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2014/06/012014/05/31

Jean Lievens: Bank of England Governor – Capitalism Doomed Without Ethics

Bank of England governor: capitalism doomed if ethics vanish Mark Carney issues strong critique of City behaviour and warns of growing sense that basic social contract is breaking down Angela Monaghan The Guardian, Tuesday 27 May 2014 Capitalism is at risk of destroying itself unless bankers realise they have an obligation to create a fairer …

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2014/02/112014/02/11

Winslow Wheeler: What Lays Beneath the Officer Ethics Scandals

The defense trade press and even some major media have recently produced reports about ethical problems in the US military officer corps. Bill Hartung writes at Huffington Post that “Military Ethics Reform Should Start at the Top,” advocating a reduction in our astoundingly–even historically–high officer bloat. Lt. Col. Danny Davis writes in Armed Forces Journal …

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2014/02/042014/02/08

Steele on Reality, Intelligence, Ethics, & Solutions [Yale, 6 February 2014]

SHORT URL: http://tinyurl.com/Steele-Yale-6 On Thursday 6 February 2014 from 1800-1930, Robert Steele will address a group of undergraduates convened by Yale Politic. The event is free, open to the public without RSVP required, and the media has been invited. Yale University, Branford College Trumbull Room 74 High Street New Haven, CT 06511 Downloadable PPT (30 …

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2013/12/062013/12/06

Chuck Spinney: Mike Lofgren Reinforces Bill Polk — Get A Brain, Reconnect with Ethics, Leave the Middle East, Ideally All Three

Mike Lofgren Responds to William R. Polk’s, “Intellectual and Political Foundations of 21st Century Jihad. Lofgren retired after 28 years on the congressional staff. He held senior staff positions in the both the House and Senate Budget Committees, where he specialized in Defense and Foreign Policy. After he retired, he authored “The Party Is Over: …

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2013/10/07

Berto Jongman: Food Security — Rotten Intelligence, Worse Ethics

Uncertainty on figures hampering food security efforts Mark Kinver BBC News, 4 October 2013 More than 600 scientists gathered in the Netherlands for a global food security conference, described as the first of its kind. Organisers said science could help end uncertainty surrounding efforts to meet the food needs of future generations. They added that, …

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2013/09/202013/09/20

Event: 20-26 SEP 13 Stockholm Global Risk Review — Everything EXCEPT Intelligence with Integrity (Informed Ethics)

Global Strategic Review 2013 opens tonight The 10th IISS Global Strategic Review conference opens tonight in Stockholm at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre and the Grand Hotel. ‘Assessing Global Risk’ is the theme of the 2013 GSR which runs from Friday 20 September to Sunday 22 September.

2013/08/30

SchwartzReport: Science Outpaces Ethics — Be Worried…

This is at once fascinating and, at the same time, yet another example of how science is far outpacing the ethics as to how that science should be used. Miniature Brains Grown in Test Tubes – a New Path for Neuroscience? ALOK JHA – The Guardian (U.K.)