Executive Director, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics & John Courtney Murray, S.J. University Professor of Social Ethics
Santa Clara, CA
Joined November 2008
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There is no generative AI without data centers, and the impact of the these centers on the environment and communities is often neglected. The Markkula Center, along with Next10 has released a new report on this crucial issue: next10.org/publications/data…
Are prediction markets, such as Kalshi and Polymarket ethical? The Markkula Center offers some ethical perspectives: scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/the…
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Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…
Well worth watching; the interview CBS and Trump did not want you to see: youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_…
“The real evils in war,” Augustine said, “are love of violence, revengeful cruelty, fierce and implacable enmity, wild resistance, and the lust of power.” nytimes.com/2025/12/05/opini…
The ethics of political misinformation have reached new heights with generative AI - The Markkula Center's Davina Hurt and Ann Skeet weigh in on this issue in Salon: salon.com/2025/11/29/ai-fuel…
Code, Command, and Consequences: Ethics in the Age of Autonomous Weapons - the Markkula Center’s event is underway! Joins us online: santaclarauniversity.hosted.…
An important piece about the closured of pharmacies across the U.S. from our Director of Bioethics, Guadalupe Hays-Mota: statnews.com/2025/10/27/phar…
Santa Clara Univ Professor Tom Plante weighs in on the current immigration situation and argues that immigrants should be "treated with respect, dignity, compassion, and even love."
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Our Senior Director of Leadership Ethics Ann skeet calls for leaders to exercise ethical leadership by designing and implementing immigration policies that reflect public values, uphold the rule of law, and function effectively. scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/the…
A powerful piece by our Director of Government Ethics, Davina Hurt scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/the…
Is applying immigration enforcement based on someone's ideas ethical? I weigh in in part of a new Spotlight section. scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/the…
On this latest episode of Line of Sight, Brigit Helms and I sat down with Julie Schaefer (@winningpresence), the founder and CEO of Winning Presence. line-of-sight-podcast.simple…
106 years of a life well-lived. I feel fortunate to have known her. nytimes.com/2025/10/10/sport…
Congratulations to @nicoledahmen and TJ Thompson on their new innovative volume, to which I made one small contribution.
What does AI mean for the future of creative work? One of our student fellows has some excellent insights: scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/j…
