Harvard Business School students take an ethical oath. The Economist isn’t impressed but starts a readers’ debate to discuss. Meanwhile, an unrelated Economist article on cheating scientists finds that shock, horror scientists too may be ethically challenged. An all too human condition it seems.

Update: The Economist’s latest podcast interviews the two Harvard students that initiated the oath signing movement. Well worth a listen.

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