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Moral Veritas - Utilitarianism 2017
(2017-11-27)Moral Veritas consists of technical & ethical analyses of revolutionary technologies on the horizon. This 2017 entry focuses on three such radical technologies under the moral lens of utilitarianism. -
Nature & the Neomnivore
(2017)Nature & the Neomnivore is an elaboration by Kristopher Gasteratos of the Cellular Agriculture Society's core tenant, "For the world." Animal agriculture, at its current scale, requires an exceptional degree of ecological ... -
Parental Socioeconomic Status or IQ? An Exploration of Major Determinants of U.S. Poverty
(2018-05-11)The Bell Curve by Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein is one of the most controversial academic works of the last few decades. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youths (1979), we performed a number of ... -
Regarding the Mismatch Hypothesis and Stereotype Threat in the Debate over Affirmative Action
(2018-05-11)The debate over affirmative action has played a significant role in shaping the world of academia over the past several decades. Accordingly, researchers Mary Fischer and Douglas Massey attempt to evaluate many of the ... -
Revisiting the effect of affirmative action on minority student outcomes
(2018-05-11)The use of affirmative action has been at the forefront of the debate regarding the fairness of the college admissions process for years. Utilizing data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshman (NLSF), M. Fischer ... -
Stereotype Threat or a Lack of Control(s)? Evaluating Robustness Against Changes in Specifications
(2018-05-11)Affirmative action in higher education has been controversial since 1961. The Source of the River (Douglas Massey and Fischer (2003)) uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen—a demographic and socioeconomic survey ...