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May 5, 2026, 03:13 PM - 6 min read
Posthumous digital avatars are created from the digital traces left behind by dead people during their lifetime. Built through a combination of AI, machine learning and advanced data analysis, these avatars can recreate the physical and psychological likeness, personality and even memories of the deceased. But the advent of posthumous avatars raises significant ethical issues.
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April 21, 2026, 12:31 PM - 6 min read
Evolutionary psychology points to interventions such as educating men about what counts as sexual harassment. However, evidence suggests this kind of training is not effective. And, of course, the only way to really change people’s evolved adaptive mechanisms would be to change their brains and genes – which we can’t do.
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July 31, 2025, 05:08 PM - 3 min read
Even as Jammu and Kashmir Medical Council (JKMC) has formally recognised social media as a powerful communication tool for healthcare professionals but it has warned against its misuse, especially in ways that could violate patient privacy, confidentiality, or medical ethics.
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March 17, 2025, 03:11 PM - 6 min read
If gossip threatened their power, the managers repressed it as “just gossip”. But if gossip provided “useful” information – ammunition against a subversive employee, for example – management legitimised gossip as “official information”.
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