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Humans

Memo to all tech bros: Sexism, not biology, holds women back

Women are not biologically predestined to be bit players in tech firms no matter what one (ex) Google engineer thinks of diversity programmes, says Lara Williams

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One of the RFID chips to be implanted

Technology

A US firm is microchipping staff – here's what they should fear

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Health

Nice science, but don't forget about the ethics

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futuristic lab

Life

The ethics issue: Should we stop doing science?

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surface of Mars

Life

The ethics issue: Should we colonise other planets?

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contraceptive pills

Life

The ethics issue: Should we impose population controls?

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reflection of sun

Earth

The ethics issue: Should we geoengineer the planet?

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lab worker

Life

The ethics issue: Should we let synthetic life forms loose?

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robots patrolling city

Life

The ethics issue: Should we give robots the right to kill?

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The ethics issue: Should we abandon privacy online?

Life

The ethics issue: Should we abandon privacy online?

The battle between online privacy and national security is reaching fever pitch. Where we end up depends on which Faustian bargains we are willing to strike

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Life

The ethics issue: Should we make everyone 'normal'?

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Life

The ethics issue: Should we edit our children's genomes?

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Life

The ethics issue: Should we give other animals rights?

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