Azim, Iyad Rahwan and Jean-François Bonnefon have written an op-ed for the New York Times about driverless car ethics. Link is here. The research it’s based on can be found here.  

Azim will be hosting a workshop for early career Psych of Religion researchers October 6th to 9th, and is now accepting applications from grad students who are interested in joining. See here for more details http://sharifflab.com/workshop/    

Azim’s new paper with Jean-François Bonnefon and Iyad Rahwan on the ethics of autonomous vehicles now out in Science. Paper is available here. Abstract below. Be sure to check out the accompanying website http://moralmachine.mit.edu/ to test your own ethical attitudes and design your own scenarios. Josh Greene’s perspective of the piece is available here.       Abstract Autonomous vehicles (AVs) should reduce traffic...

As of Summer 2016, Azim and the CaML will move down the street to a new home at the University of California, Irvine. Thanks to all the tremendous support over the last six years at the University of Oregon.

  Azim’s new paper with Dylan Wiwad and Lara Aknin now published in Perspectives on Psychological Science. This paper looks at how the perception of income mobility makes people more tolerant of income inequality. Abstract below and paper available here. American politicians often justify income inequality by referencing the opportunities people have to move between economic stations. Though past research has shown associations...