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

The Ebook version of my Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published on December 11, 2025 and the Hardback, Cloth, and Paperback versions will be available on January 8, 2026. Preorders are available via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Krista Tippett Wants You to See All the Hope That’s Being Hidden; The New York Times, July 1, 2022

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David Marchese , The New York Times;  Krista Tippett Wants You to See All the Hope That’s Being Hidden " A lot of people worry about fi...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Accounting giant Ernst & Young admits its employees cheated on ethics exams; NPR, June 28, 2022

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JACQUELINE GANUN  , NPR;  Accounting giant Ernst & Young admits its employees cheated on ethics exams Ernst & Young, one of the top ...
Monday, June 27, 2022

Anatomy of a Book Banning; The Washington Post, June 24, 2022

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Dave Eggers, The Washington Post; Anatomy of a Book Banning A South Dakota school district planned to destroy Dave Eggers’s novel. He went t...
Friday, June 24, 2022

Parts of John Hughes’ novel The Dogs copied from The Great Gatsby and Anna Karenina; The Guardian, June 15, 2022

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  A n n a   V e r n e y , The Guardian;  Parts of John Hughes’ novel The Dogs copied from The Great Gatsby and Anna Karenina " The Aust...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Most judges in survey support U.S. Supreme Court having ethics code; Reuters, June 22, 2022

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Reuters;  Most judges in survey support U.S. Supreme Court having ethics code " Hundreds of judges nationwide believe that U.S. Supreme...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

REVIEW: Image Comics' Public Domain #1; CBR, June 20, 2022

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  SERGIO PEREIRA , CBR;  REVIEW: Image Comics' Public Domain #1 " The prolific creator continues to blend humor and drama in  Publi...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

The Unburnable Book: Margaret Atwood’s THE HANDMAID'S TALE; May 23, 2022

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The Unburnable Book: Margaret Atwood’s THE HANDMAID'S TALE " To benefit PEN America’s work defending freedom of expression, Penguin...

Smithsonian Adopts Policy on Ethical Returns; Smithsonian, May 3, 2022

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Smithsonian;  Smithsonian Adopts Policy on Ethical Returns " “There is a growing understanding at the Smithsonian and in the world of m...

Why the Smithsonian Adopted a New Policy on Ethical Collecting; Smithsonian Magazine, June 2022

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Lonnie G. Bunch III ,  Secretary, Smithsonian Institution , Smithsonian Magazine; Why the Smithsonian Adopted a New Policy on Ethical Collec...
Monday, May 30, 2022

Three Libraries Work with Teens to Pilot VR Program for Mental Health; Library Journal, May 26, 2022

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Matt Enis   , Library Journal ;  Three Libraries Work with Teens to Pilot VR Program for Mental Health " The Seattle Public Library (SP...

Nature addresses helicopter research and ethics dumping; Nature, June 2, 2022

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Nature;  Nature  addresses helicopter research and ethics dumping "Exploitative research practices, sadly, come in all shapes and sizes...
Friday, May 27, 2022

The Owner Of Seth Green's Stolen Bored Ape Said They Have No Plans To Return It; BuzzFeedNews, May 25, 2022

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Sarah Emerson, BuzzFeedNews;  The Owner Of Seth Green's Stolen Bored Ape Said They Have No Plans To Return It " BuzzFeed News repor...

Federal judge takes rare step of backing U.S. Supreme Court ethics code; Reuters, May 26, 2022

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Nate Raymond, Reuters;  Federal judge takes rare step of backing U.S. Supreme Court ethics code " Senior U.S. District Judge Reggie Wal...

Accused of Cheating by an Algorithm, and a Professor She Had Never Met; The New York Times, May 27, 2022

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Kashmir Hill , The New York Times; Accused of Cheating by an Algorithm, and a Professor She Had Never Met An unsettling glimpse at the digit...
Thursday, May 26, 2022

AI Ethics And The Quagmire Of Whether You Have A Legal Right To Know Of AI Inferences About You, Including Those Via AI-Based Self-Driving Cars; Forbes, May 25, 2022

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Lance Eliot , Forbes;  AI Ethics And The Quagmire Of Whether You Have A Legal Right To Know Of AI Inferences About You, Including Those Via ...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Editorial: A code of ethics could help the Supreme Court maintain integrity; Chicago Tribune, May 23, 2022

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The Editorial Board ,  Chicago Tribune;  Editorial: A code of ethics could help the Supreme Court maintain integrity " That integrity c...

Her tribal regalia was banned at graduation. So she worked to change the law.; The Washington Post, May 23, 2022

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  Cathy Free , The Washington Post;  Her tribal regalia was banned at graduation. So she worked to change the law. " Last month, Utah G...

Book Battle in Tennessee; American Libraries, May 11, 2022

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Lindsey Kimery   , American Libraries;  Book Battle in Tennessee Librarians fight back against state’s “obscenity” bill " So   how woul...
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Are Robots The Solution To Understaffed Nursing Homes?; NPR, 1A, May 24, 2022

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NPR, 1A;  Are Robots The Solution To Understaffed Nursing Homes? " The notion of using robots in nursing homes also raises  ethical iss...
Monday, May 23, 2022

Republicans took away Disney’s special status in Florida. Now they’re gunning for Mickey himself; Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2022

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  HUGO MARTÍN , Los Angeles Times;  Republicans took away Disney’s special status in Florida. Now they’re gunning for Mickey himself "N...

New Bill to Limit Copyright to 56 Years, Would be Retroactive; PetaPixel, May 13, 2022

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  JAMES DERUVO , PetaPixel;  New Bill to Limit Copyright to 56 Years, Would be Retroactive " Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill ...
Sunday, May 22, 2022

One Bar Admission To Rule Them All?; Above The Law, May 6, 2022

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JAMES GOODNOW , Above The Law;  One Bar Admission To Rule Them All? " After several years of research, discussion, and drafting, the As...

Va. Republicans try to restrict minors’ access to two books after judge’s obscenity finding; Virginia Mercury, May 19, 2022

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GRAHAM MOOMAW , Virginia Mercury;  Va. Republicans try to restrict minors’ access to two books after judge’s obscenity finding ‘They’re basi...

Central Bucks is proposing a library policy that targets ‘sexualized content.’ Here’s why people are concerned.; The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 21, 2022

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  Maddie Hanna , The Philadelphia Inquirer;  Central Bucks is proposing a library policy that targets ‘sexualized content.’ Here’s why peopl...

Communities suffer when library budgets are cut​​​​​​​ - Sean McNamara; The Scotsman, May 22, 2022

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Sean McNamara, The Scotsman ;  Communities suffer when library budgets are cut​​​​​​​ - Sean McNamara How much value a nation or local autho...
Saturday, May 21, 2022

Some parents want action, but school guidance on Utah’s book ban law is still murky; KUER 90.1, May 20, 2022

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Jon Reed , KUER 90.1;  Some parents want action, but school guidance on Utah’s book ban law is still murky " Utah House Speaker   Brad ...

Texas librarians face harassment as they navigate book bans; The Texas Tribune, May 17, 2022

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  BROOKE PARK , The Texas Tribune;  Texas librarians face harassment as they navigate book bans " Baker’s experience represents one of ...
Friday, May 20, 2022

Federal officials caution employers on using AI in hiring; FCW, May 12, 2022

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Natalie Alms , FCW;  Federal officials caution employers on using AI in hiring " The growing use of artificial intelligence and other s...

How to best accommodate neurodiverse lawyers and neurodivergent clients; ABA Journal, May 19, 2022

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Haley Moss, ABA Journal ; How to best accommodate neurodiverse lawyers and neurodivergent clients " Supporting and accommodating neurod...
Thursday, May 19, 2022

The Supreme Court Needs an Ethics Code; The Atlantic, May 18, 2022

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  Bob Bauer , The Atlantic;  The Supreme Court Needs an Ethics Code "What the leak episode showed, however, is that, without formal, pu...

An Uphill Battle; American Libraries, May 2, 2022

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Austin Persinger  , American Libraries;  An Uphill Battle " The complaint bothered me, so I entered the conversation to talk about the ...
Monday, May 16, 2022

Ukraine’s information war is winning hearts and minds in the West; The Conversation, May 12, 2022

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  Michael Butler , Associate Professor of Political Science, Clark University , The Conversation; ;  Ukraine’s information war is winning he...

Texas A&M Weighs Sweeping Changes to Library; Inside Higher Ed, May 16, 2022

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Josh Moody , Inside Higher Ed;  Texas A&M Weighs Sweeping Changes to Library "The Texas A&M University system is working on a p...

Libraries are reimagining what public safety and access to resources look like; Prism, May 5, 2022

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  Tamar Sarai ,  Prism ;  Libraries are reimagining what public safety and access to resources look like " “People think libraries have...
Saturday, May 14, 2022

New Book Looks at Ethics Through the Television Screen; Meredith College, May 13, 2022

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Meredith College ;  New Book Looks at Ethics Through the Television Screen "Professor of Religious and Ethical Studies Steven A. Benko ...
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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
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