Category: Social Impacts
India: Pharmacy to the World
Thousands of fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs – where two or more drugs are combined in a set ratio in a single dose form, usually a tablet or capsule – are formulated, made and sold within India.
Is Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Possible?
Despite worries about threats from artificial intelligence, debates about the proper role of government regulation of AI have generally been lacking.
Video Friday: Transhumanism and Christianity – N.T. Wright, Peter Thiel, and Ross Douthat
New testament scholar and retired bishop N.T. Wright, billionaire Peter Thiel, and moderator Ross Douthat share a discussion of hope, technology, politics, and theology at the Veritas Forum.
Compulsory Well-Being: An interview with Will Davies
The UK government’s use of psychology has suddenly become controversial.
The Rise of Cognitive Enhancers is a Mass Social Experiment
“Cognitive enhancer” is a broad term for any of a number of different drugs and devices that – depending on which academic or gamer you listen to – will sharpen your mind.
Ethical Relationships with Intelligent Technology
How do we relate to technology? How does it relate to us? These are important questions, particularly in light of the increasingly ubiquitous and often hidden roles that modern computing technology plays in our lives.
The Quantified Life of the Fluid Self
We never stop revising the picture we have of ourselves. We sense that our identities are fixed in place – rock-solid and immovable – but we’re wrong about that.
The Quantified Home of the Future
I’ve been thinking about the idea of home a lot recently. I’ve been traveling over three continents for the last 6 months, living out of hostels, surfing friend’s couches, and even staying in local homes through Couchsurfing or personal connections.
Hacking Medical Robots
University of Washington researchers show that state of the art teleoperated surgical robots can be hacked with a downloadable Python library.