Sharing Without Caring, Using Social Media

Welcome to the digital age, where we’re all curators of content we never read, proudly trading informed discussion for virtual fist bumps over articles we’ve never opened, while sharing the “unread” like trophies of virtual virtue. “Sharing without...

We’re Better Off Without Chevron Deference

In 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court created the doctrine of “Chevron deference,” requiring courts to defer to a government agency’s legal interpretation of the statutes the agency implements. Earlier this year, in the Loper Bright case, the Supreme Court eliminated that...

Life Expectancy in Ten Americas: A Fragmented Melting Pot

America isn’t one unified whole but rather a mosaic of lived experiences. Researchers identify Ten Americas, each defined by a complex web of race, geography, and income, where life expectancy, a broad measure of health, is not a melting pot at all. The...

What I’m Reading (Nov. 21)

This week’s reads explore the physics of crowd movement, the practicality of ID systems in India, the surprising history of virtual meetings, and Emily Oster’s take on how public health agencies could stop alienating everyone with their tone-deaf messaging.

The Bot Made Me Do It

The “dirty deed” was done by a Chatbot. The result? A teen killed himself. Regulations banning dangerous AI programs/products/apps are non-existent. And while this product/program might be offensive, ethical guidelines relating to its creation are also absent. So,...

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