Thursday, January 12, 2017

Troubling examples of ‘pseudoscience’ at the Cleveland Clinic; Washington Post, 1/11/17

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Daniel Summers, Washington Post;  Troubling examples of ‘pseudoscience’ at the Cleveland Clinic " People will understandably look for...

A Cleveland Clinic doctor spread anti-vaccine views. He's not alone among MDs.; Vox, 1/8/17

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Julia Belluz, Vox;  A Cleveland Clinic doctor spread anti-vaccine views. He's not alone among MDs. " Let’s not forget   Dr. Mehme...

Cleveland Clinic doc pens viral screed against vaccines, peers call it ‘post-truth medicine’; Washington Post, 1/10/17

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Ben Guarino, Washington Post;  Cleveland Clinic doc pens viral screed against vaccines, peers call it ‘post-truth medicine’ " An imme...

The Higher Ed Learning Revolution: Tracking Each Student's Every Move; NPR, 1/11/17

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Eric Westervelt, NPR;  The Higher Ed Learning Revolution: Tracking Each Student's Every Move " Another physicist-turned-educati...

KFC China is using facial recognition tech to serve customers - but are they buying it?; Guardian, 1/11/17

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Amy Hawkins Guardian;  KFC China is using facial recognition tech to serve customers - but are they buying it? " Of course, the pro...

Russia waging information war against Sweden, study finds; Guardian, 1/11/17

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Jon Henley, Guardian;  Russia waging information war against Sweden, study finds " Sweden’s most authoritative foreign policy insti...

Obama Uses ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ To Remind Americans Of The Importance Of Empathy; Huffington Post, 1/10/17

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Marina Fang, Huffington Post;  Obama Uses ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ To Remind Americans Of The Importance Of Empathy " President Ba...

True Lies; Slate, 1/10/17

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Dahlia Lithwick, Slate;  True Lies " Whitehouse wondered whether Sessions would have a problem with career lawyers “with secular beli...

With New Law Shielding Negative Reviews, It's Time to Update Terms of Use; Inside Counsel, 1/12/17

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Jennifer Williams-Alvarez, Inside Counsel;  With New Law Shielding Negative Reviews, It's Time to Update Terms of Use " The  Con...

Should software developers have a code of ethics?; CIO, 1/11/17

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Sharon Florentine, CIO;  Should software developers have a code of ethics?   " While there are organization-- and company-specific ...

U.S. Ethics Official: Trump's Divestiture Is Hard, Pricey And Essential; NPR, 1/12/17

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Christopher Dean Hawkins, NPR;  U.S. Ethics Official: Trump's Divestiture Is Hard, Pricey And Essential : " It wasn't nearly...

Trump is headed toward an ethics train wreck; Washington Post, 1/12/17

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Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post;  Trump is headed toward an ethics train wreck : " Ironically, for someone who ran on changing the wa...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Tech luminaries team up on $27M A.I. ethics fund; PC World, 1/10/17

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Blair Hanley Frank, PC World;  Tech luminaries team up on $27M A.I. ethics fun d: " Artificial intelligence technology is becomin...
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Your private medical data is for sale – and it's driving a business worth billions; Guardian, 1/10/17

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Sam Thielman, Guardian;  Your private medical data is for sale – and it's driving a business worth billions : " Your medical da...

WhiteSpace Project Could Grow Rural Broadband Access; Library Journal, 1/10/17

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Matt Enis, Library Journal;  WhiteSpace Project Could Grow Rural Broadband Access : " Leveraging   TV white space   (TVWS)—unused...

Roberts Recuses From Patent Case After Discovering Conflict; Associated Press via New York Times, 1/4/17

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Associated Press via New York Times;  Roberts Recuses From Patent Case After Discovering Conflict : " Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo...

Ethics reports lag for Trump nominees facing confirmation hearings this week; Washington Post, 1/9/17

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Michael Kranish and Abby Phillip, Washington Post;  Ethics reports lag for Trump nominees facing confirmation hearings this week : " ...

Find hope in your local library; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1/10/17

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Marilyn Jenkins, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette;  Find hope in your local library : " While it is important to celebrate their success d...
Monday, January 9, 2017

Kerry apologizes for past LGBT discrimination at State Department; Politico, 1/9/17

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Nahal Toosi, Politico;  Kerry apologizes for past LGBT discrimination at State Department : " Secretary of State John Kerry is fo...
Thursday, January 5, 2017

5 ethics principles big data analysts must follow; TechRepublic, 1/2/17

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Michael Kassner, TechRepublic;  5 ethics principles big data analysts must follow " Big data is not only big—it is also powerful and ...

Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker Looks Back on a 2016 as Dark as Any Dystopian Future; Slate, 12/30/16

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Sam Adams, Slate;  Black Mirror ’s Charlie Brooker Looks Back on a 2016 as Dark as Any Dystopian Future [Kip Currier: Sophie Gilbert's...

In China, Big Brother isn’t just watching your every move. He may be selling your personal data.; Washington Post, 1/4/17

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Simon Denyer, Washington Post;  In China, Big Brother isn’t just watching your every move. He may be selling your personal data . [Kip Curr...

CRISPR will be a huge story in 2017. Here are 7 things to look for.; Vox, 1/3/17

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Eliza Barclay and Brad Plumer, Vox;  CRISPR will be a huge story in 2017. Here are 7 things to look for. " We’re about to enter a gol...
Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Donald Trump didn't save the ethics committee. You did; Guardian, 1/4/17

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Richard Wolffe, Guardian;  Donald Trump didn't save the ethics committee. You did : " As ethics experts from both the Bush and ...

From Hands to Heads to Hearts; New York Times, 1/4/17

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Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times;  From Hands to Heads to Hearts : " The technological revolution of the 21st century is as consequ...
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

House Fires at Ethics and Shoots Self; New York Times, 1/3/17

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Editorial Board, New York Times;  House Fires at Ethics and Shoots Self : " The O.C.E. is the only House body that investigates alleg...

There’s no good way to deal with trolls, so you might as well tattle to their moms; Washington Post, 1/2/17

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Jessica Contrera, Washington Post;  There’s no good way to deal with trolls, so you might as well tattle to their moms : " People bei...

The Great A.I. Awakening; New York Times, 12/14/16

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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New York Times;  The Great A.I. Awakening : " Google’s decision  to reorganize itself around A.I. was the first m...

Algorithms: AI’s creepy control must be open to inspection; Guardian, 1/1/17

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Luke Dormehl, Guardian;  Algorithms: AI’s creepy control must be open to inspection : " The issue of AI accountability is shaping up ...

Germany’s Latest Best Seller? A Critical Version of ‘Mein Kampf’; New York Times, 1/3/17

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Melissa Eddy, New York Times;  Germany’s Latest Best Seller? A Critical Version of ‘Mein Kampf’ : " The decision to bring out a new e...

Leave Your Laptops at the Door to My Classroom; New York Times, 1/2/17

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Darren Rosenblum, New York Times;  Leave Your Laptops at the Door to My Classroom : " Focus is crucial, and we do best when monotaski...