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The fashion industry is riddled with ethical issues—everything from child labor, slavery, terrible working conditions and even violence. How can consumers dress themselves while remaining true to their values?

Two sources of error play a profound role in our judgments and decisions.

Using the supposed objectivity of DNA to establish human hierarchy may be the dream of eugenicists, but for Kathryn Paige Harden, the goal of having and using genetic information is exactly the opposite.

If we’re all 99.9 percent the same genetically, does DNA have any impact on our chances of success in life?

The global scourge of discarded plastic—from macro- to microscopic—is finally starting to get the attention it deserves.

In the face of new technology allowing scientists to manipulate genes in human embryos, how will we move forward?

Neuroscientist Anders Sandberg talks about the challenges and risks inherent in our steady march toward an age where machine intelligence surpasses that of human beings.

Piers Millett of Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute talks about potential global biological catastrophes stemming from such risks as bioterrorism, pandemic disease and genetic manipulation.

The food we produce today could adequately feed the world, yet we throw it away by the tons. Not only do millions go hungry as a result, but our wastefulness has a direct environmental impact.

What happens when critical technology fails? Engineering physics professor Peter Townsend speaks with Vision publisher David Hulme.