TechTank
By Brookings Institution
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TechTank is a biweekly podcast from The Brookings Institution exploring the most consequential technology issues of our time. From artificial intelligence and racial bias in algorithms, to Big Tech, the future of work, and the digital divide, TechTank takes abstract ideas and makes them accessible. Moderators Dr. Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with leading technology experts and policymakers to share new data, ideas, and policy solutions to address the challenges of our new digital world. Sign up to receive the TechTank newsletter for more research and analysis from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How DOGE is Using AI in Government
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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‘Signalgate’ and the Use of Commercial Apps in Government
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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What to expect from Trump’s FCC?
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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How Black Tech Founders Are Advancing Innovation
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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What’s next for TikTok?
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Realizing Africa’s Potential: A Conversation with Book Author, Landry Signé
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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New Developments in State Technology Policy
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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What to Expect from the Trump Administration on Cybersecurity
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Will the US Become the new Crypto Capital of the World?
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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What a Trump Presidency Means for Tech
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Is climate change a forgotten priority for election 2024?
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Can social media platforms engage in their own self-regulation?
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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How Does Tech Affect Inequality?
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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What do Vance and Walz have to say about tech policy ?
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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A Citizen's Guide to Disinformation
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Will VP Harris close the gaps for the digitally invisible if elected?
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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What Project 2025 says about AI, antitrust, and public radio
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Where was tech policy in the presidential race before Biden dropped out?
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Creating Queer Inclusive Research and Experiences in AI
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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What to make of the new AI Roadmap from the Senate’s Bipartisan Commission
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May 28, 2024 |
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Embracing AI in Legal Practice: Opportunities and Challenges
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May 06, 2024 |
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A Conversation with the U.S. Chief Data Scientist: Dominique Duval-Diop
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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From The TechTank Archives: Civil rights and artificial intelligence
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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The road back to the moon
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Navigating the Future of AI Governance
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Will Ending the Affordable Broadband Connectivity Program (ACP) Halt Digital Equity?
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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The Future of Quantum Computing
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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What is the future of children’s online data privacy in the U.S.?
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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The State of State Technology Policy
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Tech Outlook for 2024
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Generative AI, parents, and teens
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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How AI Will Affect the 2024 Elections
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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A conversation with Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) on AI accountability and election integrity
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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From The TechTank Archives: Taylor Lorenz on Gen Z, Influencer Culture, and the Future of Social Media
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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California Congressman Ted Lieu talks about the state of AI governance
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Exploring the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Why Should We Go Back to the Moon?
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Will Courts Allow Technology to Mitigate Climate Change?
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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AI Rules for the Metaverse
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Ways to Protect Children Online
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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How to Address Issues of Racial Equity and Justice
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Social media and teens: How do they think it impacts them?
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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How AI Disrupts Elections and Influences Voter Choices
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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From The TechTank Archives: Twitter, Trump, and Online Speech
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May 22, 2023 |
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Bank failures and the tech sector: For better or for worse?
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May 08, 2023 |
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Will the U.S. attain a competitive global spectrum strategy?
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Will Generative AI Kill Jobs?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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How Wikipedia Works
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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How social media is changing politics
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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How Memes Are Impacting Democracy
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Reclaiming local news in the age of the internet
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Is Economic Decoupling Possible for the United States?
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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What to expect for big tech, broadband, anti-trust, and other tech issues under the new Congress
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Is it time to regulate social media platforms and search engines?
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Technology adoption in Africa: current and future use cases for development
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Twitter, Trump, and Online Speech
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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What will it take to create inclusive AR/VR for a more diverse metaverse?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Latino voters, midterm elections, and the effects of misinformation, and disinformation
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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How to improve election security
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Can AI Developers Be Incentivized to Debias their Algorithms?
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Undersecretary Xochitl Torres-Small on expanding access to rural broadband
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Do you know where your spectrum is? The U.S.’s never- ending quest for more bandwidth
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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The weaponization of information threatens American democracy. What should we do about that?
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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How does tech policy fall short in protecting people with disabilities?
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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How does the internet facilitate worsening gun violence?
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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How do we center equity in the future of telehealth?
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Will Americans finally see bipartisan federal privacy legislation?
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Exploring the intersection of tech policy and LGBTQ+ rights
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Deciphering the Metaverse
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May 30, 2022 |
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Can policymakers level the playing field in the computer sciences?
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May 16, 2022 |
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What should we do about computer chip shortages?
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May 02, 2022 |
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A conversation on improving the STEM pipeline with UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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How to discourage extremism and harmful activities on social media platforms
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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A conversation with Jessica Brandt and Emerson Brooking on the information wars in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Civil rights and artificial intelligence: Can the two concepts coexist?
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Laura Coates on racial inequities in our criminal justice system
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Rep. Ro Khanna on democratizing our digital transformation
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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How Digital Technology Is Reshaping Espionage and Intelligence-Gathering
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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What to expect from Biden's 2022 tech agenda
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Taylor Lorenz on Gen Z, Influencer Culture, and the Future of Social Media
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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How to Build Back Better with Telehealth
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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In the U.S.A.’s tech-driven economy, is enough being done to protect consumer choice and privacy?
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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What lies ahead for the US-China tech race?
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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What life in space teaches astronauts about solving challenges on planet Earth
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Online behavioral advertising can be discriminatory, so what’s the plan to fix this?
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Why schools still need a remote option to mitigate COVID-19
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Which U.S. Cities Are Poised for AI Growth?
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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How will Biden’s broadband infrastructure plan address rural poverty while closing the digital divide?
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Why State Unemployment Insurance Programs Failed Workers During The COVID-19 Pandemic
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Managing Privacy, Equity, and Access in COVID Vaccine Passports
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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How Should Universities Deal with Student Cheating?
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Protecting Your Online Reputation
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Is Biden’s American Jobs Plan the beginning of a Tech New Deal?
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Did citizens' use of technology deliver justice for George Floyd and implicate bad policing?
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May 31, 2021 |
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Facebook Oversight Board Decision Banning Trump
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May 17, 2021 |
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What to Expect from the Biden Administration on Antitrust Regulation and Big Tech
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May 03, 2021 |
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With new investments in broadband infrastructure, can we finally close the digital divide once and for all?
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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What We Can Learn About Mars From The Perseverance Exploration?
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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To Build Back Better, The U.S. Needs A Digital Service Corps
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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How Companies Surveil Workers And Ways Employees Can Protect Themselves
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Should Free Speech Be Regulated Online?
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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How To Protect Yourself From Cybersecurity Attacks
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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How To Protect Your Privacy with Online Dating Apps
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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How Fair Is The Gig Economy?
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Will Telehealth Continue Under The Biden Administration?
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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What Will Tech Policy Look Like In The Next Administration?
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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How Can We Cope With Zoom Fatigue?
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Is There a Way to Keep Schools Open Safely?
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Will Disinformation and Voter Suppression Help Trump Win Reelection?
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Should Trump Ban TikTok and WeChat?
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Congressman David Cicilline on Why We Need a Glass-Steagall Act for the Internet
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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How Has COVID-19 Transformed Work, Education, and Healthcare?
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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How Can We Fight Racial Bias in Technology?
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Aug 04, 2020 |