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/

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Life during lockdown might be much better if technophobia hadn’t held back innovation; The Washington Post, April 30, 2020

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Jason Feifer   , The Washington Post;  Life during lockdown might be much better if technophobia hadn’t held back innovation " Now th...

Ethical practice in isolation, quarantine & contact tracing; American Medical Association (AMA), April 28, 2020

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American Medical Association (AMA);  Ethical practice in isolation, quarantine & contact tracing "Contact tracing and isolation o...

AI researchers propose ‘bias bounties’ to put ethics principles into practice; VentureBeat, April 17, 2020

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Khari Johnson, VentureBeat;  AI researchers propose ‘bias bounties’ to put ethics principles into practice "Researchers from Google B...

Do I sound sick to you? Researchers are building AI that would diagnose COVID-19 by listening to people talk.; Business Insider, April 30, 2020

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Aaron Holmes , Business Insider;  Do I sound sick to you? Researchers are building AI that would diagnose COVID-19 by listening to people ta...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Supreme Court Copyright Ruling Could Shake Up Legal Publishing; Publishers weekly, April 27, 2020

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Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly ;  Supreme Court Copyright Ruling Could Shake Up Legal Publishing In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Georgia Can’t Copyright Its Entire State Code, the Supreme Court Rules; The New York Times, April 27, 2020

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Adam Liptak , The New York Times ;  Georgia Can’t Copyright Its Entire State Code, the Supreme Court Rules In a 5-to-4 ruling with unusual...

Silicon Valley needs a new approach to studying ethics now more than ever; TechCrunch, April 24, 2020

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Lisa Wehden, TechCrunch;  Silicon Valley needs a new approach to studying ethics now more than ever " These are fresh concerns in fam...
Friday, April 24, 2020

George Orwell, 1984

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“War is peace.  Freedom is slavery.  Ignorance is strength.”  ―  George Orwell,  1984

Trump says his comments on injecting disinfectants were “sarcastic.” Let’s review the tape.; Vox, April 24, 2020

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Aaron Rupar , Vox;  Trump says his comments on injecting disinfectants were “sarcastic.” Let’s review the tape. Spoiler alert: He’s lying...

‘Stable genius’ or dangerous ignoramus?'; The Washington Post, April 24, 2020

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Jennifer Rubin , The Washington Post;  ‘ Stable genius’ or dangerous ignoramus? " We can laugh (uproariously) about Trump’s ignoranc...

Adler astronomer files trademark lawsuit against American Girl; Associated Press via Chicago SunTimes, April 24, 2020

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Associated Press via Chicago SunTimes;  Adler astronomer files trademark lawsuit against American Girl " The lawsuit notes the doll ha...

OSU making intellectual property available to help fight COVID-19; KTVZ.com, April 22, 2020

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KTVZ.com;  OSU making intellectual property available to help fight COVID-19 "Oregon State University is joining universities and aca...

Connecticut town tests 'pandemic drone' to find fevers. Experts question if it would work.; NBC News, April 22, 2020

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Minyvonne Burke , NBC News; Connecticut town tests 'pandemic drone' to find fevers. Experts question if it would work. " A Co...

Philosophy Professor Helps To Solve Ethical Problems During Lockdown; NPR, April 21, 2020

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NPR; Philosophy Professor Helps To Solve Ethical Problems During Lockdown " David Chan, a philosophy professor at the University of ...

Can the coronavirus make society more ethical?; The Times of Israel, April 24, 2020

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Simona Weinglass, The Times of Israel;  Can the coronavirus make society more ethical? " Arizona State University Jewish Studies prof...

COVID-19 and the Ethical Questions It Poses; University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 22, 2020

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas; COVID-19 and the Ethical Questions It Poses UNLV business ethics expert Wonyong Oh on the coronavirus pan...
Thursday, April 23, 2020

The Ethics of NOW from Home: “Privacy versus Public Health in a Pandemic: What are the ethical tradeoffs?”; The Kenan Institute For Ethics at Duke University, April 23, 2020 at 7 PM

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The Kenan Institute For Ethics at Duke University; The Ethics of NOW from Home: “Privacy versus Public Health in a Pandemic: What are the et...

The dangerous morality behind the 'Open it Up' movement; CNN, April 23, 2020

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Daniel Burke , CNN Religion Editor , CNN;  The dangerous morality behind the 'Open it Up' movement " This kind of moral calcu...

Fair and unfair algorithms: What to take into account when developing AI systems to fight COVID-19; JD Supra, April 17, 2020

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Fabia Cairoli  and  Giangiacomo Olivi , JD Supra;  Fair and unfair algorithms: What to take into account when developing AI systems to fight...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

State of America’s Libraries 2020; American Libraries, April 20, 2020

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American Libraries;  State of America’s Libraries 2020 New report shows libraries on the front lines " On April 20 the American Lib...

8 of last year's 10 most challenged books had one thing in common: LGBTQ content; CNN, April 21, 2020

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Alaa Elassar , CNN;  8 of last year's 10 most challenged books had one thing in common: LGBTQ content " It's clear that the d...

Pandemic Builds Momentum for Broadband Infrastructure Upgrade; The Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2020

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John D. McKinnon  and  Ryan Tracy,  The Wall Street Journal;  Pandemic Builds Momentum for Broadband Infrastructure Upgrade   Coronavi...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

The Ethics of Developing COVID-19 Treatments and Vaccination; Carnegie Mellon University, April 7, 2020

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Jason Maderer, Carnegie Mellon University;  The Ethics of Developing COVID-19 Treatments and Vaccination CMU's experts explore the op...

No Internet access means no school. Here’s how the FCC can help.; The Washington Post, April 21, 2020

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Arne Duncan, The Washington Post;  No Internet access means no school. Here’s how the FCC can help. " A simple update to the Keep Ame...

IT’S ABOUT ETHICS IN COMIC BOOK JOURNALISM: THE POLITICS OF X-MEN: RED; Comic Watch, April 18, 2020

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Bethany W Pope, Comic Watch;  IT’S ABOUT ETHICS IN COMIC BOOK JOURNALISM: THE POLITICS OF X-MEN: RED " It’s extremely rare for a run ...
Friday, April 17, 2020

Hugh Jackman on His Closeted Con Artist in ‘Bad Education’ and Turning Down ‘Cats’; Daily Beast, April 16, 2020

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Marlow Stern, Daily Beast;  Hugh Jackman on His Closeted Con Artist in ‘Bad Education’ and Turning Down ‘Cats’ " The film makes you t...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Open COVID Pledge: Removing Obstacles to Sharing IP in the Fight Against COVID-19; Creative Commons, April 7, 2020

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Diane Peters, Creative Commons;  Open COVID Pledge: Removing Obstacles to Sharing IP in the Fight Against COVID-19 " Creative Commons...

Veterinarians pledge ventilators, supplies to human medicine; American Veterinary Medical Association, April 15, 2020

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Greg Cima , American Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinarians pledge ventilators, supplies to human medicine Shortages of persona...
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Hospital Technicians Ignore Copyright Law to Fight COVID-19; Reason, April 13, 2020

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Paul Detrick, Reason;  Hospital Technicians Ignore Copyright Law to Fight COVID-19 " A right-to-repair movement has been fighting to ...

The Open COVID Pledge: What Is It and Is It Right for You?; The National Law Review, April 14, 2020

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Theresa Rakocy , The National Law Review;  The Open COVID Pledge: What Is It and Is It Right for You? " Enter one possible solution: ...
Monday, April 13, 2020

Public Libraries’ Novel Response to a Novel Virus ; The Atlantic, March 31, 2020

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Deborah Fallows , The Atlantic;  Public Libraries’ Novel Response to a Novel Virus [Kip Currier: The University of Pittsburgh's Master...

How false hope spread about hydroxychloroquine to treat covid-19 — and the consequences that followed; The Washington Post, April 13, 2020

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Elyse Samuels  and  Meg Kelly   , The Washington Post; How false hope spread about hydroxychloroquine to treat covid-19 — and the consequen...
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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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