Law Technology Today: “The recent 2019 “ABA Profile of the Legal Profession” report says that only 25% of lawyers personally use or maintain a presence on Twitter for professional purposes. That same report also states that only 14% of law firms use Twitter (down from a high of 21% in 2016). My business clients—who in… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2019
The Misadventure of Copyrighting State Law
Johnson, Eric E., The Misadventure of Copyrighting State Law (2019). Kentucky Law Journal, Vol. 107, No. 4, 2019. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3446229 – “Many states have asserted copyright over their own official state legal texts, limiting access to those materials and attempting to monetize them. This Article aims to provide helpful analysis for state officials deciding… Continue Reading
Exposing Animal Abusers: Update on the Animal Welfare Blackout
Animal Legal Defense Fund: “In early 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) purged tens of thousands of important documents related to animal welfare from the agency’s website. The purged inspection reports documented violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and inhumane treatment of animals in research labs, zoos, circuses, and puppy mills, as… Continue Reading
UN Report on Climate Change 2019
United In Science – High-level synthesis report of latest climate science information convened by the Science Advisory Group of the UN Climate Action Summit 2019. September 22, 2019. Foreword by António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General: “Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. This important document by the United Nations and global partner organizations,… Continue Reading
The veins of America: Stunning map shows every river basin in the US
DailyMail UK: “A stunning new map [includes video and data] shows the complex network of rivers and streams in the contiguous United States. Created by Imgur user Fejetlenfej, a geographer and GIS analyst with a ‘lifelong passion for beautiful maps,’ it highlights the massive expanse of river basins across the country – in particular, those… Continue Reading
The 7 Most Dangerous Technology Trends In 2020 Everyone Should Know About
Forbes – “As we enter new frontiers with the latest technology trends and enjoy the many positive impacts and benefits it can have on the way we work, play and live, we must always be mindful and prepare for possible negative impacts and potential misuse of the technology. Here are seven of the most dangerous… Continue Reading
Ways and Means Committee Releases Report on International Drug Pricing
“Today, the Ways and Means Committee released a report, titled “A Painful Pill to Swallow: U.S. vs. International Prescription Drug Prices,” finding that U.S. drug prices are nearly four times higher than the combined average of 11 other similar countries, and that Americans pay as much as 67 times more than consumers in other nations… Continue Reading
The oldest continuously operating library in the world is in this Egyptian monastery
Aleteia: It’s also the second richest library on Earth, due to the number and value of its books. “One of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world still in operation, the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai is home to almost 2,000 years of history — and many more years of legend: tradition claims, for… Continue Reading
The Extended Corporate Mind: When Corporations Use AI to Break the Law
Diamantis, Mihailis, The Extended Corporate Mind: When Corporations Use AI to Break the Law (July 18, 2019). North Carolina Law Review, Vol. 97, Forthcoming . Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3422429 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3422429 “Algorithms may soon replace employees as the leading cause of corporate harm. For centuries, the law has defined corporate misconduct — anything from civil… Continue Reading
The Language of Congress – What topics do members of Congress tweet about most frequently?
The Pudding – “We fed thousands of Congressional tweets to a machine learning algorithm in order to recognize political issues. We’ll keep doing this every day of the 116th congress, from January 3 2019 through January 3, 2021. These are the topics that dominate members of Congress’ public discourse—the issues they discuss (and don’t discuss).… Continue Reading
Free online tool identifies dangerous drug/supplement combinations
“Discover Supplement-Drug Interactions – Search our AI curated corpus of 1,923 supplements, 2,727 drugs and 55,946 interactions and explore the related research. Our work is not influenced by third parties. Supp.AI is a free service of the non-profit Allen Institute for AI.” …Dietary and herbal supplements are popular but unregulated. Supplements can interact or interfere… Continue Reading
The world’s most-surveilled cities
Comparitech: “Cities in China are under the heaviest CCTV surveillance in the world, according to a new analysis by Comparitech [along with the companion spreadhseet]. However, some residents living in cities across the US [like DC and Chicago], UK, UAE, Australia, and India will also find themselves surrounded by a large number of watchful eyes,… Continue Reading
