Rachel Ruttan on Business’ Role in Eroding Sacred Values
In this conversation with Ethical Systems, Brian Gallagher speaks with Rachel Ruttan about her recent paper, “Instrumental Use Erodes Sacred Values.” Across seven studies, she and her colleague probed the effects of exposing people to...
The Psychological Cost of Companies Sounding Ethical for Money
In Star Wars Han tells Leia, after rescuing her from execution, “Look, I ain’t in this for your revolution and I’m not in it for you, princess. I expect to be well paid. I’m in...
Adam Grant on the Business Culture of Lies, Narcissists, and Ego in HBO’s “Succession”
In this episode of the Succession podcast, host Kara Swisher speaks with Adam Grant about what happens when a culture of lies, narcissists, and ego is fueled by a demanding and demeaning boss. Adam Grant...
A Major Step in Global Space Policy
On Nov. 15, 2021, Russia destroyed one of its own old satellites using a missile launched from the surface of the Earth, creating a massive debris cloud that threatens many space assets, including astronauts onboard the International...
Global Business Leaders Need to Push Ethiopia Toward Peace
Ethiopia is a country in crisis. In the last year, the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been locked in a violent confrontation with the Tigray People’s Liberation Army (TPLF) , an armed conflict that has resulted in wholesale...
Peter Thiel, Irresistible Pariah
Reprinted with permission from Luke Burgis’ Substack, Anti-Mimetic. If you want to be known as a legendary start-up founder, you need a good origin story. That you sprung forth from the head of Steve Jobs, maybe—or,...
The Cultural Factors That Are Helping Companies Retain Talent
According to the US Department of Labor, September posted a record-high level of voluntary job resignations: 4.4 million. Since April, that brings the total to more than 20 million people who’ve quit. Most employers are anxious...
Question the “Lab Leak” Theory. But Don’t Call It a Conspiracy
A warning: This article will not tell you whether SARS-CoV-2 escaped from a lab and set off the COVID-19 pandemic, which has now killed more than 5 million people. I’m not even going to tell...
How to Convince CEOs to Support Climate Action at the Expense of Profits
There is now widespread consensus that limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5℃ requires fundamental changes in sectors like energy, food, transport, construction, and finance towards more environmentally friendly production and consumption. This could include, for example, shifting towards...
Why Banning Financing for Fossil Fuel Projects in Africa Isn’t a Climate Solution
Today’s global energy inequities are staggering. Video gamers in California consume more electricity than entire nations. The average Tanzanian used only one-sixth the electricity consumed by a typical American refrigerator in 2014. Globally, the top 10 percent of countries consume 20...