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Pros and cons of privatization
A collection of articles about the Water crises
ree Speech Debate - journalism, democracy, society
A collection of articles and videos about Free Speech, Hate Speech, and the Internet
Data Sets and AI in medicine and health care
a collection of articles about Google - AI, ethics, controversy and debate
A collection of articles about Critical Thinking
2017: articles and videos looking at the US decision to recognize Jerusale as the capital of Israel (instead of Tel Aviv), and the political implications of this decision
A collection of articles and videos looking at the geopolitics and investments in Silicon Valley
a collection about Google - employees, contractors and controversy
a collection of articles about the EU - European Union - austerity and the debt crisis (2009-present)
a collection of articles about ethical issues and sustainable business
a collection of articles about ethical issues and (tech) startups
Political Speech in the Workplace - culture, teams and management issues
A collection of articles about Polarization, social media and “filter bubbles”
a collection of articles about Bitmain - Mining of Bitcoin, Ethereum
Tech + Government: Military, Funding and Silicon Valley
Debate - strategies for debating in Communication and Public Speaking
a collection of articles and videos about Stephen Hawking - Physics, Science, and Big Ideas
Artificial intelligence (ai) applications in health care and medicine
a collection of articles and resources about Chat bots, Artificial intelligence (ai) applications in health care and medicine
a collection of articles, podcasts and resources looking at Artificial intelligence and algorithms in law, criminal justice and policing
What is Consciousness? Discussions about robots, plants, AI and more
Democracy, Capitalism and free markets
Medicaid - Healthcare USA
Rising Healthcare Costs in the USA
a collection about Scientific Research and Corporate Influence
A look at healthcare costs in the USA
Wikipedia - issues of accuracy, bias, misinformation
Blockchain applications in health care and medicine

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Article

The meat dilemma: Eating lower-carbon meat means killing many more animals – Hannah Ritchie

"What's the biggest change I can make to reduce the carbon footprint of my diet?" It's a question I'm often asked, and my answer is pretty consiste... (2021)


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Opinion | Should we edit our children’s genes? Would it be cruel not to? - The New York Times

Humanity’s Awesome, Terrifying Takeover of Evolution Walter Isaacson and Ezra Klein discuss the implications of humanity’s awesome, terrifying ... (2021)


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Controversial U.S. bill would lift Supreme Court ban on patenting human genes | Science | AAAS

Backers say changes needed to spur innovation, but critics disagree (2019)


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Who to Sue When a Robot Loses Your Fortune - Bloomberg

The first known case of humans going to court over investment losses triggered by autonomous machines will test the limits of liability. Robots ... (2019)


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YouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Letting Toxic Videos Run Rampant - Bloomberg

Proposals to change recommendations and curb conspiracies were sacrificed for engagement, staff say. (2019)


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Could AI allow you to live forever? — Quartz

Artificial intelligence will change the way we die—and the way we grieve for the deaths of our family and friends. (2018)


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How to Make Public Blockchains Safe for Enterprise Use - CoinDesk

In order to make public networks secure enough for enterprise use, two key things must happen, says EY's Paul Brody. (2018)


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Ethereum Mining - ASICs Are Here: What the New Miners Mean and What's Next - CoinDesk

After weeks of speculation, Bitmain has announced an ASIC for ethereum mining, spurring the developer community into action to try and block its use. (2018)


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Five Books to Change Conservatives' Minds || Bloomberg

On climate change, inequality, progressive taxation and more, an intro course to the liberal perspective. (2018)


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Opinion | Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web - The New York Times

An alliance of heretics is making an end run around the mainstream conversation. Should we be listening? (2018)


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Opinion | Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web - The New York Times

An alliance of heretics is making an end run around the mainstream conversation. Should we be listening? (2018)


Article

Italy Can Expect the Full Brexit Treatment - Bloomberg

Brussels isn’t going to play ball with Rome’s populists. (2018)


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Elon Musk Wants You to Watch This Documentary About the Dangers of A.I. | Nerdist

For years, Elon Musk has offered dire warnings about the potential dark future of artificial intelligence. Now, Musk is turning up the volume of hi... (2018)


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States Push Back After Net Neutrality Repeal - The New York Times

At least six, including California, New York and Washington, are considering bills to restore protections that the F.C.C. ended, but political and ... (2018)


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Would Repealing the Jones Act Help Puerto Rico?

New York Times, 2017: “More than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated the American territory, a heated debate continues over a century-old shi... (2017)


Article

Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move - The New York Times

Ignoring warnings from diplomats around the world, President Trump reverses decades of American policy toward the contested city. (2017)


Article

What is consciousness, and could machines have it?

Science, 2017: “The controversial question of whether machines may ever be conscious must be based on a careful consideration of how consciousness... (2017)


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Would Repealing the Jones Act Help Puerto Rico?

New York Times, 2017: “More than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated the American territory, a heated debate continues over a century-old shi... (2017)


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Opinion | The Dying Art of Disagreement

New York Times, 2017: “Today’s clashes may hoarsen our voices, but they rarely sharpen our thinking, much less change our minds. (2017)


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Free speech debate. Britain’s police are restricting speech in worrying ways

Muddled laws give them wide discretion | Britain (2025)


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Europeans are becoming less free to say what they think

Free speech debate in Europe and the DSA Digital Services Act. It’s becoming dangerous to anger minority groups and politicians | Europe (2025)


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The New Leftist Latin America - Colombia

A visit to Colombia underlines the rise of the new Left in Latin America, and a host of new worries for the region. Francis Fukuyama's latest. (2023)


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Cognitive Distortions - culture wars and Wikipedia

How the culture wars came for Wikipedia’s articles about human intelligence. (2022)


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The Four Quadrants of Conformism - Paul Graham essay

The Four Quadrants of Conformism - Paul Graham essay July 2020 One of the most revealing ways to classify people is by the degree and aggress... (2022)


Article

Oxford Invited an AI to Debate Its Own Ethics—What It Said Was Startling

Nvidia's Megatron AI recently took the floor at the celebrated Oxford Union to debate whether AI can ever be ethical. (2021)


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Why the Latest Campus Cancellation Is Different - The Atlantic

Following a Twitter outcry, a scientist was stopped from giving a lecture at MIT for reasons that had nothing to do with the lecture itself. (2021)


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University of Chicago - Free Expression – The University's commitment to free expression

President Alivisatos continues the University’s tradition of upholding and promoting free expression and open discourse. (2021)


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The Lithium Mine Versus the Wildflower | WIRED

The deposit could power 400,000 clean-energy car batteries. There’s just one roadblock: a rare, fragile species of buckwheat, which for a mine migh... (2021)


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How a Google Street View image of your house predicts your risk of a car accident | MIT Technology Review

Google Street View has become a surprisingly useful way to learn about the world without stepping into it. People use it to plan journeys, to explo... (2021)


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Genetic Engineering Trees: The Demise and Potential Revival of the American Chestnut | Sierra Club

Before a disastrous blight, the American chestnut was a keystone species in eastern forests. Could genetic engineering help bring it back? (2021)


Video

Debate 101 with Harvard’s former debate coach Bo Seo

Bo Seo, a two-time debate world champion, gives three tips for constructing the perfect argument. (2023)


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Ethiopia, Egypt and water from the Nile: Why This Circle Could Spark Africa’s Biggest War

Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan and water from the Nile: Why This Circle Could Spark Africa’s Biggest War (2023)


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Genetic Selection is Happening Already. Here's How it Works.

Genetic Selection is Happening Already. Here's How it Works. (2023)


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TED-Ed: How does fracking work? - Mia Nacamulli

Deep underground lie stores of once-inaccessible natural gas. There’s a tech... (2019)


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Millions protest genetically modified food - 2013 - CNN

Jake Tapper reports on the controversy that surrounds GMOs and one of the companies that makes them. For more CNN videos, visit our site ... (2019)


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Europe's new approach to GMOs

Long divided over GMOs - are they a threat or an opportunity? - the EU has now found a way forward. (2019)


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Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR

Designer babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly be... (2019)


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Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food

Are GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded? Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://w... (2019)


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What's wrong with our food system | Birke Baehr | TEDxNext Generation Asheville

Birke Baehr -"what's Wrong With Our Food System? And How Can We Make A Difference. Video by: Twin Path Productions www.... (2019)


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Statehood: It's Complicated | The Great American* Puerto Rico Part 8

Puerto Rico's current relationship to the United States is as complicated as its past relationship with the United States. Produced by Paul Myers w... (2018)


Video

Basic income, explained

Vox, Published on Nov 14, 2014 We know how to end poverty. So why don't we? Read more about the simplest plan to end poverty, a universal basic ... (2018)


Podcast

Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech - Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify. Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE -... (2024)


Podcast

Contact tracing: So promising. So invasive. - Should This Exist? - Podcast

Listen to this episode from Should This Exist? on Spotify. It’s one of the best weapons we have to contain a pandemic. But can it defe... (2020)


Podcast

At a Time of Campus Polarization, Can ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Efforts Help? | EdSurge News

There’s a growing call for diversity on campus. And it’s not all about demographics—there’s a new push toward making classrooms inviting to a diver... (2019)


Podcast

YouTube and the End of Friction | Exponent

Ben and James discuss the question of YouTube, why it’s similar and different from Facebook, and why engagement is both alluring and a potential pr... (2019)


Book

Google (PDF) - Perspectives on Issues in AI Governance (2019)

This paper highlights what Google considers to be some of the critical current questions in the debate on AI governance. We hope it is useful as a ... (2019)


Website

Ethical OS Toolkit

Ethical OS Toolkit As technologists, it’s only natural that we spend most of our time focusing on how our tech will change the world for the better... (2018)


Website

Free Speech Rankings - universities USA - College Pulse, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

College Pulse, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and RealClearEducation have released the first ever College Free Speech Rankings, a c... (2021)


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