

A Study on Driverless-Car Ethics Offers a Troubling Look Into Our Values

To figure out how autonomous vehicles should respond during potentially fatal collisions, a group of scientists set out to learn what decisions human drivers would make.

The New Yorker

Topics: Azim Shariff Ethics Morality Robots Technology Values

Moral Machines

How culture changes values.

Nature

Topics: Azim Shariff Ethics Morality Robots Technology Values

Should You Raise Your Kids Religious? Here’s What the Science Says

Does raising your child religious actually make them a better — or happier — person?

Quartz

Topics: Atheism Azim Shariff Morality Religiosity Scientific Study of Religion Will Gervais

Creating God

An in-depth look at a provocative idea about the origin and purpose of the world’s religions.

Hidden Brain, NPR

Topics: Azim Shariff Belief Cooperation Cultural Evolution Evolution of Religion Faith Religiosity Ritual Trust