You’ve heard people sanctimoniously speak of their ethics. What does this actually mean? Just because you’ve decided that something is unethical, why should that bind me? Would you buy a car pre-programmed to kill others? Is it more moral to program your car to sacrifice your life in an emergency? Here’s something to baffle your friends: The runaway train ethical dilemma-is it ethical for us to save five lives at the cost of sacrificing one? The first thing we notice and the last thing we forget: a person’s sex. Shocking news: the World Health Organization is utterly politicized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices