The Moviegoer’s Guide to the Future with Andrew Maynard
Faculty Fellow Andrew Maynard is interested in what science fiction movies can tell us about technology and society. His new book – Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies – is out November 15. Using popular movies to discuss emerging technologies and what they mean for our future, the book tackles many not-so-far-fetched technologies including: human cloning, […]
LSI Scholar Profile: Steven Laxton
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. Steven LaxtonClass of 2020 Hometown: Cedar Hill, Texas Education: B.S. and M.Eng. Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M Laxton […]
First Annual Dennis Karjala Memorial Workshop
The Center for Law, Science and Innovation will host the inaugural Dennis Karjala Memorial Workshop on Saturday, November 3 at the Beus Center for Law and Society. The Karjala Workshop will feature discussions on cutting-edge issues in innovation governance and emerging technology. Professor Dennis Karjala was a committed member of the Center for more than […]
Third Annual Legal Analytics and Big Data Workshop
The Center for Law, Science and Innovation is excited to host the third annual workshop on Legal Analytics and Big Data on Friday, November 2. Big data, legal informatics, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence are rapidly changing the practice, management, and study of law. This full-day workshop includes more than 30 invited experts, academics, stakeholders, and practitioners […]
The Different Types of Innovation in the Practice of Law
Professor William D. Henderson, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, is one of the leading voices on innovation in the legal profession. He recently wrote on how innovation works in the practice of law at the cutting edge. Henderson, drawing on what he calls the McKenna Lifecycle of a Practice Area, identifies two types of innovation […]
LSI Scholar Profile: Kaylee Hoffner
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. Kaylee HoffnerClass of 2021 Hometown: Batavia, Illinois Education: B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Ohio State UniversityM.S. Mechanical Engineering, John Hopkins […]
ASU Law Student Heads to UN for WE Empower Challenge
The WE Empower Challenge is a competition for women entrepreneurs with ideas that advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Student judges, including Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and LST Certificate student Ember Van Vranken, sent five winning competitors to the 2018 UN Global Engagement Summit in New York. The five winning women entrepreneurs include: Hadeel Mustafa Anabtawi (Jordan): The […]
Smart Cities Initiative to Develop Policy and Tech for Phoenix
A partnership between the public, private industry, and Arizona State University will help use emerging technologies and data analytics to guide Phoenix into its smart-city future. Faculty Fellow Diana Bowman heads up the Center for Smart Cities and Regions, which has partnered with the Arizona Institute for Digital Progress (IDP) and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council for the Greater Phoenix Smart Region […]
Seeking Consensus on Patent Remedies for Complex Products
Smartphones, televisions, and IoT devices are all examples of “complex products.” While certainly complex technologically, they are also complex from a patent perspective. The smartphone in your pocket potentially embodies tens or even hundreds of thousands of individual patents issued by patent offices around the globe. Innovative companies buy and sell complex products in sophisticated […]
Marchant on Innovating Lawyers for Emerging Tech Regulation
https://vimeo.com/287739419 Faculty Director Gary Marchant recently sat down with ASU Now to talk about what is sometimes known as “the pacing problem” – where the speed of technology outpaces traditional governance and regulation. Deciding how to speed up necessary regulation, and where to back off to promote development, will require new innovative tools and attorneys. The Center for […]