Algorithms in the justice system started off as a noble solution to a serious problem: the bias of judges. There are two distinct ways that…
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On August 10, 2019, prison guards found a man dead in a jail cell in Manhattan. The way he died stood in sharp contrast with…
Silicon Valley is an innovation hub of great ethnic diversity today. However, the complexity behind hiring foreign talent is rarely well explained. The Immigration Act…
Standing before the 17th General Assembly of the Chinese Academy of Sciences just over a year after his election to office, Xi Jinping opined, “we…
As the technological revolution sweeps countries and cities all over the world, more and more daily activities are being mechanized. From iPhones being unlocked by…
In an underground facility rests a prosthetic limbs factory where specialists create and test out their creations from scratch. Doctors in lab coats running around…
“Slacktivism” has become a common term to reference individual efforts to use social media platforms as a means of political activism. This is often further…
On July 4th, 1776, the Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia to draft the Declaration of Independence, separating the colonies from the oppressive British monarchy on…
My friend was killed by a neo-nazi. It’s a strange thing to type out, but it’s true. Even stranger, though, are the details: killed by…
The president and the press are entrenched in a strenuous game of cat and mouse. It’s a trial of wits in which each president seeks…
It’s no secret that the internet age has given rise to a generation of clickbait articles, which aim to draw people in with eye-catching, irresistible…
“Fake News” — two words that have become synonymous with Donald Trump and his 2016 bid for the presidency. Some wholeheartedly believed it, some cast it…
“Artificial intelligence” (AI) is sometimes jokingly used to label tasks that computers cannot yet do. Among these is possessing a sense of humor, which “requires…
Since its inception as the the hub of innovation, Silicon Valley has primarily been known as a bastion of promising startups, cutting-edge technology, and endless…
How the President has incited political action from Silicon Valley “This is truly an amazing group of people,” President Donald Trump said in a meeting…
The metal body flies without effort against the sky – searching, synthesizing, processing data at an inhuman speed. A specific face has been imprinted on…
Drones delivering packages, self-driving vehicles, artificial intelligence answering phone calls, food being prepared at the touch of a screen – this may all seem like…
For some prisoners, being released from prison can be described as “going from the old ages to Star Wars.” One major issue that recently released…