Many people are probably familiar with the thought experiment known as the trolley problem. In Japan, this problem is referred to as the "torokko" problem. The Japanese word "torokko" means a minecart ...

Oh, shoot. The trolley problem is happening to me. The probability of dying in a plane crash is about one in thirteen million. The probability of being attacked by a shark is one in four million.

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi -- Local elementary and junior high schools issued apologies after materials relating to the trolley problem, a thought experiment asking whether students would be able to accept ...

Should you credit AI when you use it at work? Are there things that simply can’t be forgiven? What kinds of everyday lies are justified… and does it even matter? A recreation of a popular trolley ...

The big thinkers at Aperture analyze the philosophical problem known as the trolley problem.