Vox – Four new hunting bills in the Big Sky State are reigniting a centuries-old debate – “This story is part of Down to Earth, a new Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis. Late this winter, Greg Gianforte, Montana’s recently elected Republican governor, trapped and shot a male… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2021
The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law
Abbott, Ryan Benjamin, The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law (Excerpt) (2020). Cambridge University Press, 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3611370 “AI and people do not compete on a level-playing field. Self-driving vehicles may be safer than human drivers, but laws often penalize such technology. People may provide superior customer service, but businesses are automating… Continue Reading
Just 3% of world’s ecosystems remain intact, study suggests
Where Might We Find Ecologically Intact Communities? Front. For. Glob. Change, 15 April 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.626635 “Conservation efforts should target the few remaining areas of the world that represent outstanding examples of ecological integrity and aim to restore ecological integrity to a much broader area of the world with intact habitat and minimal species loss… Continue Reading
EFF Partners with DuckDuckGo to Enhance Secure Browsing and Protect User Info on the Web
EFF: “Boosting protection of Internet users’ personal data from snooping advertisers and third-party trackers, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today announced it has enhanced its groundbreaking HTTPS Everywhere browser extension by incorporating rulesets from DuckDuckGo Smarter Encryption. The partnership represents the next step in the evolution of HTTPS Everywhere, a collaboration with The Tor Project and… Continue Reading
Google Earth Engine Timelapse Video
“Earth Timelapse is a global, zoomable video that lets you see how our planet has changed since 1984. On this page, you’ll find a curated selection of videos that highlight different types of planetary change, including urban expansion, mining impacts, river meandering, the growth of megacities, deforestation, and agricultural expansion. Videos are available to download… Continue Reading
Reuters puts its website behind a paywall
The New York Times: “Reuters will begin charging for access to its website as it tries to capture a slice of the digital subscription business. The company, one of the largest news organizations in the world, announced the new paywall on Thursday, as well as a redesigned website aimed at a “professional” audience wanting business,… Continue Reading
Reading in the Age of Distrust
Project Information Literacy: “As soon as they begin college, course reading awaits them. Often students will be required to read texts closely, not just to glean important facts and figures, but to arrive at understanding through context, inference, and making connections of their own.For college students in America today, these reading competencies are not only… Continue Reading
Law Street Media Debuts New Outlet for Expert Law and Industry Articles
Factcase: “Law Street Media, Fastcase’s industry-focused legal news service, today introduces “Featured Viewpoints,” a new channel for articles authored by legal and industry professionals. Starting today, the Featured Viewpoints articles will be published on Law Street Media’s website and included in its daily news feeds accompanying its current distribution of legal news. The addition of… Continue Reading
Burned Out People Will Keep Burning Up the Planet
Why achieving a sustainable planet starts with living sustainable lives. Arianna Huffington, Thrive Global Founder & CEO – “In the last few years, two major issues have moved to the center of our collective conversation. One is climate change, and the other is well-being and mental resilience. It’s time we connect the dots and bring the… Continue Reading
Google Search Launches a New Shortcut for Editing Your Query
MakeUseOf: “Google’s search results page on desktop now supports a new keyboard shortcut that makes it a cinch to refine your search query by returning the cursor to the search box…” Continue Reading
Substack and Legal Publishing
Lexblog: “Can the new email newsletter publishing platform, Substack make inroads into the legal publishing arena? When the New York Time’s Ben Smith reports this morning that Danny Lavery, the publisher of a blog and newsletter, just signed a two year, $430,000 contract with Substack and that his wife, Grace Lavery, a professor at UC-Berkeley, who edits another… Continue Reading
Mass, Computer-Generated, and Fraudulent Comments
The Administrative Conference of the United State – Mass, Computer-Generated, and Fraudulent Comments: “This project seeks to identify agency best practices for handling mass, computer-generated, and fraudulent comments in rulemakings. Treating each type of comment separately, it examines both the legal and practical issues associated with processing and responding to such comments. It also considers… Continue Reading
