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New Study on Wealth and Ethics
Saw this article on Wired today detailing recent research on how wealth and status contribute to unethical behavior. The various experiments conducted are quite interesting, as are some of the conclusions. Money quote: After the neutral prime, upper-SES people were … Continue reading
Ethical Systems – Knowing Right from Wrong?
As our class discussions continue, especially remembering our earlier discussions concerning the place and function of ethics in museums and then NAGPRA issues, I am struck continuously about how we as students and emerging professionals lack a foundational understanding of … Continue reading
My thoughts on a Provenance cast…
Drewe: Ryan Gosling. We know from movies like Crazy, Stupid, Love that he would be great – he plays a charming and manipulative person through his smooth talking in that movie quite well. Myatt: Dustin Hoffman. Can’t you just see it!? Goudsmid: Helena … Continue reading
Self-repatriation?
Here is an interesting story I flagged during the holidays out of Britain involving the abnormal human remains of an 18’th century man still on display despite his dying wish to be buried at sea. In a case such as … Continue reading