Ethics, Info, Tech: Contested Voices, Values, Spaces

My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" was published on Nov. 13, 2025. Purchases can be made via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Most Scientific Findings Are Wrong or Useless; Reason, 8/26/16

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Ronald Bailey, Reason; Most Scientific Findings Are Wrong or Useless : ""Science, the pride of modernity, our one source of objec...

Homework revisited; Radio Times, WHYY, 8/31/16

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[Podcast] Marty Moss-Coane, Radio Times, WHYY; Homework revisited : " Guests: Harris Cooper, Brian Gill, Jessica Rosenworcel It’s a ...

Companies are making money from our personal data – but at what cost?; Guardian, 8/31/16

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Jathan Sadowski, Guardian; Companies are making money from our personal data – but at what cost? : "Data appropriation is a form of e...

Drugs And Privilege: Big Business, Congress And The EpiPen; Huffington Post, 8/31/16

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Michael Winship, Huffington Post; Drugs And Privilege: Big Business, Congress And The EpiPen : "[Mylan CEO Heather Bresch] should resi...

Mexico president Enrique Peña Nieto plagiarized thesis for law degree: report; Associated Press in Mexico City via Guardian, 8/22/16

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Associated Press in Mexico City via Guardian; Mexico president Enrique Peña Nieto plagiarized thesis for law degree: report : "Preside...

Am I a good person? You asked Google – here’s the answer; Guardian, 8/31/16

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Andrew Brown, Guardian; Am I a good person? You asked Google – here’s the answer : "The beginning of being a good person is the knowle...

The Real Clinton Foundation Revelation; New York Times, 8/31/16

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Richard W. Painter, New York Times; The Real Clinton Foundation Revelation : "Lots of people and groups get favorable treatment, and m...

Former Bush ethics lawyer backs Clinton, warns on foundation; Politico, 8/31/16

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Nick Gass, Politico; Former Bush ethics lawyer backs Clinton, warns on foundation : "Hillary Clinton is the "only qualified candi...

Professor's Response to Twitter Slur Goes Viral; Inside Higher Ed, 8/30/16

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Inside Higher Ed; Professor's Response to Twitter Slur Goes Viral : [Kip Currier: Reading this story about Prof. Eric Mendenhall conjur...

How the Mafia Murdered the Townspeople of Amatrice; Daily Beast, 8/31/16

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Barbie Latza Nadeau, Daily Beast; How the Mafia Murdered the Townspeople of Amatrice : "What struck most people first was why the Romo...

Cutting Ties to the Clinton Foundation; New York Times, 8/30/16

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Editorial Board, New York Times; Cutting Ties to the Clinton Foundation : "The Clinton Foundation has become a symbol of the Clintons’...

EpiPen furor brings protesters to Mylan’s headquarters; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 8/31/16

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Patricia Sabatini, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; EpiPen furor brings protesters to Mylan’s headquarters : "Roughly two dozen people led by ...

Patent office workers bilked the government of millions by playing hooky, watchdog finds; Washington Post, 8/31/16

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Lisa Rein, Washington Post; Patent office workers bilked the government of millions by playing hooky, watchdog finds : "Thousands of e...

Safe Spaces, Trigger Warnings And The University Of Chicago; On Point, WBUR, 8/31/16

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[Podcast] On Point, WBUR; Safe Spaces, Trigger Warnings And The University Of Chicago : "The University of Chicago is the latest schoo...

I’m a black UChicago graduate. Safe spaces got me through college.; Vox, 8/29/16

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Cameron Okeke, Vox; I’m a black UChicago graduate. Safe spaces got me through college. : "UChicago should know that trigger warnings ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Pennsylvania wades into open data; GCN, 8/26/16

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Matt Leonard, GCN; Pennsylvania wades into open data : "The data currently available on OpenDataPA supports Gov. Tom Wolf’s three gov...

Feds Target 'Predatory' Publishers; Inside Higher Ed, 8/29/16

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Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed; Feds Target 'Predatory' Publishers : "The Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed a compl...

Fired Professor Shot 2 Men Outside Chappaqua Deli, Police Say; New York Times, 8/29/16

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Jonah Engel Bromwich, New York Times; Fired Professor Shot 2 Men Outside Chappaqua Deli, Police Say : "In October 2002, Mr. Chao joine...

Sci-Hub Controversy Triggers Publishers’ Critique of Librarian; Library Journal, 8/25/16

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Lisa Peet, Library Journal; Sci-Hub Controversy Triggers Publishers’ Critique of Librarian : "“I was surprised that AAP would take the...
Monday, August 29, 2016

The New Cheating Economy; Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/28/16

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Brad Wolverton, Chronicle of Higher Education; The New Cheating Economy : "Business is booming right under colleges’ noses. It’s not j...

Colin Kaepernick protest has 49ers fans burning their jerseys; Washington Post, 8/28/16

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Cindy Boren, Washington Post; Colin Kaepernick protest has 49ers fans burning their jerseys : "Kaepernick’s team spoke of the symbolis...

A Powerful Russian Weapon: The Spread of False Stories; New York Times, 8/28/16

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Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times; A Powerful Russian Weapon: The Spread of False Stories : "In Crimea, eastern Ukraine and now Syria, ...

Three days after removing human editors, Facebook is already trending fake news; Washington Post, 8/29/16

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Abby Ohlheiser, Washington Post; Three days after removing human editors, Facebook is already trending fake news : "Facebook announced...

Your privacy doesn’t matter at the U.S. border; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 8/29/16

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Noah Feldman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Your privacy doesn’t matter at the U.S. border : "The lesson from all this isn’t just that you ...

Who is to blame for the EpiPen hike? Drug monopolies – not evil CEOs; Guardian, 8/29/16

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Colin Holtz, Guardian; Who is to blame for the EpiPen hike? Drug monopolies – not evil CEOs : "Instead of playing whack-a-mole, we nee...
Saturday, August 27, 2016

University of Chicago Strikes Back Against Campus Political Correctness; New York Times, 8/26/16

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Richard Perez-Pena, Mitch Smith, Stephanie Saul, New York Times; University of Chicago Strikes Back Against Campus Political Correctness : ...

University of Chicago’s P.C. Crackdown Is Really About Keeping Right-Wing Donors Happy; Daily Beast, 8/26/16

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Jay Michaelson, Daily Beast; University of Chicago’s P.C. Crackdown Is Really About Keeping Right-Wing Donors Happy : "By coincidence,...

Vintage posters of America's national parks – in pictures; Guardian, 8/26/16

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Sarah Gilbert, Guardian; Vintage posters of America's national parks – in pictures : "A collection of posters created to promote t...

National Monuments From Mr. Obama; New York Times, 8/26/16

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Editorial Board, New York Times; National Monuments From Mr. Obama : "On Wednesday, a day before the 100th birthday of the National Pa...
Friday, August 26, 2016

Trump calling Hillary Clinton a bigot is the tactic of a 5-year-old; Los Angeles Times, 8/26/16

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David Horsey, Los Angeles Times; Trump calling Hillary Clinton a bigot is the tactic of a 5-year-old : "Even people who oppose Clinton...

The singular danger of Trump; Washington Post, 8/26/16

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Dana Milbank, Washington Post; The singular danger of Trump : "Next week, I’ll be talking about Trump, and how we speak to children ab...

"Sticker Shock"; robrogers, 8/26/16

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Rob Rogers, robrogers.com; " Sticker Shock "

Don’t ask us for trigger warnings or safe spaces, the University of Chicago tells freshmen; Washington Post, 8/25/16

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Susan Svrluga, Washington Post; Don’t ask us for trigger warnings or safe spaces, the University of Chicago tells freshmen : "“You wil...
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Ethicists scoff at Clinton Foundation transition plan; Politico, 8/25/16

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Katy O'Donnell, Politico; Ethicists scoff at Clinton Foundation transition plan : "The Clinton Foundation’s vague timetable to lim...

Mylan to provide EpiPen cost assistance as CEO is asked to testify on price hike; Guardian, 8/25/16

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Jana Kasperkevic, Guardian; Mylan to provide EpiPen cost assistance as CEO is asked to testify on price hike : "Even as Mylan takes st...

The Age of Post-Truth Politics; New York Times, 8/24/16

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William Davies, New York Times; The Age of Post-Truth Politics : "Facts hold a sacred place in Western liberal democracies. Whenever d...

A Cyber-Psychologist Explains How Human Behavior Changes Online; Diane Rehm Show, 8/25/16

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[Podcast] Diane Rehm Show; A Cyber-Psychologist Explains How Human Behavior Changes Online : "If you’ve watched the TV show “CSI: Cybe...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Corporate Ethics In The Era Of Millennials; NPR, 8/24/16

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Paul A. Argenti, NPR; Corporate Ethics In The Era Of Millennials : "Corporate social responsibility has been added to the growing list...

A Call For Mylan CEO Heather Bresch To Reduce EpiPen Price And Resign; Huffington Post, 8/24/16

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Andrew B. Palumbo, Huffington Post; A Call For Mylan CEO Heather Bresch To Reduce EpiPen Price And Resign : "The EpiPen’s only legitim...

Media as Referee? Not Anymore; New York Times, 8/23/16

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[Podcast] Michael Barbaro, New York Times; Media as Referee? Not Anymore : "The syringe started off as a conspiracy theory about Hilla...

The latest Clinton emails show what an ethics agreement shouldn’t look like; Washington Post, 8/23/16

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Editorial Board, Washington Post; The latest Clinton emails show what an ethics agreement shouldn’t look like : "“SECRETARY CLINTON’S ...

The Clintons’ ethics test: Government watchdogs weigh in on the Clinton Foundation’s latest maneuvers; Salon, 8/23/16

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Simon Maloy, Salon; The Clintons’ ethics test: Government watchdogs weigh in on the Clinton Foundation’s latest maneuvers : "What has ...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

U.S. lawmakers demand investigation of $100 price hike of lifesaving EpiPens; Washington Post, 8/23/16

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Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post; U.S. lawmakers demand investigation of $100 price hike of lifesaving EpiPens : "The medication it...

First Thiel, now the Trumps: how billionaires threaten free speech; Guardian, 8/23/16

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Trevor Timm, New York Times; First Thiel, now the Trumps: how billionaires threaten free speech : "The Guardian reported late on Monda...

The alt-right attacks sci-fi: How the Hugo Awards got hijacked by Trumpian-style culture warriors; Salon, 8/23/16

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Amanda Marcotte, Salon; The alt-right attacks sci-fi: How the Hugo Awards got hijacked by Trumpian-style culture warriors : "Since 195...

Students Won the Campus Culture War; Daily Beast, 8/23/16

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Lizzie Crocker, Daily Beast; Students Won the Campus Culture War : "As of December 2015, students at roughly 80 schools nationwide had...

Trolls Will Save The World; Breitbart, 8/20/16

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Milo, Breitbart; Trolls Will Save The World : "A warped currency today governs popular culture. Instead of creativity, talent and bold...

Black woman inundated with racist abuse while tweeting for @Ireland; Guardian, 8/22/16

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Bonnie Malkin, Guardian; Black woman inundated with racist abuse while tweeting for @Ireland : "A black British woman who was chosen t...

Cincinnati zoo deletes Twitter and Facebook accounts over Harambe jokes; Guardian, 8/23/16

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Elena Cresci, Guardian; Cincinnati zoo deletes Twitter and Facebook accounts over Harambe jokes : "Cincinnati zoo has deactivated its ...

More of Kremlin’s Opponents Are Ending Up Dead; New York Times, 8/20/16

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Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times; More of Kremlin’s Opponents Are Ending Up Dead : "Other countries, notably Israel and the United Sta...
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Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information.Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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