Jurimetrics Banquet Highlights Students and Alumni
Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science, and Technology recently held its annual banquet at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. The banquet is an opportunity to mingle with current and former Jurimetrics members and to recognize outstanding students and alumni. The editors chose to recognize past Editor-in-Chief Ted Wimsatt with the Outstanding Jurimetrics Alumni […]
State Department Hosts Blockchain Forum
Blockchain@State was a one-day forum in Washington D.C. put on by the U.S. Department of State, Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships. The forum focused on using blockchain to perform government functions more efficiently and effectively. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan gave the opening remarks at the forum on Tuesday (Oct. 10). “Blockchain has […]
Wednesday Web Watch for October 22, 2014
There were technology-related privacy concerns way back in 1878? Yes there were. Mike Masnick, editor of the Techdirt blog, highlights that time in the late 19th Century when the New York Times published a piece condemning Thomas Edison’s phonograph and aerophone — Edison’s “perverted ingenuity.” ” On the phonograph, “[w]ho will be willing, even in […]
Is Technology Completely Upending the Traditional Idea of the Self?
In his article, The End of the Self?, Braden Allenby, Faculty Fellow of the Center for Law, Science & Innovation, at ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, makes a provocative argument regarding the inevitable evolution of the self alongside the emergence of new technologies. Allenby posits we are an information processing species and that […]
Tuesday Triple Trivia Tease for January 14, 2014
INTRODUCING: THE $25 STARBUCKS GIFT CARD CHALLENGE Once a month we present 3 technologies with potential legal implications. What’s YOUR answer? One $25 Starbucks gift card card awarded per challenge based on what we feel is the most judicious response to any one of the three discussed technologies. Click on “Leave a reply” to post […]
Time-saving 3D Technology
Say hello to the Blizzident and a new way to effectively brush your teeth in about 6 seconds. The 3D-printed toothbrush will set you back $299 a year which may be a small price to pay to avoid cavities and gum disease associated with improper brushing. Read about Blizzident here.
“Science is a way of behaving in the world. It is, simply put, a tradition” – Adam Frank
Science is a tradition that needs to be resuscitated, according to Adam Frank, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Rochester and author of an article entitled, “Welcome to the Age of Denial.” In this featured piece, Frank claims that today’s society needs to become more connected with science and technology and reprimands […]