Tuesday Triple Trivia for April 21, 2015
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. What developed country boasts its own version of the U.S.’s Duggar family? Hint: Answer: the home of the bratwurst is also home to 17 kids and counting. NBC News reports that a Berlin school teacher is expecting children 14, 15, 16 and 17 (yes, quadruplets!) at […]
April 2015 Starbucks Challenge
Each month we feature a technology with potential legal implications and ask: What’s YOUR answer? One $25 Starbucks gift card card awarded per challenge based on what we feel is the most judicious response to the highlighted technology, below. Deadline to be eligible for this month’s Starbucks gift card is May 10, 2015. “Is […]
Tuesday Triple Trivia for March 17, 2015
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. What allegedly “abusive” clause recently got a slap from a French court? Hint: Answer: a Paris court has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear a “free speech” lawsuit against Facebook, despite Facebook’s terms of use which require legal disputes to be subject to California jurisdiction. […]
Starbucks Challenge – March 2015
Once a month. Take the Challenge. Each month we feature a technology with potential legal implications and ask: What’s YOUR answer? One $25 Starbucks gift card card awarded per challenge based on what we feel is the most judicious response to the highlighted technology, below. Deadline to be eligible for this month’s Starbucks gift card […]
Tuesday Triple Trivia for March 3, 2015
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. What recent takedown request screamed of schadenfreude? Hint: Answer: the wrinkle occurred when a revenge porn website operator realized he became the target of alleged unauthorized use of his own photos and information. The “victim,” Craig Brittain filed a takedown request with Google for material publicizing […]
Tuesday Triple Trivia for February 17, 2015
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. What soon-to-be released technology will help you relax or give you an energy boost in a zap? Hint: Answer: this is cool stuff! Thync about it: what if you could reach that zen or high-energy state without the side effects that usually come with artificial mood […]
Tuesday Triple Trivia for February 3, 2015
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. What website is giving “I faked it” a whole new spin? Hint: Answer: remember the Manti T’eo fiasco? Meet “Invisible Girlfriend,” a website that allows one to create and develop a phony relationship with a fake girlfriend or boyfriend in order to appease or fool others. […]
Wednesday Web Watch for January 28, 2015
Center for Law, Science & Innovation Faculty Fellow, Betsy Grey, was recently quoted in an article that considers whether it is appropriate for individuals with PTSD, which is still not fully understood, to receive the death penalty. Grey outlines some of the concerns surrounding a PTSD diagnosis, namely that, “Most of the evidence for the […]
Concussion Biomarkers: Scientific and Legal Implications
By Gary E. Marchant Concussions have emerged as a major public health problem. The CDC estimates that over one-and-a-half million American suffer a concussion each year, many in contact sports such as football, hockey and soccer, but also as a result of military combat, domestic abuse, vehicle crashes, falls, and other accidents. Our ability to […]
Wednesday Web Watch for January 14, 2015
Uh oh. Another runaway train: “half of all children will be autistic by 2025.” Not quite. As noted by Neurobonkers @ Big Think, “the increasing prevalence of autism is largely due to increasing rates of diagnosis and – as a new study has recently demonstrated, changes in how autism is diagnosed.” A sigh of relief: […]