Ethics

Scientists Like Me Are Studying Your Tweets–Are You OK With That?

As researchers, we have a responsibility to acknowledge that factors like the type of data, the creator of that data, and...
Casey Fiesler
Mar 19, 2019 7 min read

What Our Tech Ethics Crisis Says About the State of Computer Science Education

The problem with "I'm just an engineer" isn't the engineer's inability to identify all relevant ethical implications–it's that they don't think...
Casey Fiesler
Dec 5, 2018 7 min read

Black Mirror, Light Mirror: Teaching Technology Ethics Through Speculation

Where can technology take us that will benefit society and make things better? How can we get to those futures?
Casey Fiesler
Oct 15, 2018 7 min read

Quality Over Quantity: Bioethics at the Vatican

Several hundred scientists, physicians, and policymakers gathered in Rome in April 2018 for the International Vatican Conference, to discuss ethics in...
Joanne Lee
Jun 28, 2018 3 min read
A still from a James Bond movie showing the evil villain Blofeld stroking his cat, but the image is edited so that Blofeld is wearing a ring with the Facebook logo.

The Real Villains of the Tech Industry

The "Who, us? We're just a tech company/public square/conduit for your conversations" line of deflection is echoed up and down the...
Elizabeth Minkel
Mar 22, 2018 3 min read