The growth of prediction markets begs the question, is it wrong to benefit from someone else’s misfortune? Ethics Center staff and faculty interrogate the moral and ethical issues associated with prediction markets.
Despite the ethical concerns associated with prediction markets, they’re growing rapidly and that may be, in part, based on the transactional behaviors of our leaders.
Until questions about prediction markets get serious answers, they will keep doing what they do now: dressing up a private benefit in the language of the public good.
Before we embrace prediction markets as harmless fun or even a socially beneficial trend, we might pause to raise a deeper question: What habits are we learning, and fostering, in betting on our collective future? And what kind of people do these markets train us to become?
Prediction markets can sharpen our view of the future. Whether they improve it is a different question entirely.
Guidance for the news media on what to do about Prediction Markets, how to take the next steps.
The media’s use of data from prediction markets requires a second look.
Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by The Christian Science Monitor.
William "Bill" O'Neill S.J., professor emeritus of social ethics at the Jesuit School of Theology, and director, immigration ethics, at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, quoted by America Magazine.
The Accounting Department continues to host research workshops as part of our commitment to support faculty research. We invite nationally and internationally recognized scholars to present their research projects at Santa Clara University.
Irina Raicu, director, internet ethics, quoted by San Francisco Chronicle.
Dr. Christine Quince, Assistant Professor at Santa Clara University’s School of Education and Counseling Psychology, is preparing future educators to do more than deliver content. She’s teaching them how to think, how to make decisions in real time, how to adapt, and how to build classrooms that are engaging and responsive to the students in front of them.
On April 27, 1881, a small group of students gathered to form the SCU Alumni Association. Reflect on 145 years of Bronco alumni community with Paul Neilan ’70, the Association's keeper of history and traditions.
Scholarship covers full tuition, provides an annual stipend, includes a paid summer internship, and guarantees DoW civilian employment upon graduation
Starting college can make it feel like success means joining every club, attending every event, and constantly staying busy. In this blog, Ethan reflects on how overcommitting during his first year at Santa Clara taught me the importance of balance, intentionality, and focusing on what truly matters.
Deciding between a finance vs. economics major? Compare curricula, career paths, earning potential, and more to find the right fit for you.
Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by National Catholic Reporter.
Ann Skeet, senior director leadership ethics, quoted by Newsweek.
Discover what one student learned in the first quarter of Santa Clara University Leavey’s STEM MBA—from digging into case studies and connecting with classmates to Silicon Valley opportunities and returning to the classroom.
Silicon Valley attracts nearly half of all U.S. venture funding. Discover why earning your MBA or MS degree at the heart of this ecosystem—at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business—gives you an edge you simply can’t replicate anywhere else.
Harper shares advice for attending career events so that you get the most out of your time at 51³Ô¹Ï.
James Bennett
James Bennett is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, where he has taught since 2002. His research has examined the intersection of religion and race and the United States and marginal religious communities. His current work focuses on the Modern Anticult Movement, a project that grew out of the Inventing Religion in America class that is the basis of this blog entry.