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Are pharmaceutical companies ethical and work for the public good? Or are they just concerned with profit?
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Are pharmaceutical companies ethical?

Pharmaceutical companies care about profit. Does it mean that they are not ethical or harming the developing world where access to cheap drugs is vital?

Can you trust Wikipedia? Should citing Wikipedia be acceptable in essays and exams?
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Can you trust Wikipedia? Is citing Wikipedia acceptable?

Wikipedia accuracy and reliability is improving but still contested. Can you trust it? Is citing Wikipedia at university that bad? Vote & find out more

Social science research failed predictions. Why social scientists get it wrong so often?
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Social science research: failed predictions

Social science research helps us better understand society. However, failed predictions are also common. Why do social scientists get it wrong so often?

Is animal testing necessary for the cosmetic industry? Should it be banned?
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Is animal testing necessary?

Animal testing is extremely controversial, more so in the cosmetics industry. We discuss whether animal testing is completely necessary or if we can ban it

Local and transnational identities vs regionalism
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Multiple identities: national vs local and transnational

Is national identity at risk? At LSE we discuss if multiple overlapping identities (transnational, regional and local) erode nationalism and patriotism

Human cloning pros and cons: should it be legal? Debate and poll
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Human cloning pros and cons: should it be legal?

You may be surprised with the results of our human cloning poll. Check out the pros and cons of genetic engineering and its techniques. Should it be legal?

public management research and statecraft
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Public management research and statecraft

Is public management research a flawed kind of statecraft? Will it displace entirely old-style public administration research? And the big questions?

Believe in science? Trust scientists?
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In science we trust ... but do you trust scientists?

Can we trust science? Malpractice, prejudices and religious beliefs are reasons why some people don't believe in scientists? Are you a sceptic too?

Stem cell research controversy
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Stem cell research pros and cons

Stem cell research controversy and debate: pros and cons. Stem cells from human embryos may help save lives but pose ethical problems. Join the discussion.

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