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

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Bribes to Get Into Yale and Stanford? What Else Is New?; The New York Times, March 12, 2019

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Frank Bruni, The New York Times; Bribes to Get Into Yale and Stanford? What Else Is New? A new college admissions scandal is just the la...

Malcolm Gladwell: Plagiarism Is Just ‘Bad Manners’; The Daily Beast, March 11, 2019

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Marlow Stern, The Daily Beast; Malcolm Gladwell: Plagiarism Is Just ‘Bad Manners’ " You don’t think plagiarism is a journalistic sin?...

College cheating scandal is the tip of the iceberg; CNN, March 12, 2019

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David Perry, CNN; College cheating scandal is the tip of the iceberg "We're not talking about donating a building, we're talk...
Thursday, March 7, 2019

Scientists Raise Concerns About Revisions to Human Research Regulations; The Scientist, February 19, 2019

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Katarina Zimmer, The Scientist; Scientists Raise Concerns About Revisions to Human Research Regulations "When Henrietta Lacks visited...

Does AI Ethics Have A Bad Name?; Forbes, March 7, 2019

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Calum Chace, Forbes; Does AI Ethics Have A Bad Name? " One possible downside is that people outside the field may get the impression...

A university gallery showed art with Confederate imagery. Then students called to remove it.; The Washington Post, February 26, 2019

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Mark Lynn Ferguson, The Washington Post; A university gallery showed art with Confederate imagery. Then students called to remove it. ...

Graduate students explore the ethics of artificial intelligence; Princeton University, February 28, 2019

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Denise Valenti for the Office of Communications, Princeton University; Graduate students explore the ethics of artificial intelligence ...
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Open data needs ethical, efficient management; University of Cape Town News, March 6, 2019

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Helen Swingler, University of Cape Town News;  Open data needs ethical, efficient management " Ethics in data management Niklas Zi...

UC open access fight exposes publishing rip-off: Charging exorbitant fees for journal articles isn’t in the best interests of scientific research, Mercury News, March 6, 2019

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MERCURY NEWS & EAST BAY TIMES EDITORIAL BOARDS ;  Editorial: UC open access fight exposes publishing rip-off Charging exorbitant fees...

Making a path to ethical, socially-beneficial artificial intelligence, MIT News, March 5, 2019

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School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences , MIT News;  Making a path to ethical, socially-beneficial artificial intelligence Leaders...

The ethical side of big data; Statistics Netherlands, March 4, 2019

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Masja de Ree,  Statistics Netherlands ;  The ethical side of big data " The power of data Why do we need to highlight the importan...

Teen who defied anti-vax mom says she got false information from one source: Facebook; The Washington Post, March 5, 2019

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Michael Brice-Saddler, The Washington Post;  Teen who defied anti-vax mom says she got false information from one source: Facebook " ...

Olympic champion shares personal experience on the importance of ethics; NTVabc, March 5, 2019

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Lauren Kummer, NTVabc ;  Olympic champion shares personal experience on the importance of ethics " On Tuesday, it was Ethics Day at t...
Monday, March 4, 2019

Should This Exist? The Ethics Of New Technology; NPR, March 3, 2019

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Lulu Garcia-Navarro, NPR; Should This Exist? The Ethics Of New Technology "In fact, the 2016 election helped raise awareness of an is...

Seeking Ground Rules for A.I.; The New York Times, March 1, 2019

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Cade Metz , The New York Times; Seeking Ground Rules for A.I. It’s not easy to encourage the ethical use of artificial intelligence. But ...

Is Ethical A.I. Even Possible?; The New York Times, March 1, 2019

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Cade Metz , The New York Times; Is Ethical A.I. Even Possible? " As activists, researchers, and journalists voice concerns over the...
Saturday, March 2, 2019

Beatle late than never – stolen 'Life' magazine featuring Fab 4 returned to library after 50 years; News 5 Cleveland, February 28, 2019

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Ian Cross , News 5 Cleveland; Beatle late than never – stolen 'Life' magazine featuring Fab 4 returned to library after 50 years ...

Medical students wanted: Only the ethical need apply; The Boston Globe, February 28, 2019

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Inderveer Mahal , The Boston Globe; Medical students wanted: Only the ethical need apply "Acceptance to medical school is notoriousl...

University of Texas can’t take away student’s PhD; C & En, Chemical & engineering News, February 22, 2019

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Bethany Halford , C & En, Chemical & engineering News; University of Texas can’t take away student’s PhD "T he University ...

Blockchain could ensure the integrity of scientific research trials; Digital Trends, February 23, 2019

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Georgina Torbet , Digital Trends; Blockchain could ensure the integrity of scientific research trials " Scientific misconduct ...

‘Mockingbird’ Producer Reconsiders, Letting Local Plays Go Forward; The New York Times, March 1, 2019

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Michael Paulson and Alexandra Alter , The New York Times; ‘Mockingbird’ Producer Reconsiders, Letting Local Plays Go Forward "Mr. ...
Friday, March 1, 2019

Mongols Biker Club Can Keep Its Logo, Judge Rules; The New York Times, February 28, 2019

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Louis Keene and Serge F. Kovaleski , The New York Times; Mongols Biker Club Can Keep Its Logo, Judge Rules " Nearly two months afte...

University of California boycotts publishing giant Elsevier over journal costs and open access; Science, February 28, 2019

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Alex Fox , Jeffrey Brainard , Science; University of California boycotts publishing giant Elsevier over journal costs and open access ...

Jill Abramson Plagiarized My Writing. So I Interviewed Her About It; Rolling Stone, February 13, 2019

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Jake Malooley, Rolling Stone; Jill Abramson Plagiarized My Writing. So I Interviewed Her About It When journalist Jake Maloole...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

Michael Cohen just breached Trump’s GOP stone wall; The Washington Post, February 27, 2019

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E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post; Michael Cohen just breached Trump’s GOP stone wall "Nothing Trump does should surprise us anym...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

New Research Study Describes DNDi As A “Commons” For Public Health; Intellectual Property Watch, February 25, 2019

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David Branigan, Intellectual Property Watch; New Research Study Describes DNDi As A “Commons” For Public Health "Since 2003, Drugs fo...

When Is Technology Too Dangerous to Release to the Public?; Slate, February 22, 2019

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Aaron Mak, Slate; When Is Technology Too Dangerous to Release to the Public? "The announcement has also sparked a debate about how to...

Fixing Tech’s Ethics Problem Starts in the Classroom; The Nation, February 21, 2019

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Stephanie Wykstra , The Nation; Fixing Tech’s Ethics Problem Starts in the Classroom   "Casey Fiesler, a faculty member in the Dep...
Sunday, February 24, 2019

Pop Culture, AI And Ethics; Forbes, February 24, 2019

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Phaedra Boinodiris , Forbes ; Pop Culture, AI And Ethics "In this article, I would like to...
Saturday, February 23, 2019

China Uses DNA to Track Its People, With the Help of American Expertise; The New York Times, February 21, 2019

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Sui-Lee Wee , The New York Times; China Uses DNA to Track Its People, With the Help of American Expertis e The Chinese authorities turn...

Netflix Is the Most Intoxicating Portal to Planet Earth; The New York Times, February 22, 2019

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Farhad Manjoo , The New York Times; Netflix Is the Most Intoxicating Portal to Planet Earth Instead of trying to sell American ideas to ...
Thursday, February 21, 2019

How Do You Preserve History On The Moon?; NPR, February 21, 2019

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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR; How Do You Preserve History On The Moon? "Any nation can nominate a place within its sovereign territory t...
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

The Lab Discovering DNA in Old Books Artifacts have genetic material hidden inside, which can help scientists understand the past.; The Atlantic, February 19, 2019

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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic; The Lab Discovering DNA in Old Books "Artifacts have genetic material hidden inside, which can help...

How do you get anti-vaxxers to vaccinate their kids? Talk to them — for hours.; The Washington Post, February 19, 2019

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Nadine Gartner, The Washington Post; How do you get anti-vaxxers to vaccinate their kids? Talk to them — for hours. "My independent n...
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

NATO Group Catfished Soldiers to Prove a Point About Privacy; Wired, February 18, 2019

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Issie Lapowsky, Wired; NATO Group Catfished Soldiers to Prove a Point About Privacy "For the military group that OK'd the researc...

Some students, faculty remain uneasy about CMU's Army AI Task Force; The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 18, 2019

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Courtney Linder, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Some students, faculty remain uneasy about CMU's Army AI Task Force "Earlier this...

The Top Three Considerations For Designing Ethical AI; Forbes, February 19, 2019

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Adam Rogers, Forbes; The Top Three Considerations For Designing Ethical AI " Great Power, Even Greater Responsibility AI has alrea...

The worst possible version of the EU Copyright Directive has sparked a German uprising; BoingBoing, February 18, 2019

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Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing; The worst possible version of the EU Copyright Directive has sparked a German uprising "In the meantime, t...

Drones and big data: the next frontier in the fight against wildlife extinction; The Guardian, February 18, 2019

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Anthea Lipsett , The Guardian; Drones and big data: the next frontier in the fight against wildlife extinction "Yet it’s not more wid...
Sunday, February 17, 2019

With fitness trackers in the workplace, bosses can monitor your every step — and possibly more; The Washington Post, February 16, 2019

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Christopher Rowland, The Washington Post; With fitness trackers in the workplace, bosses can monitor your every step — and possibly more ...
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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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