Hello and welcome to Topics and Perspectives in Emerging Technology! I’m looking forward to having a productive semester in which we have a chance to think through how technology shapes … Continue
Peer Review Process:
Today we will be looking at each other’s papers.
You will be checking for:
- Sections of paper?
- Clarity of main idea? What does the paper intend to
Hi hi,
We’re going to spend some time discussing your papers and working on them.
The Gaia Theory
Gaia theory, crop engineering …
On engineering crops … Holding multiple truths simultaneously.
Vandana Shiva: How to decolonize the global economy
Can we engineer crops to withstand climate change?
Class … Continue
Can synthetic biology save the planet?
Synthetic biology -What it is and Why it Matters by Alistair Elfick and Drew Endy (read 1-5)
Can Synthetic Engineering Save the Planet?
On engineering … Continue
Project check in. Presentations are on April 5th!
Wrapping up and moving on.
Before Everyone Was Talking About Decentralization, Decentralization Was Talking to Everyone… Continue
Today’s agenda:
Go over midterm topics.
As we head into election season, I do think it’s important to consider propaganda, disinformation/ and misinformation.
Screening: Disinfo Discussions: The Fundamentals with danah … Continue
Hi all,
Continuing with AI
Here are some topics being discussed:
- Copyright, Opensource, Scraping
- Algorithmic Bias / surveillance
- Environmental concerns
- Future unintended Consequences/Paperclip problem AI and the paperclip problem/Singularity
The ethics behind machine learning and AI – surveillance, and governance
Today think about AI and try to think through some of the ethics behind it.
Before we jump in let’s … Continue
I would like to spend the first part of class peer reviewing your essays. We will break up into small groups and each group member will drop a link to … Continue
