Science vs Superstition – the case for a new scientific enlightenment - Policy Exchange on julkaissut esseekokoelman siitä, kuinka pelko, taikausko ja ylivarovaisuusperiaate estävät paremman maailman rakentamista.
But there is equally an important ethical possibility that emerges when we manipulate nature and in so doing increase our possibilities for treating illness and curing disease. The pro-technology, pro-science attitude is rarely presented in its ethical dimension. Indeed, many debates around science and technology are presented in a similarly one-sided way. For example, it is uncritically assumed that animal testing is ethically dubious; but what about the ethical value of animal testing (see Chapter 4). And what about the moral case for genetic engineering? What about the moral case for nuclear technology (see Chapter 5)?
Lab-grown diamonds - Miksi luonnontimantit ovat pahoja ja keinotekoiset timantit hyviä.
The association with love may soon be tested as technological advances have finally enabled laboratory-created diamonds which have a distinct advantage over their naturally occurring identical twins - they are 100% conflict-free and have not paid the wages of a child soldier, been exchanged for armaments, financed a brutal civil war or have been smuggled at least part of the way to landing on that engagement ring.