Captain America: Civil War has a 90% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes despite the outrageous misrepresentation of international law. Allow me to ruin this movie for you.
Genetic testing kits are a popular holiday gift, but unless you draw your enemy in Secret Santa, stick to gift cards.
If you trust Instagram and Amazon with your data but not Uncle Sam, you will find no comfort in this article. On the bright side, you can buy tissues, cry about it, and receive targeted ads when it is time to restock!
If you are nervous that a food delivery robot will run over your foot while traveling 4 mph, you are not alone. Read this article for a quick tutorial on tort law, and breathe a little easier knowing you can sue.
Are Fourth Amendment guarantees eroded when law enforcement pursues actors that use anonymized technology? If you use the same tools as bad actors, are you also a bad actor? The answer to one question is in this piece, the other is in your heart (or possible criminal history).
Killer robots exist, but do not fear, they are bound by the laws of armed conflict. Although humans violate these rules, autonomous drones will surely succeed where fallible humans have not, right?
If you thought the worst thing an algorithm could do was make you motion sick via the numerous abrupt turns on Waze, you were wrong.
Have you received a government issued photo ID, posted a picture online, or been outdoors since the advent of video surveillance? If you answered “yes,” you are considered a suspect in every crime committed by an unidentified individual, and the government will conduct a search of your person. To learn the degree the preceding statement is hyperbole, read this article.
Yes, your car watches you pick your nose while driving. Unless the industry is better regulated, you can kiss any plan to run for public office goodbye.
This is the long awaited Spice Girls themed post!
Is it constitutional for the government to use a drone to conduct a warrantless search? In 5 minutes you will know the answer to this question and be able to discuss the 4th Amendment with the depth of someone that read three paragraphs about the 4th Amendment.
If parents of deaf children are only presented the perspective of the dominant (hearing) culture, they may conclude their child must join it to live a fulfilled life. But are the perceptions of the dominant culture always correct? [TBD- a joke about white evangelicals].
Will patents inhibit synthetic biology from saving organic biology on Earth?
If a conflict in space occurred, it would cripple terrestrial infrastructure. Existing international treaties do not adequately regulate the proliferation and potential use of space weapons. The good news is I am here to help.
The proliferation of algorithms used by law enforcement is deeply concerning, particularly when one’s Constitutional rights are at risk. But if you show a judge this article and leave a mixed DNA sample the next time you commit a crime, your rights will be protected.
Will gene-editing software eradicate diseases or create a synthetic mutant disease that wipes us all out during a dinosaur apocalypse? Will my suggestion save mankind?