Dystopia Is Here: Why You Should Fear the Metaverse Sara Parker Nov 11, 2021 The threat of the Metaverse extends beyond those currently posed by Facebook: it is a threat of complete control of…
Opinion | A Loss of the Arts Is a Loss for All Hannah Judelson-Kelly Aug 13, 2021 As long as politics, the economy, and culture exist, society must have individuals who can properly communicate…
Congo, Coltan, Conflict: How the digital boom fueled conflict in Congo Boubacar Ouane Feb 7, 2021 In November 2020, the country received global attention as #CongoIsBleeding aimed to spread awareness of both the…
The Many Faces of Surveillance Technology: Why the Facial Recognition Conversation… Lila Mooney Dec 20, 2020 To have ‘nothing to hide’ is not a sufficient justification to allow the infringement of our individual freedoms.…
The Zoom Phenomenon Marco-Antonio Hauwert Rueda Dec 14, 2020 If you're reading this, chances are you've used Zoom, the video calling platform, at some point in the last few…
What the Rise of Deepfakes Means for the Future of Internet Policies Nathalie Redick Nov 19, 2020 "Potentially dangerous technologies like deepfakes continue to stay a step ahead of the intelligence employed to…
How Data Helped Big Tech Monopolize Modernity Sara Parker Oct 9, 2020 While the concentration of these platforms may be convenient for consumers, they are fatal for the once innovative…
MIR Meets: Dr. Ingo Sasgen Mathieu Lavault Sep 1, 2020 Mathieu Lavault sits down with Dr. Ingo Sasgen, a geophysicist from the Alfred Wegener Institute in!-->…
Online Platforms and the First Amendment Problem Taylor Hu Aug 31, 2020 Although online platforms have existed for decades, their potentially counterproductive influence on electoral…
Gene-editing and International Law: A Bioethical Debate Olivia Yu Aug 8, 2020 There exists extensive debate on the ethics of making changes to human DNA. Today, these conversations remain…