By Elke Schwarz, Professor of Political Theory, Queen Mary University of London
Jessica Dorsey, Assistant Professor, Law, Economics and Governance, Utrecht University School of Law, Utrecht University
Government experts are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to work towards a possible negotiating mandate on autonomous weapons systems (AWS). These are military systems that can select and engage targets without human intervention.
This major international gathering follows a recent call by the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for urgent controls on these weapons, sometimes dubbed…
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By Amy Anderson, PHD Student in Art History & Visual Studies, University of Victoria
Tim Curry built a career out of charismatic villains and unforgettable characters. His greatest talent, though, may have been making himself disappear inside them.
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By Catherine Rider, Professor of Medieval History, University of Exeter
Both families and the church assumed that the purpose of marriage was to have children. Couples who did not conceive often faced questions and scrutiny.
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By Amnesty International
The Republic of South Africa’s submission of evidence to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) documenting Israel’s non-compliance with legally binding provisional orders issued by the court in the case concerning allegations of genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, must spur other states to pressure Israel to comply, Amnesty International said today. In […] The post Israel/OPT: South Africa ICJ submission must spur states to press Israel to end its genocide in Gaza appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Guest Contributor
Over the two years, the Georgian government built a comprehensive face recognition enforcement system, procured by a Moscow-based company with ties to the FSB. The impact on demonstrators is appalling.
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By Isabelle Corbett-Etchevers, Enseignant-chercheur en gestion des ressources humaines, Grenoble IAE Graduate School of Management; Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
Greater awareness of common EU values is needed to foster educational ties between higher education institutional systems across the continent.
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By Shari Harding, Associate Professor of Nursing, UMass Chan Medical School
As a mental health nurse practitioner who sees patients both in person and via telehealth, I’m often struck by just how many of my patients would not have received any mental health treatment before the COVID-19 pandemic: the stay-at-home mother without any childcare; the college student on a rural campus, many miles away from home or a clinic; the middle-aged man who is finally ready for help – but not ready to be seen by a neighbor in the waiting room.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, access to remote mental…
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By Margaret E. Kosal, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dayana Alagirova, Ph.D. Student in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Research Fellow for Future Issues and Technology, Nanyang Technological University
Historical events hold lessons about collaboration and competition in space that could inform how experts plan for the discovery of life beyond Earth.
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By Rayid Ghani, Distinguished Career Professor of Machine Learning and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Every year, millions of people who qualify for food assistance never get it. The money exists and they meet the eligibility rules, but they don’t know that the program exists, or if they qualify. For others, the application is too long and complicated.
Public interest technology can fill these gaps between what a policy promises and what a person experiences.
Public interest technology is a combination of technology, data, design, policy, social science, ethics and law brought together to improve people’s lives…
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By Fernanda Cruz Rios, Assistant Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University
A ‘green’ building has to last for its intentionally small carbon footprint to pay off. That includes surviving flood, storm or wildfire damage.
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