49 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 21 Jul \ on: 17 Science questions 18-year-olds are supposed to have an opinion on science
Question 7 is probably the most interesting to me. I also like 8 and 10.
I do like question 7 too... For fear of expressing strong opinions in terms of morality, I stay in safe by only worrying about knowledge. I'm not working on cloning humans so morality is not really something I have worry about anyhow.
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I think researchers in the physical sciences are usually in the clear on that one. In the social sciences or life sciences, though, there have been and continue to be experiments that I'd describe as morally horrific.
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I imagine physicists and chemists can also face moral conundrums if their work has major applications in weaponry and warfare
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I agree, but at least they are a step removed from the moral problem.
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I like 10 too. Reminds me of a National Geographic article about how scientists are examining mole rats because the latter live a ripe old age. Let’s see if I can compile some research and post it here.
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I think it's something about being able to regenerate telomeres.
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