Use it responsibly

Using Language More Responsibly

C reating a common language provides one of a social enter-prise's defining moments, be it a technical, scientific, or humanistic venture. The lan-guage's most obvious utility derives from its allowing a field's participants to communicate among themselves. Its importance extends beyond this function , however. More than a neutral medium through which we exchange information , language serves t...

The Practice of Teaching, the Practice of Law: What Does it Mean to Practice Responsibly?

Use it or lose it! But use it wisely.

reasons to fit hearing aids bilaterally: better sound localization and better speech understanding in background noise. To be sure, some elderly persons may do better when fitted monaurally, perhaps due to an age-related interaural interference effect, but these two principal advantages of bilateral fittings have been demonstrated many times over in the majority of hearing aid users. In this is...

The dilemma of raising awareness “responsibly”

S cience is often the best and sometimes the only means to address health, environmental, economic and other challenges. Debate with the public about research, its results and possible applications ensures a rational, informed process to find sustainable solutions. However, there is a conundrum at the heart of science communication, outreach activities, public or upstream engagement and Respons...

Responsibly competent: Teaching, ethics and diversity