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

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Monday, August 7, 2017

Gene Editing for ‘Designer Babies’? Highly Unlikely, Scientists Say; New York Times, August 4, 2017

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Pam Belluck, New York Times;  Gene Editing for ‘Designer Babies’?  Highly Unlikely, Scientists Sa y " In the future, will there be na...

Atheists tend to be seen as immoral – even by other atheists: study; Agence France-Presse in Paris via Guardian, August 7, 2017

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Agence France-Presse in Paris via Guardian ;  Atheists tend to be seen as immoral – even by other atheists: study " “It is striking t...

"Dangers of Counterfeit Solar Filter Glasses"; Global Intellectual Property Center, August 7, 2017

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"GIPC President and CEO David Hirschmann will join the Lars Larson Show  tonight  at  5:05 p.m. EST   to discuss...

A Google engineer wrote that women may be unsuited for tech jobs. Women wrote back.; Washington Post, August 6, 2017

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Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post;  A Google engineer wrote that women may be unsuited for tech jobs. Women wrote back. " In a sc...
Sunday, August 6, 2017

‘We can change the meaning’: Trademarks filed for n-word after Supreme Court decision; Washington Post, August 1, 2017

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Justin Wm. Moyer , Washington Post;  ‘We can change the meaning’: Trademarks filed for n-word after Supreme Court decision " Gene Qui...

"Trump Day", robrogers.com, August 6, 2017

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Rob Rogers, robrogers.com; " Trump Day "

Bobby Sticks It to Trump; New York Times, August 5, 2017

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Maureen Dowd, New York Times;  Bobby Sticks It to Trump " We are in for an epic clash between two septuagenarians who both came from ...

Hey Marvel, please don’t take away female Thor’s hammer; Salon, August 5, 2017

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Mark Peters, Salon;  Hey Marvel, please don’t take away female Thor’s hammer " The commercial success is an especially delicious rebu...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

The Gatekeepers; Radio West, August 2, 2017

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Doug Fabrizio, Radio West;  The Gatekeepers [Kip Currier: Heard some very interesting comments from Chris Whipple (author of  The Gatekeep...

"A Mind Needs Books..."--George R.R. Martin

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Kip Currier: While thinking about some recent news stories about censorship and intellectual freedom, I reflected on this George R.R. Martin...

New Florida Law Lets Residents Challenge School Textbooks; NPR, July 31, 2017

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Greg Allen, NPR:  New Florida Law Lets Residents Challenge School Textbooks " More recently, the group has turned its attention to th...
Friday, August 4, 2017

At Long Last, a Sensible Internet of Things Security Bill Has Been Introduced in the Senate; Slate, August 3, 3017

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Josephine Wolff, Slate;  At Long Last, a Sensible Internet of Things Security Bill Has Been Introduced in the Senate " On Aug. 1, a g...

Trump is a one-man assault on the rule of law; Washington Post, August 4, 2017

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Ruth Marcus, Washington Post;  Trump is a one-man assault on the rule of law " Some readers have asked a fair and important question:...

Facebook’s Latest Move to Fight Fake News Might Finally Be the Right One; Slate, August 3, 2017

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Will Oremus, Slate;  Facebook’s Latest Move to Fight Fake News Might Finally Be the Right One " Facebook may have finally hit on a pr...

Carla Hayden: By the Book; New York Times, August 3, 2017

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New York Times;  Carla Hayden: By the Book " Which book would you wish all Americans would read? And which book would you want all Am...

Judge balks at FBI’s 17-year timeline for FOIA request; Politico, July 29, 2017

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Josh Gerstein, Politico;  Judge balks at FBI’s 17-year timeline for FOIA request " U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler bluntly rejecte...

Human Gene Editing Is Leaving Ethics Dangerously Far Behind; Huff Post, August 3, 2017

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Craig Calhoun, HuffPost;  Human Gene Editing Is Leaving Ethics Dangerously Far Behind " What does this mean for the notion that all h...
Thursday, August 3, 2017

To Protect Voting, Use Open-Source Software; New York Times, August 3, 2017

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R. James Woolsey and Brian J. Fox, New York Times;  To Protect Voting,Use  Open-Source   Software " If the community of proprietary v...

How Apple and Amazon Are Aiding Chinese Censors; Slate, August 2, 2017

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April Glaser, Slate;  How Apple and Amazon Are Aiding Chinese Censors " Over the weekend, Apple took a small step to help shore up th...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017

We will survive this; Washington Post, August 1, 2017

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Garrison Keillor, Washington Post;  We will survive this [Kip Currier: Interesting insights from Garrison Keillor about taking a long-vie...

Marvel and DC Show Solidarity Against Online Trolls; Comic Book Resources, August 1, 2017

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Albert Ching, Comic Book Resources;  Marvel and DC Show Solidarity Against Online Trolls " DC Comics made a rare and overt reference ...
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Companies brace for European privacy rules; Axios, August 1, 2017

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Sara Fischer, Kim Hart, Axios;  Companies brace for European privacy rules " U.S. companies are largely unprepared for what's abo...

Fox’s Gifted Stars Discuss the X-Men Show’s Social Relevancy; Comic Book Resources, August 1, 2017

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Lauren Gallaway, Comic Book Resources;  Fox’s Gifted Stars Discuss the X-Men Show’s Social Relevancy " Speaking with the press, Teale...

Trump risks US being seen as 'kleptocracy', says ex-ethics chief Walter Shaub; Guardian, July 31, 2017

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David Smith, Guardian;  Trump risks US being seen as 'kleptocracy', says ex-ethics chief Walter Shaub " The former head of th...
Saturday, July 29, 2017

A Boston firm labeled a ‘patent troll’ by some says it is actually performing a service; Boston Globe, July 29, 2017

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Andy Rosen, Boston Globe;  A Boston firm labeled a ‘patent troll’ by some says it is actually performing a service " Whether known by...

Former Ethics Director Says Trump Is Causing A 'Crisis;' Calls For Reforms; NPR, July 28, 2017

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Mollie Simon, NPR;  Former Ethics Director Says Trump Is Causing A 'Crisis;' Calls For Reforms " Shaub also wants to amend th...

The ‘No Guardrails’ Presidency; New York Times, July 28, 2017

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Bret Stephens, New York Times;  The ‘No Guardrails’ Presidency " In the meantime, we have a “No Guardrails” [see here ] presidency, i...

Trump doesn’t really get the difference between rights and wrongs; Washington Post, July 27, 2017

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Tom Toles, Washington Post;  Trump doesn’t really get the difference between rights and wrongs "I needed to throw somebody under the...
Friday, July 28, 2017

Sally Yates: Protect the Justice Department From President Trump; New York Times, July 28, 2017

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Sally Q. Yates, New York Times;  Sally Yates: Protect the Justice Department From President Trump " The strict separation between the...

Justice Department briefing at White House fuels ethics worries; Politico, July 27, 2017

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Josh Gerstein, Politico;  Justice Department briefing at White House fuels ethics worries " A briefing a top Justice Department offic...

The worst is yet to come; Washington Post, July 27, 2017

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Eugene Robinson, Washington Post;  The worst is yet to come " The Court of Mad King Donald is not a presidency. It is an affliction, ...

WHO WAS SHE? A DNA TEST ONLY OPENED NEW MYSTERIES. How Alice Collins Plebuch's foray into “recreational genomics” upended a family tree.; Washington Post, July 27, 2017

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Libby Copeland, Washington Post;  WHO WAS SHE? A DNA TEST ONLY OPENED NEW MYSTERIES. How Alice Collins Plebuch's foray into “recreationa...

McCain Got the Credit, But Don't Forget: Collins and Murkowski Killed This Bill; Slate, July 28, 2017

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Jeremy Stahl, Slate;  McCain Got the Credit, But Don't Forget: Collins and Murkowski Killed This Bill " Ultimately, McCain swoope...

John McCain Defends Health Care Vote As ‘The Right Thing To Do’; Huff Post, July 28, 2017

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Alana Horowitz Satlin, Huff Post;  John McCain Defends Health Care Vote As ‘The Right Thing To Do’ " McCain told reporters that  he t...
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Kellyanne Conway: Being Ethical Discourages Serving In Government; Huff Post, July 27, 2017

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Marina Fang, Huff Post;  Kellyanne Conway: Being Ethical Discourages Serving In Government " White House counselor  Kellyanne Conway ...
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

On ethics, Trump is leading America in the wrong direction; CNN, July 26, 2017

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Jeffrey D. Sachs, CNN;  On ethics, Trump is leading America in the wrong direction " In a recent  speech in Poland , President Donald ...

The Cruelty and Cynicism of Trump’s Transgender Ban; New Yorker, July 26, 2017

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David Remnick, New Yorker;  The Cruelty and Cynicism of Trump’s Transgender Ban :   The President’s tweets are a naked attempt to divert att...

The Gifted: X-Men TV Series is “About Bigotry” in 2017; Den Of Geek, July 25, 2017

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David Crow, Den Of Geek;  The Gifted: X-Men TV Series is “About Bigotry” in 2017 " Of all the many, many creations in Stan Lee and Ja...
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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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