Can a test tell you when you will die?
(Shuuterstock)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/03/us-health-death-prediction-idUSKBN0OJ31A20150603
1) In what ways is data collected through survey unreliable? Why might this be immoral to give to children? How can statistics and probability be used to distort the truth?
2) Why might a CEO of a company view this differently than a priest? Why might a 15 year old view this differently than an 80 year old? Why might a British citizen view this differently than an American?
3) In what ways is this connected to fortune telling? In what ways is this connected to mathematics? Philosophy?
4) How might one be affected if the results of this test give a life expectancy of less than a year? What if this test was mandatory for hiring?
5) What is the significance of this test? How can this affect the economy? Health care?
Extension Activities
1) Students can research what questions are illegal to ask during job interviews and try to find some of the tricks future employers use to get the wanted info?
2) Students can research determinism, libertariaism, and other issues associated with free will to provide an understanding of this test's philosophical implications.
AOK-Math, Ethics
WOK-Reason,
(Shuuterstock)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/03/us-health-death-prediction-idUSKBN0OJ31A20150603
1) In what ways is data collected through survey unreliable? Why might this be immoral to give to children? How can statistics and probability be used to distort the truth?
2) Why might a CEO of a company view this differently than a priest? Why might a 15 year old view this differently than an 80 year old? Why might a British citizen view this differently than an American?
3) In what ways is this connected to fortune telling? In what ways is this connected to mathematics? Philosophy?
4) How might one be affected if the results of this test give a life expectancy of less than a year? What if this test was mandatory for hiring?
5) What is the significance of this test? How can this affect the economy? Health care?
Extension Activities
1) Students can research what questions are illegal to ask during job interviews and try to find some of the tricks future employers use to get the wanted info?
2) Students can research determinism, libertariaism, and other issues associated with free will to provide an understanding of this test's philosophical implications.
AOK-Math, Ethics
WOK-Reason,