Oh, shoot. The trolley problem is happening to me. The probability of dying in a plane crash is about one in thirteen million. The probability of being attacked by a shark is one in four million.

AI is proving that it can do more than just take people’s jobs and contribute to global warming. It’s also capable of solving complicated ethical hypotheticals — and getting a laugh. In the video ...

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 ...

The trolley problem is not actually about trolleys but about whether moral philosophy can ever produce rules that hold up when lives are on the line.

Rejoice, or suffer, as Trolley Problem, Inc. barrels onto Steam on April 21. If you love being shamed for your moral choices, it will start at $10.99 (or local equivalent). It’s also part of the ...