Category Research Ethics
Slow Bioethics
Nathalie Egalité, a new faculty member in the Memorial University Centre for Bioethics, discusses the pace of clinical ethics work.
Trust Is Not a Communication Strategy: Why Transparency is an Ethical Obligation
Transparency is often treated as a tool for building public trust. Bryn Williams-Jones argues that it is first an ethical obligation to the public.
Reconciliation, Not Confrontation: Notes from a Cancer Journey
Sarojini Nadimpally relates some lessons from her experiences of living with cancer.
When Intent Isn’t Enough: Rethinking Responsibility in Dual-use Research
Bryn Williams-Jones argues that focusing on researchers’ intentions misses how risks emerge and responsibility is distributed across modern research systems.
Empathy-Simulating Chatbots: A Double-Edged Sword in Mental Health Care
Vanita Fernandes warns that the use of empathy-simulating chatbots in mental health care poses ethical concerns including the risk of deception.
