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27 Mar 2018, 6:00 am by Ashley Deeks, Shannon Togawa Mercer
At least one study conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has shown that FRS from IBM, Microsoft and Face++ is less accurate when identifying females. [read post]
22 Mar 2018, 8:30 am by Adam Faderewski
Panelists Jessica Fjeld, a clinical instructor at Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic, Sarah Newman, a creative researcher at metaLAB at Harvard, Alexander Reben, an artist at Stochastic Labs/ANTEPOSSIBLE, and Sarah Schwettmann, a computational neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discussed these issues and other topics at “AI Creativity in Art, Neuroscience, and the Law” at SXSW in Austin last week. [read post]
20 Mar 2018, 1:16 pm by Andrew Keane Woods
And the CFAA was the blunt instrument used to prosecute the late Aaron Swartz for obtaining access “without authorization and in excess of authorized access” to JSTOR through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s network to download a large number of academic journal articles. [read post]
14 Mar 2018, 1:30 pm by Adam Faderewski
“Bitcoin and the New World of Programmable Money,” a panel at SXSW in Austin, featured Kathleen Breitman, co-founder of Tezos Blockchain; Michael Casey, senior adviser to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative and managing partner at Agentic Group; Vinny Lingham, chief executive officer and co-founder of Civic; and Paul Vigna, a Wall Street Journal reporter who covers bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies;… [read post]
6 Mar 2018, 5:38 am by Cyrus Farivar
The academic research, which was conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, determined that, after surveying more than 1,100 drivers, many drivers are, in fact, losing money. [read post]
5 Mar 2018, 4:00 am by Karen Tani
We've learned that the American Council of Learned Societies has awarded residential fellowships to two legal historians: Malick Ghachem (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and our own Mitra Sharafi (University of Wisconsin).Ghachem will be in residence at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study during academic year 2018-2019, working on a project titled "In the Name of the Colony: The Revolt against the Indies Company in Haiti, 1720-1725. [read post]
1 Mar 2018, 12:00 am by Herrman & Herrman, P.L.L.C.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETHZ), and the Italian National Research Council (CNR) have developed a system that would allow cars to function efficiently through city intersections without the use of traffic lights. [read post]
28 Feb 2018, 12:30 pm by Mike Mireles
Margaret holds a PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is an associate editor of the International Journal of Industrial Organization. [read post]
23 Feb 2018, 7:58 am by Amy Howe
The MVA points to two incidents: In 2008, a poll worker in Texas tried to bar someone who was wearing a souvenir T-shirt bearing the word “Alaska” from voting because the worker thought it signaled support for then-vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, while voters in Colorado and Florida wearing “MIT” shirts – as in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — were stopped by poll workers who were concerned that the shirts showed… [read post]
22 Feb 2018, 11:12 am by CrimProf BlogEditor
Aloni Cohen and Sunoo Park (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)) have posted Compelled Decryption and the Fifth Amendment: Exploring the Technical Boundaries on SSRN. [read post]
22 Feb 2018, 5:00 am by D Daniel Sokol
Mason, University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics, Kristina Mohlin, Environmental Defense Fund, and Matthew Zaragoza-Watkins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Center for Energy and Environmental... [read post]
19 Feb 2018, 1:09 pm by Tom Kosakowski
(IOA Distinguished Emeritus Nomination Form.)Past recipients of this award are: Vicky Brown, University of Central Florida John Carter, The Citadel Ingrid Clarke, Southern Illinois University Claudia D'Albini, University of Arizona Howard Gadlin, National Institutes of Health Tim Griffin, Northern Illinois University Helen Hasenfeld, California Institute of Technology Wilbur Hicks, International Monetary Fund Wendell Jones,… [read post]
5 Feb 2018, 4:01 pm by Nate Nead
Some institutions like Founders Fund, run by Peter Theil of Paypal and Facebook fame, have invested heavily in the space. [read post]
5 Feb 2018, 8:45 am by D Daniel Sokol
Mason, University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics, Kristina Mohlin, Environmental Defense Fund, and Matthew Zaragoza-Watkins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Center for Energy and Environmental... [read post]
2 Feb 2018, 7:44 am
This in turn requires the establishment of independent institutions, including an independent, accessible and effective legal system and accountable and responsive government as well as national human rights institutions (NHRIs). [read post]
1 Feb 2018, 4:24 pm by Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
Más adelante, la Junta recibió insumo sobre la transformación y visión a largo plazo para el sector de energía de Puerto Rico de parte de representantes del Comité de Transformación y la Junta Directiva de la AEE, la Comisión de Energía de Puerto Rico, el Rocky Mountain Institute, el Instituto de Competitividad y Economía Sustentable (ICSE) y el Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 7:17 am by Elizabeth Slattery
In 2012, poll workers cracked down on people wearing MIT apparel (as in “Massachusetts Institute of Technology”) because Mitt Romney was on the ballot. [read post]
22 Jan 2018, 7:56 am by Amy Howe
The MVA points to two incidents: In 2008, a poll worker in Texas tried to bar someone who was wearing a souvenir T-shirt bearing the word “Alaska” from voting because the worker thought it signaled support for then-vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, while voters in Colorado and Florida wearing “MIT” shirts – as in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — were stopped by poll workers who were concerned that the shirts showed… [read post]