Marc Hauser (Image: John Soares)
Audio: We devote a full episode of our weekly podcast, SciPod, to exploring Marc Hauser’s work on the “moral organ” and what it means to our notions of justice and fair play. .
In a hospital emergency room, five critically ill patients desperately need organ transplants. A healthy man walks in. Should the doctors remove his organs to save the sick five? Most people will respond in milliseconds with a resounding “No way”. Now imagine an out-of-control train about to run down five workers standing on the track. There’s…
