Bonn Ethics Lab: Results
The posts/videos below were created by students from "Bonn Ethics Lab" Seminar, SoSe 25.
AI-based friendship apps critically examined
This video aims to educate young people about the dangers of AI-based dating apps. Using the example of Replika, its features and business models are presented and critically examined.
The app compulsion and its effects
Imagine: You want to use your new household appliance, but it only works with an app. Privacy and reliability are now a secondary priority! In this video essay, we explore the topic of "app compulsion" and its effects.
Facial recognition technology in public rail transport
The video addresses the ethical concerns surrounding the use of facial recognition technology in public rail transport, focusing on privacy, autonomy, and the loss of the presumption of innocence.
Brain-Computer Interfaces in Cyberpunk - What's the ethical perspective?
This video uses the dystopian world of cyberpunk as an example to explore the ethical and social implications of sophisticated brain-computer interfaces: What happens when military institutions use neurotechnological implants to transform people into living weapons, undermining their autonomy and leaving freedom as an illusion?
Protestant Church Day
Today on the Bonn Ethics Lab channel, there's a guest post from another seminar at our chair: Courageous - Strong - Resolute. In this seminar, students attended the German Protestant Church Assembly, developed an ethical research project, and created a video or podcast from their findings!
How can the church better support queer people? To find answers to this question, I attended several queer events at the Church Assembly in Hanover.
Tax evasion – a moral harm?
This article examines whether illegal tax evasion causes a moral harm even when offenders avoid punishment through voluntary disclosure. By discussing legal frameworks, examples of unequal outcomes, and concepts of justice and human dignity, the blog critically questions whether self-disclosure can truly resolve the moral wrong involved.
Care robots – curiosity, doubts & the future of care
Is it okay for a robot to just touch me like that? I talk to people about intimacy, technology, and the ethical boundaries of care robots—between curiosity, doubt, and the future of care.
This podcast is by Samuel Bergé.
Hate speech – how can we deal with it?
Hate speech is everywhere – how can we deal with it? In this podcast, Thomas Laschyk, founder of “Volksverpetzer,” discusses his experiences with hate speech, its impact, and the ethical question of whether comment sections should be closed.
This podcast is by Daniel von Savigny.
Autonomous Weapon Systems - Responsibility and Consequences
In this podcast, the three of us discuss ethical questions surrounding autonomous weapons systems, responsibility in software development, and the consequences of technological inequality in military conflicts.
This podcast is by Lukas Breuer, Lily Jungbluth, and Silas Werner.
Simulation of historical experiments using AI?
This podcast explores whether simulating historically unethical psychological experiments with artificial intelligence is an ethically justifiable research strategy, or whether such simulations risk reproducing and legitimizing the very moral transgressions they are meant to avoid.
This podcast is by Yosr Shimi.
Sacred words – false flags? Christian narratives caught in the grip of populism?
What happens when biblical terms like "home," "order," or "creation" suddenly appear on election posters? In this episode, we speak with theologian Dr. Claudia Jetter and the Bishop of Saxony, Tobias Bilz, about the appropriation of Christian narratives by right-wing populist movements—and about the responsibility of the Protestant Church to respond to this with a clear theological perspective.
This podcast is by Marie-Louise Thon.
Influence of Christianity on values
Have you ever wondered how many of your values are influenced by Christianity?
In this podcast, Lubawa, Meret, and Luzie share their experiences and discuss what everyone can do to support others in a healthy way.
This podcast is by Lubawa Zerbe.
The posts/videos below were created by students from the "The Queer God" seminar, which was led by Denise Wallat at the theological faculty of the University of Bonn.
The app compulsion and its effects
This post connects the life and work of Marcella Althaus-Reid and summarizes the key ideas of her book The Queer God. Please be sure to click through to the end—there’s an exciting announcement waiting!
Video: Introduction to Marcella Althaus-Reid’s „The queer God“
This video summarises the basic ideas of Marcella Althaus-Reid's "The queer God" and offers a first approach to the topic.
Instagram Post: Queer Theology Basics
This post gives an insight into the questions and tasks of queer theology. Using Marcella Althaus-Reid's 'The queer God' as an example, it shows what queer theology is and how theology can or should be queered through Althaus-Reid's lens.
Reel: Who was Marcella Althaus-Reid?
This contribution provides an overview of the life and work of Marcella Althaus-Reid, offering a preliminary insight into her book, 'The queer God‘. Check it out if you want to learn, what it means for God to come out of the closet.
Video: Diving into Marcella Althaus-Reid’s „The Queer God“
This video provides an overview of the themes of Marcella Althaus-Reid’s „The queer God“, the task of a queer theology and the role of bodies in theology.
Podcast: Queering Theology - A conversation on Marcella Althaus-Reids „The Queer God“
In this podcast, students from the "The Queer God" seminar, led by Denise Wallat at the theological faculty of the University of Bonn, chat about the work of Marcella Althaus-Reid. Tune in to learn more about her life and work, queer hermeneutics, and how these interpretations can be put into practice and be valuable.