Faculty Fellow Andrew Maynard Talks Sci-Fi with SETI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSsJsZ-7XRg&t=0s&index=2&list=PLHycHI5gi3giEgPKzZRm37_cQT7xdoiZU Faculty Fellow Andrew Maynard, who just published Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies, grabbed some popcorn to chat sci-fi and emerging technology with the SETI Institute’s Big Picture Science podcast. Maynard’s new book uses popular movies – like Jurassic Park, Minority Report, Ex Machina, and more – to explore emerging technologies and ethical issues […]
Diana Bowman Co-authors Study on Intersection Safety
Faculty Fellow Diana Bowman co-authored a recently published study on the impact of intersection design on driver safety. The study, Evaluation of alternative intersection treatments at rural crossroads using simulation software, was published in Traffic Injury Prevention. The study used crash simulations to look at the effect of different intersection layouts, technologies, and traffic policies on rural roads. […]
Center Report: Blockchain in the Courts
The Center for Law, Science and Innovation held the First Annual Dennis Karjala Memorial Workshop on November 3, 2018 at the Beus Center for Law and Society. This year’s theme was Blockchain in the Courts. Workshop participants engaged in lively presentations and discussion of topics, including existing and future frameworks for the governance of blockchain applications, the […]
Yvonne Stevens Elected as Chair of SRA Specialty Group
Faculty Fellow Yvonne Stevens has been elected chairperson of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)’s Risk, Policy and Law Specialty Group. LSI is excited to have one of our own leading the way on law and policy related to risk. Regarding her selection to chair the specialty group, Stevens said: I am honored to have been selected […]
LSI Scholar Profile: Colleen Contreras
The Center is home to an incredible faculty and host to the top minds at the intersection of law, science, and technology. But we also attract the brightest student scholars around; you should meet them. Colleen Contreras Class of 2020 Hometown: San Francisco, CA Education: B.S. Business Administration, University of Phoenix; Project Management Professional (PMP) Colleen […]
LSI Scholar Profile: Alec Tyra
The Center is home to an incredible faculty and host to the top minds at the intersection of law, science, and technology. But we also attract the brightest student scholars around; you should meet them. Alec D. Tyra Class of 2021 Hometown: Roseville, California Education: B.S. Chemistry with emphasis in Environmental Chemistry at UC Davis […]
LSI Scholar Profile: Kaitlin DiMaggio
The Center is home to an incredible faculty and host to the top minds at the intersection of law, science, and technology. But we also attract the brightest student scholars around; you should meet them. Kaitlin DiMaggioClass of 2020 Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Education: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master’s in Counseling through the College […]
Legal Analytics and Karjala Workshop Presentations
The Center for Law, Science and Innovation recently held two deeply engaging workshops on cutting-edge issues in emerging technology, governance, and legal practice. First, the Third Annual Legal Analytics and Big Data Workshop was held on November 2. Big data, legal informatics, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence are rapidly changing the practice, management, and study of law. This […]
Marchant Attends World Economic Forum Meeting in Dubai
https://youtu.be/ANzlXLc7RWM The World Economic Forum is hosting the Annual Meeting of its Global Future Councils in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Councils are a network of more than 600 of the world’s leading minds from academia, government, business, and civil society. Participants meet to collaborate on long-term approaches to important global challenges and the impact of emerging […]
ASU College of Law Ranks 3rd for Legal Technology Education
The National Jurist magazine recently ranked the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law as the 3rd best law school for legal technology in the nation. Emerging technologies are changing the face of business, regulation, and individual rights. The legal profession has to keep up. The National Jurist narrowed the law school field to 30 schools and looked at […]