IntroductionAcknowledgmentsBIG QUESTIONSA Pale Blue Dot at the Hinge of HistoryDoes Anything Matter?Is There Moral Progress?The God of SufferingDo You Have a Moral Plan? (with Agata Sagan)Are We Ready for a "Morality Pill"? (with Agata Sagan)The Empathy TrapCan Ethics Be Taught?Thinking about the DeadShould This Be the Last Generation?ANIMALSThe Case for Going VeganWhy Loving Our Animals Is Not Enough (with Agata Sagan)Learning from Europe's More Ethical EggsIf Fish Could ScreamThe Nation of KangaroosWho Is a Person?The Cow Who...The Measure of Moral ProgressAre Insects Conscious?Plant Liberation?LIFE AND DEATHThe Real Abortion TragedyAbortion, Democracy and the Reversal of RoeTreating (or Not) the Tiniest BabiesPulling Back the Curtain on the Mercy Killing of NewbornsShould Children Have the Right to Die?No Diseases for Old MenWhen Doctors KillChoosing DeathPUBLIC HEALTH AND PANDEMIC ETHICSPublic Health versus Private FreedomThe Human Genome and the Genetic SupermarketAn Ethical Pathway for Gene Editing (with Julian Savulescu)Kidneys for Sale?Deciding Who Lives and Who DiesWere the Lockdowns Justified? (with Michael Plant)Victims of the UnvaccinatedEnding the Taboo on Talking about Population (with Frances Kissling and Jotham Musinguzi)SEX AND GENDERShould Adult Sibling Incest Be a Crime?Homosexuality Is Not ImmoralA Private Affair?How Much Should Sex Matter? (with Agata Sagan)Ban the Burkini?The Case for Legalizing Sex WorkDOING GOODHolding Charities AccountableGood Charity Bad CharityHeartwarming Causes Are Nice, ButThe Ethical Cost of High-Priced ArtExtreme AltruismThe Lives You SavedHAPPINESSHappiness, Money, and Giving It AwayCan We Increase Gross National Happiness?The Moral Urgency of Mental Health (with Michael Plant)Prisoners of PainNo Smile LimitHappy, NeverthelessPOLITICSThe Founding Fathers' Fiscal CrisisWhy Vote?Is Citizenship a Right?The Spying GameIs Marx Still Relevant?Should We Honor Racists?Is Violence the Way to Fight Racism?Are Riots Justifiable? (with Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek)GLOBAL PROBLEMSThe Refugee DilemmaIs Open Diplomacy Possible?Paris and the Fate of the EarthGreta Thunberg's MomentStopping PutinSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYA Clear Case for Golden RiceLife Made to OrderA Dream for the Digital AgeThe Tragic Cost of Being UnscientificFREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITYFree Speech, Muhammad, and the HolocaustFree Speech and Fake NewsWhy Google Was WrongKeeping Discussion FreeLIVING, WORKING, PLAYINGWhy Pay More?Beyond the Traditional Family (with Agata Sagan)Tiger Mothers or Elephant Mothers?How Honest Are We?Is Doping Wrong?Is It OK to Cheat at Football?Why Climb Mount Everest?A Surfing ReflectionTHE FUTUREShould We Live to 1,000?Rights for Robots? (with Agata Sagan)Can Artificial Intelligence Be Ethical?Do You Want to Be a Cyborg? (with Agata Sagan)Preventing Human Extinction (with Nick Beckstead and Matt Wage)Should We Colonize Outer Space? (with Agata Sagan)Do Aliens Have Rights?SourcesIndex