Sky News
Can humans fall in love with robots? A conference will debate the ethics of intimacy between man and machine
Can humans fall in love with robots? A conference will debate the ethics of intimacy between man and machine
Bloomberg
How Norway’s Prisons Are Changing What it Means to Do Time
Jun.22 -- Prisons in Norway look very different than prisons in the rest of the world. In Norway the incarcerated have access to the outdoors and they can garden, learn to cook and take vocational classes. Pretty much the only thing...
TED-Ed
How People Rationalize Fraud
Embezzlement, pyramid schemes, false insurance claims. Why are so many inclined to commit fraud, and then convince themselves they are innocent? Discover one criminologist's explanation in the fraud triangle—pressure, opportunity, and...
TED-Ed
Our Loss of Wisdom
"A wise person knows when and how to: make the exception to every rule, improvise, and use these moral skills in pursuit of the right aims. A wise person is made and not born." Impress upon your learners the importance of leading lives...
PBS
Career Connections | Advertising Director
Being an advertising director requires more than the ability to craft ads for products and services. The president of an advertising, design, and marketing agency details what he believes are the skills essential to becoming an...
PBS
Thinking about Justice
Before any discussion of justice it's essential that all parties involved share an understanding of the various terms involved in such a discussion. The first video in a series of three provides viewers with definitions for social,...
PBS
Concepts Unwrapped: Self-serving Bias
A short video explores the concept of self-serving bias, the tendency humans have to gather, process, prefer, and remember information and events that support our own view of the world and of ourselves.
PBS
How Unconscious Race Bias Affects Millennials
While millennials may consider themselves less prejudiced than previous generations, an interview with a scientist researching racial bias suggests that may not be the case. The short video demonstrates just how unconscious racial bias...
PBS
Microassaults, Microinsults, and Microinvalidations
Types of microaggressions are discussion in three short PBS videos: microassaults (overt intentional discrimination), microinsults, and microinvalidations. The terms are defined and examples are provided that illustrate each type of...
PBS
Frameworks for Addressing Ethical Issues
Before launching into a discussion of ethics, it's essential that common ground is established so that all participants are talking the same language. A series of five videos provides definitions and examples of the terms key to the...
PBS
Overview for Approaching Ethical Issues
Discussing ethical issues can be problematic. Before beginning any discussion of ethical issues and biases, show this series of videos that lays the groundwork by providing an overview of the terminology needed and examples of the terms...
PBS
Responsible Decision-Making | Social-Emotional Learning
Being able to identify problems, analyze situations, solve problems, and to evaluate, reflect, and recognize ethical responsibility all come into play when making responsible decisions. A short video offers teachers and parents an...
PBS
100 Years of Solitude, Part 2
Part 2 of the Crash Course Literature focused on One Hundred Years of Solitude looks at Gabriel Garcia Marquez's story as a reflection of Latin America's history of colonialism and exploitation by corporations.
PBS
Frankenstein | The Great American Read
A top vote-getter for the Great American Read program is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Find out why the classic tale, adapted into over 50 films and numerous TV shows, has earned its spot on the favorites list.
National WWII Museum
What Would You Do? Scenario: Standing up to Hitler
A reporter for the Chicago Daily News, based in Germany in 1933, is documenting Hitler's rise to power. As his stories grow more critical of the regime, he faces increasing pressure to stop. Eventually, even the American government...
National WWII Museum
What Would You Do? Scenario: Bombing to Invade
The D-Day invasion was critical to the Allies defeating Nazi Germany. However, they needed to make sure Hitler could not get resources to France to fight back. Should the Allies bomb the rail lines feeding the German army through France...
National WWII Museum
What Would You Do? Scenario: Dachau
When American troops liberated the Dachau concentration camp, they were so enraged by the death they saw that a group of soldiers summarily executed Nazi soldiers. One man filmed the actions, and then struggled with a moral dilemma:...
Crash Course
Engineering Ethics: Crash Course Engineering #27
It's important to do the right thing. An engaging video describes each of the eight tenets of the Engineering Code of Ethics. It then discusses the concepts of utilitarianism, rights ethics, and duty ethics. The video also looks at...
The Great War
The Author of All Quiet on The Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
considered one of the great anti-war novels, All Quiet on the Western Front details the experiences of Erich Maria Remarque on the German front. In addition, Remarque collected stories from other soldiers to paint a picture of the...
The Great War
The Father Of Poison Gas - Fritz Haber
His scientific work led to millions of deaths in gas attacks during World War I and in the concentration camps of World War II. Yet, Fritz Haber's innovations in crop fertilizer also helped feed the world. Haber's complicated story...
The Great War
The Merchant of Death - Basil Zaharoff
He was so violent and ruthless that he continues to inspire the bad guy in pop culture. Despite that, Basil Zaharoff, or The Merchant of Death, is still relatively unknown among most young historians. Zarahoff, an arms dealer, created a...
The Great War
The Last Hussar - August von Mackensen
Described as a life less ordinary, August von Mackensen was one of Germany's key generals during World War I. Detailed in its approach, an informative video describes his military career, along with some of his doubts about the conflict...
The Great War
Crown Prince Rupprecht and Erich Ludendorff - Westerner vs. Easterner
How to take on the Allied forces during World War I? Crown Prince Rupprecht and Erich Ludendorff used specific strategies and tactics to answer the question during the Great War. Despite their differences in tactics, both men were...
Crash Course
Henrietta Lacks, The Tuskegee Experiment, and Ethical Data Collection: Crash Course Statistics #12
I'm pleased to inform you that you've found a great video. The 12th video in the Crash Course Statistics series first explores the ideas of voluntariness, informed consent, dignity and autonomy, and beneficence in scientific experiments...