Effective altruism and longtermism are all the rage these days. How should Christians engage? Bankman-Fried’s name and story are inextricably connected to the new ethical thinking of Silicon Valley, ...

In “Famine, Affluence, andMorality,”an enormously influentialarticle published in 1972,the philosopher Peter Singerposed the following hypothetical: You arewalking by a shallow pond and see a ...

This quarter, I enrolled in two ethics classes: one on effective altruism and the other about ethical questions “on the edge,” particularly those pertaining to technological advances and modern social ...

The three principal problems effective altruism seeks to solve, MacAskill explained in a 2018 TED talk, are threats to global health, mistreatment of animals in factory farming, and “existential risks ...

(The Conversation) — One of the ways tech billionaire Elon Musk attracts supporters is the vision he seems to have for the future: people driving fully autonomous electric vehicles, colonizing other ...

Most people know the ethical thing to do, but when it's inexpedient, they may succumb to the temptations of money, power, or hooking-in the romantic partner they want. Most people act ethically when ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

One of the ways tech billionaire Elon Musk attracts supporters is the vision he seems to have for the future: people driving fully autonomous electric vehicles, colonizing other planets and even ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks during a T-Mobile and SpaceX joint event on Aug. 25, 2022, in Texas. Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images ...

Most people know the ethical thing to do, but when it's inexpedient, they may succumb to the temptations of money, power, or hooking-in the romantic partner they want. Most people act ethically when ...