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Looking Ahead
Much planning and programming is underway with an eye to spring semester 2017. Plans include two co-sponsored events with the Communications Forum: Race and the Elections (February) and gender inequality in…
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Cut Through the Noise
Scandals, large and small, and devisive rhetoric have dominated the presidential election. Cogent and thoughtful discussion on critical issues has been swept to the side. To get beyond the…
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What We Remember
This Memorial Day, I sat and listened to a reflection on what it means to be remember our war dead today, when our nation seems to be constantly at…
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Eye in the Sky
What is it really like to pilot a drone? The new movie Eye in the Sky captures this surreal experience of moving straight from the war to your evening commute. Last…
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Reducing the Danger of Nuclear War
Although the Cold War is officially over, the United States’ nuclear arsenal is an integral part of our country’s military strategy and spending. Next Saturday, Radius will be co-hosting an…
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Slaying the Ram
In his “Parable of the Old Man and the Young,” Wilfred Owen retells the story of Abraham’s near sacrifice of his son Isaac. Abraham stretched forth his knife, and…
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The legacy of Vietnam
I remember telling a teenage friend about my father’s medical exemption from the draft for the Vietnam War as we rode together in the back of our station wagon.…
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Radius Goes to the Theater
When I was a senior in high school, I was addicted to re-runs of the original Star Trek series. Every episode seemed to draw me into an ethical dilemma and…
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Iran and the United States: Eternal Enemies or Natural Partners?
For many of us, our impressions of Iran may be muddied, even vague. Iran was once a strong ally of the US. In 1962, President Kennedy warmly welcomed the…
Blog Topic: Nuclear Arms & Military Technology
Join the conversation. In this blog, Radius staff and friends share updates and perspectives on current ethical issues in science and technology.
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Digital Distraction Overdrive
Robert Plotkin, guest blogger, will be giving a workshop as part of Radius’s “Hack Your…
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Looking Ahead With a Look Back
Weeks have flown by and, just like that, the semester is over and we are…