In response to Byrne’s “Golden Rule,” law professor and post-conviction attorney Randy McDonald explores how our prison system weights these principles—and how those choices affect what it means to seek “justice” in the wake of a crime.
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Issues in Science and Technology
Join Future Tense Fiction and Monica Byrne for a live conversation about worldbuilding in speculative fiction. We’ll discuss how Monica thinks about the scientific and policy dimensions of her fictional worlds, and the tools she uses to create them.
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Current ethical principles guiding AI are insufficient. To shape how we implement world-changing technologies, John P. Nelson writes that AI “should be deployed in a more agile and anticipatory way, to proactively advance public values”—shared, common-ground goals that almost everyone endorses.
Imagine a legal system where punishment literally matches the crime. In “Golden Rule,” this month’s Future Tense Fiction story, writer @monicabyrne13.bsky.social explores what it really means to seek justice for devastating crimes.
Read the full story here: issues.org/futuretensef...
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@monicabyrne13.bsky.social to discuss worldbuilding in speculative fiction—how she thinks about the scientific and policy dimensions of her fictional worlds, and the tools she uses to create them.
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Engaging with policymakers or local communities hasn’t traditionally been a part of the “culture of science.” Mary Woolley, president emerita of @researchamerica.bsky.social, a major research advocacy organization, wants to change that.
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Public values must shape governance and implementation of artificial intelligence.
In case you missed it, author @monicabyrne13.bsky.social joined Jason Lloyd on Substack in collaboration with @issuesinst.bsky.social for a conversation on world-building in speculative fiction. View the full conversation here: futuretensefiction.substack.com/p/world-buil...
Issues in Science and Technology
My new piece in @issuesinst.bsky.social with @cyberlyra.bsky.social comes at an urgent moment in science policy. New OMB rules and EOs threaten to politicize science and strip it of the democratic norms, autonomy, and pluralism meant to protect science as and for democracy
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Issues in Science and Technology
This week's #FreeFictionResponse essay is "The Purpose of Punishment" by Randy McDonald in response to @monicabyrne13.bsky.social "Golden Rule" from @issuesinst.bsky.social
McDonald relates fundamental principles of correction to the justice system in "Golden Rule". issues.org/futuretensef...
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The decimation of democratic processes that undergird state-sponsored research may be ultimately more consequential than funding cuts.
Who will keep research data infrastructure open and running? Jennifer Gibson (@datadryad.bsky.social) and IOI's Kaitlin Thaney (@kaythaney.bsky.social) break it down in an article in Issues in Science and Technology (@issuesinst.bsky.social). issues.org/open-data-re...
Prof. Aviles
The scientific community must consider the longevity of open research infrastructure—why it might fail and how to prevent it.
