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corporate-responsibility

Inco's involvement in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory and its decision to protect Ponter from legal repercussions illustrate corporate influence and ethical considerations.

1 chapter across 1 book

Hominids (2002)Robert J. Sawyer

Chapter 17

Mary Vaughan returns to her secure apartment after a traumatic sexual assault, struggling with fear, shame, and the physical and psychological aftermath of the attack. Meanwhile, Reuben Montego, the site doctor, negotiates with the president of Inco to prevent criminal charges against Ponter, a Neanderthal found inside the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, who is recovering from heavy-water ingestion and head injury. Ponter, confused and disoriented, interacts with his Companion Hak and tries to make sense of his unfamiliar surroundings while coping with his physical pain and hallucination fears.