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

The Ebook version of my Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published on December 11, 2025 and the Hardback, Cloth, and Paperback versions will be available on January 8, 2026. Preorders are available 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
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