Ethics

A new book considers how past innovations transformed our food systems.

New research reveals how people feel about being judged by algorithms—and why employees should have first dibs on their data.

Gene editing for performance enhancement may not be the Tokyo cheat, but we asked the experts how far off it might be.

With 27 biological children and three surrogate pregnancies under her belt, it’s all business as usual for Tyra Reeder.

While AI may not end the world the way sci-fi writers imagine, it may very well pull your strings in the near future.

Forty years after a 1981 report hinted at the coming HIV/AIDS pandemic, we look at how the response to global public health threats has changed.

The fast transmission of bad information is dangerous. A new approach employs “infodemiologists” to fight outbreaks.

Tweaking the genes of wild animals could save endangered species and protect humans from disease. What could possibly go wrong?

New research may shed light on political polarization—and how we could protect against the incitement of violence.

Some tech and drug enhancements are banned as unfair, but ironically they could end up leveling the playing field.