Sunday, May 31, 2020

WIPO’s Conversation on IP and AI to Continue as a Virtual Meeting; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), May 29, 2020

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Press Release, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);  WIPO’s Conversation on IP and AI to Continue as a Virtual Meeting " ...

Think Outside the Box, Jack; The New York Times, May 30, 2020

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Maureen Dowd , The New York Times ;  Think Outside the Box, Jack :  Trump, Twitter and the society-crushing pursuit of monetized rage. ...
Monday, May 11, 2020

What are the ethics behind covid-19 ‘immunity passports’?; The Washington Post, May 10, 2020

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Govind Persad  and  Ezekiel J. Emanuel , The Washington Post;  What are the ethics behind covid-19 ‘immunity passports’? " Other crit...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

The Copyright Lawsuit in Tiger King Is an Outrage; Slate, May 7, 2020

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Joshua Lamel, Slate;  The Copyright Lawsuit in  Tiger King  Is an Outrage " Copyright is the perfect vehicle for SLAPP suits. First o...

A Library Redeploys in COVID-19: Another Reason to Love Librarians; Nonprofit Quarterly, April 22, 2020

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Ruth McCambridge , Nonprofit Quarterly;  A Library Redeploys in COVID-19:  Another Reason to Love Librarians "Kim Edson, the hea...

Movers & Shakers: The People Shaping the Future of Libraries; Library Journal, May 2020

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Francine Fialkoff, Project Manager and Cofounder, LJ Movers and Shakers , Library Journal;  Movers and Shakers: The People Shaping the Futur...
Saturday, May 9, 2020

Don't Settle for Normal; Library Journal, May 5, 2020

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Meredith Schwartz   , Library Journal;  Don't Settle for Normal " We all know this COVID moment is not normal. It can be hard, in...
Thursday, May 7, 2020

A judge transformed her courtroom into a reality TV show about domestic violence victims, says ethics probe; The Washington Post, May 7, 2020

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Katie Shepherd   , The Washington Post; A judge transformed her courtroom into a reality TV show about domestic violence victims, says ethic...
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

'The Great Equalizer': Why Some Arizona Libraries Offer Curbside Service Amid COVID-19; KJZZ.com, May 6, 2020

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Christina Estes , KJZZ.org;  'The Great Equalizer': Why Some Arizona Libraries Offer Curbside Service Amid COVID-19 [Kip Currie...

To Protect Black Americans from the Worst Impacts of COVID-19, Release Comprehensive Racial Data; Scientific American, April 24, 2020

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Joia Crear-Perry ,  Michael McAfee   , Scientific American;  To Protect Black Americans from the Worst Impacts of COVID-19, Release Comprehe...

Seeking Ethics Through Narrative During COVID-19; PittWire, April 16, 2020

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Amerigo Allegretto, PittWire;   Seeking Ethics Through Narrative During COVID-19 " In her redesigned Literature and Medicine course, ...

For Jeffrey Epstein, MIT Was Just a Safety School; Wired, May 4, 2020

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Noam Cohen, Wired;  For Jeffrey Epstein, MIT Was Just a Safety School " The MIT and Harvard reports are most illuminating when read t...
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Harvard’s Epstein corruption deserves a full airing — even amid a pandemic; The Washington Post, May 4, 2020

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Charles Lane , The Washington Post ;   Harvard’s Epstein corruption deserves a full airing — even amid a pandemic [Kip Currier: Fortui...
Monday, May 4, 2020

Has COVID-19 changed the face of tech ethics forever?; IDG, April 23, 2020

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Pat Martlew, IDG ;  Has COVID-19 changed the face of tech ethics forever? " So, are the more heavy-handed approaches worth implementin...
Saturday, May 2, 2020

Open Access, Open Source, and the Battle to Defeat COVID-19; JD Supra, April 22, 2020

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PerkinsCoie, JD Supra;  Open Access, Open Source, and the Battle to Defeat COVID-19 " No legal development over the past decades has ...
Friday, May 1, 2020

How to find copyright-free images (and avoiding a stock photo subscription); TNW, April 29, 2020

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MIX  ,  TNW;  How to find copyright-free images (and avoiding a stock photo subscription) " If you search for any term and head to th...

San Francisco recruits army of social workers, librarians and investigators to track Covid-19; The Guardian, May 1, 2020

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Maanvi Singh   , The Guardian;  San Francisco recruits army of social workers, librarians and investigators to track Covid-19 " San F...
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...