Humankind on Public Radio

The Clash of Science and Ethics


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We consider the moral implications of scientific research, especially when the aim is to develop military arms. Are the scientists involved morally responsible for the use of these weapons on civilians? Author and historian Robert Neer recounts the top-secret research conducted at Harvard in the early 1940s, which yielded the weapon napalm.  We also hear […]
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Humankind on Public RadioBy David Freudberg