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Artificial intelligence (ai) applications in health care and medicine
A collection of resources about bringing back extinct animals and plants through genetic engineering, DNA, and scientific innovation. This compilation explores the cutting-edge advancements in biotechnology aimed at de-extincting species that have disappeared from our ecosystems.
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
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
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
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
Blockchain applications in health care and medicine
a collection of articles and videos about GMO foods - the debate and science of genetically modified foods
A collection of articles and videos looking at Enrollment, Admissions at Universities in the USA
SAT preparation for College Enrollment, Admissions at Universities in the USA
A collection of articles and videos looking at the Affirmative Action and Enrollment, Admissions at Universities in the USA

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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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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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Google rewards reputable reporting, not left-wing politics - The Economist

Seek and you shall find Our statistical study revealed no evidence of ideological bias in the search engine’s news tab... (2019)


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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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A healthy re-examination of free trade’s benefits and shocks - Open Markets - The Economist

An interview with John Van Reenen of MIT "ECONOMISTS have long argued that free trade makes everyone richer. But lately that view has come under... (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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The sunny and the dark side of AI - Two-faced - The Economist

AI will mainly be good for business, but mind the pitfalls MENTION ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, and most people will think of robots. But a more fit... (2018)


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Russian athletes and the Olympics - The Economist explains

ON AUGUST 5th, during the ceremony to mark the opening of the Rio Olympics, each of the national teams will take the customary walk around the stad... (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)


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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YC Hacker News discussion - “The U.S. economy is growing and using less and less stuff to do so

Data is selective and ignores resource utilization shifts. Example: In the 1940s crop acreage decoupled from crop yield, he says. Great! Instead it... (2019)


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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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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)


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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)


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Do we only have 60 harvests left? Soil Erosion issue, explained

Claims that the world has only 100, 60, or even 30 years of harvests left often hit the headlines. These claims are overblown, but soil erosion is ... (2021)


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Largest ever free speech survey of college students ranks top campuses for expression

The findings from the first-ever rankings of the free speech climates at 55 of America’s largest and most prestigious college campuses. (2020)


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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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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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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