History offers a cautionary tale for biometric covid tracking systems
Biometrics have great appeal to those concerned with public health — but they can also be used for far darker purposes…
Monserrate, Steven Gonzalez. 2022. “The Cloud Is Material: On the Environmental Impacts of Computation and Data Storage.” MIT Case Studies in Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing, no. Winter 2022 (January).…
The Work of the Future
Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines
By David Autor, David A. Mindell and Elisabeth B. Reynolds
Foreword by Robert M. Solow
MIT PRESS …
State planning, cancer vaccine infrastructure, and the origins of the oncogene theory
Robin W Scheffler, Natalie B Aviles
First Published February 1, 2022 Research Article
LINK TO ARTICLE: https://doi.org/10.1177/03063127211070304
Abstract…
2021 National Jewish Book Award Winners
Winner: Autobiography and Memoir
The Krauss Family Award in Memory of Simon & Shulamith (Sofi) Goldberg
The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir
by Sherry…
The open-access, peer-reviewed series features brief, accessible case studies based on original research, aimed primarily for use in undergraduate instruction. The latest issue includes contributions from scholars in computer science, political…
LINK TO PRESS RELEASE: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2022/01/20/white-house-office-of-science-and-technology-policy-announces-senior-staff-additions/
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Announces Senior Staff Additions
JANUARY 20, 2022•PRESS RELEASES
Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology…
The “War on Cancer” began at the ratification of the National Cancer Act in 1971 under Pres. Richard Nixon’s administration. In the following two articles, Prof. Robin Scheffler discusses what we’ve…