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Evan Selinger
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October 20, 2022
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Casino Developers Want to Fill Times Square With Surveillance Drones
Gizmodo talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about the impact of surveillance tools.
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October 18, 2022
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The CDC’s Misguided Medical Masking Policy
Essay co-written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Hastings Center.
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October 10, 2022
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A warning from China’s surveillance state: It could happen here
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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September 9, 2022
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Democrats are losing on a key battleground — the meme wars
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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September 2, 2022
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Escape plans of the rich and famous
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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June 22, 2022
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My advice to graduates is just one show: ‘The Wire’
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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April 21, 2022
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Q&A: Shouldn’t we all just use our real names online?
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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March 21, 2022
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The pandemic has changed the way we perceive technology — and how we resist it
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Washington Post.
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February 19, 2022
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Bring back the woolly mammoth? Steal DNA? The prospects and pitfalls of rewriting life
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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January 22, 2022
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How real could virtual reality become?
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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November 12, 2021
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Facebook’s next privacy nightmare will be a sight to see
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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November 3, 2021
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RIT alumnus studies the intersection of technology and the liberal arts
Though he graduated with a computer science degree, Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad ’06 spent much of his time at RIT in the College of Liberal Arts. He is a firm believer that inserting humanities and the liberal arts into science and technology curricula is imperative. Ahmad will return to RIT Nov. 4 as this fall’s Stan McKenzie Salon speaker for a virtual conversation with his former professor, Evan Selinger.
