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 ...

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 ...

New research shows how easily our imagined choices collapse under the weight of real consequences. Here’s why overthinking them never helps. For decades, the “trolley problem” has encouraged us to ...

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? There’s a lot that’s changed about the ...

Superhero stories are well known for their high stakes, which in the best cases have interesting moral dimensions as well. Such is the case when heroes confront a tragic dilemma, one from which they ...

ポン・ジュノ監督の映画版をリブートしたドラマシリーズ「スノーピアサー」は、一気呵成のノンストップアクションだった映画版よりも列車内の生活がより詳細に描かれ、背景に説明となる物語が加えられた。必然的にゆるやかな展開だが、強力な ...