The Future of DNA Profiling
By Francie Diep Pacific Standard Despite what procedural dramas might lead you to believe, the DNA that police collect at crime scenes can’t tell you anything about the characteristics of […]
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What are our Ethical Obligations to Future Individuals?
By Dominic Wilkinson & Keyur Doolabh Aeon Imagine that a 14-year-old girl, Kate, decides that she wants to become pregnant. Kate’s parents are generally broadminded, and are supportive of her long-term relationship […]
Why Your Robot Car Should Ignore You
By Hod Lipson & Melba Kurman Nautilus In 2014, Google fired a shot heard all the way to Detroit. Google’s newest driverless car prototype had no steering wheel and no brakes. […]
The Promise and Peril of School Vouchers
By Cory Turner National Public Radio “Social justice has come to Indiana education,” Gov. Mitch Daniels said in 2011 after the state made several big changes to its education system. […]
Addressing the Future of Virtual Violence
By Jaclyn Seelagy UCLA Law Review Discourse With the release of Oculus Rift, followed closely by the HTC Vive, it seems the virtual reality revolution is finally on its way. Several […]
How America Invented Cyberwar
By Emily Parker Foreign Affairs Today’s cyberbattles could almost make one nostalgic for the Cold War. The nuclear arms race created a sense of existential threat, but at least it […]
Robot Capitalism
By James H. Nolt World Policy Robots taking over is a staple of science fiction, including in Isaac Asimov’s classic novel, I Robot, and the films based on it. The […]
