Duke University Initiative for Science & Society
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Embracing and encouraging responsible progress in science and tech for the benefit of humanity. With a distinctive Master's in Applied Ethics & Policy :: scienceandsociety.duke.edu/ma
Jonathan Wiener on the EPA no longer counting the value of lives saved in air pollution regs: "It is essential ... to assess all the impacts of major regulations ... Not doing so can lead to arbitrary decisions that violate the law and harm society..." www.newsweek.com/epa-moves-ke...
EPA moves to keep Colorado coal plants open
In its Friday update, the EPA said, "These plants are vital to delivering reliable and affordable energy to Colorado families."
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January 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Jonathan Wiener on the EPA no longer counting the value of lives saved in air pollution regs: "It is essential ... to assess all the impacts of major regulations ... Not doing so can lead to arbitrary decisions that violate the law and harm society..." www.newsweek.com/epa-moves-ke...
How can individuals exercise their privacy rights for data purchased from data brokers and used to train AI? Celebrate Data Privacy Day on 1/28 w/ Jane Horvath, former Apple Chief Privacy Officer, as she discusses #privacy rights, #AI, and data brokers.
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Data Privacy Day 2026 - Tech Policy @ Sanford
Data Privacy Day 2026: Privacy Rights, AI Models, & Data Brokers Date: Wednesday, January 28th Time: 5:30-6:30pm Location: Sanford 04 How can individuals exercise their…
techpolicy.sanford.duke.edu
January 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
How can individuals exercise their privacy rights for data purchased from data brokers and used to train AI? Celebrate Data Privacy Day on 1/28 w/ Jane Horvath, former Apple Chief Privacy Officer, as she discusses #privacy rights, #AI, and data brokers.
techpolicy.sanford.duke.edu/event/data-p...
techpolicy.sanford.duke.edu/event/data-p...
Tift Merritt argues #AI can never replace the "messy, broken, brave" heart of real music. AI slop is creating an "empty hole at the center where meaning and connection are supposed to be."
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#TechEthics #Music #TechPolicy
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#TechEthics #Music #TechPolicy
American Songwriter OP-ED by Tift Merritt: DNA, Not AI, Gives Life to Our Songs
"Pushing humans aside for their inefficiency and creative process is a pattern we need to interrupt at first sight," says Tift Merritt
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January 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Tift Merritt argues #AI can never replace the "messy, broken, brave" heart of real music. AI slop is creating an "empty hole at the center where meaning and connection are supposed to be."
americansongwriter.com/american-son...
#TechEthics #Music #TechPolicy
americansongwriter.com/american-son...
#TechEthics #Music #TechPolicy
Join us for a Spring Tech Mixer on 1/14! 🍕 🎉
Meet-and-mingle with students, faculty, and alumni interested in the intersections of tech, ethics, and policy. 6 - 8 p.m. in Gross Hall for conversation, networking, and free food.
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #DukeStudents #TechPolicy
Meet-and-mingle with students, faculty, and alumni interested in the intersections of tech, ethics, and policy. 6 - 8 p.m. in Gross Hall for conversation, networking, and free food.
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #DukeStudents #TechPolicy
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Join us for a Spring Tech Mixer on 1/14! 🍕 🎉
Meet-and-mingle with students, faculty, and alumni interested in the intersections of tech, ethics, and policy. 6 - 8 p.m. in Gross Hall for conversation, networking, and free food.
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #DukeStudents #TechPolicy
Meet-and-mingle with students, faculty, and alumni interested in the intersections of tech, ethics, and policy. 6 - 8 p.m. in Gross Hall for conversation, networking, and free food.
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #DukeStudents #TechPolicy
Join us for our next #PeriodicTables 🍻 #ScienceCafe as we investigate the dynamics of volcanic eruptions w/ volcanologist 🌋 @volcanicarianna.bsky.social !
Friday, 1/23 at 5:30 p.m. Night School Bar in Durham. Admission is FREE!
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Friday, 1/23 at 5:30 p.m. Night School Bar in Durham. Admission is FREE!
scienceandsociety.duke.edu/events/perio...
Periodic Tables: How do lava flow fields grow? w/ Arianna Soldati
When we look at an inactive volcanic landscape, a recent, solidified, black lava flow often stands out like a monolith.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Join us for our next #PeriodicTables 🍻 #ScienceCafe as we investigate the dynamics of volcanic eruptions w/ volcanologist 🌋 @volcanicarianna.bsky.social !
Friday, 1/23 at 5:30 p.m. Night School Bar in Durham. Admission is FREE!
scienceandsociety.duke.edu/events/perio...
Friday, 1/23 at 5:30 p.m. Night School Bar in Durham. Admission is FREE!
scienceandsociety.duke.edu/events/perio...
For David Hoffman, Duke’s Climate Commitment is not just about emissions or energy but about values. “The word commitment really means something,” he says. “It’s an expression of institutional values..." Read More: climate.duke.edu/news/climate... #climatechange
Climate Profile: David Hoffman - Climate Commitment
For David Hoffman, Duke’s Climate Commitment is not just about emissions or energy but about values. “The word commitment really means something,” he says. “It’s an expression of institutional…
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December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
For David Hoffman, Duke’s Climate Commitment is not just about emissions or energy but about values. “The word commitment really means something,” he says. “It’s an expression of institutional values..." Read More: climate.duke.edu/news/climate... #climatechange
The new www.duke.edu homepage is live! Check out the first theme, "Across Our State" and explore how Duke’s people, research, and partnerships are making an impact across North Carolina. #ResearchSavesLives
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The new www.duke.edu homepage is live! Check out the first theme, "Across Our State" and explore how Duke’s people, research, and partnerships are making an impact across North Carolina. #ResearchSavesLives
Did you know musicians aren't paid for their music when played on terrestrial radio? The American Music Fairness Act aims to protect musician's IP in the age of #AI. techpolicy.sanford.duke.edu/blog/paying-... #CreativeEconomy #GenAI #AImusic
Paying Creators is Common Sense: What the AMFA Hearing Means for AI-Generated Music - Tech Policy @ Sanford
On Tuesday, December 9th, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing for the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA). What do the discussions about paying performing artists when…
techpolicy.sanford.duke.edu
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Did you know musicians aren't paid for their music when played on terrestrial radio? The American Music Fairness Act aims to protect musician's IP in the age of #AI. techpolicy.sanford.duke.edu/blog/paying-... #CreativeEconomy #GenAI #AImusic
A more intuitive, more immersive Duke.edu is almost here! The new homepage launches soon, with improved navigation and a sharper focus on the people and ideas shaping Duke.
December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A more intuitive, more immersive Duke.edu is almost here! The new homepage launches soon, with improved navigation and a sharper focus on the people and ideas shaping Duke.
#GenAI poses risks to elections, but concerns were largely unrealized in 2024. As adoption and access increase, what can we expect in the 2026 mid-terms? Check out this new @CenDemTech report on the use of genAI during U.S. campaigns and what it means for upcoming elections. cdt.org/insights/pro...
Promise and Peril: Generative AI’s Experimental Debut in U.S. Political Campaigns
This report was also authored by Dean Jackson and Zelly Martin. Generative AI (genAI) poses a number of risks to elections, such as amplifying disinformation, facilitating foreign interference, and…
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#GenAI poses risks to elections, but concerns were largely unrealized in 2024. As adoption and access increase, what can we expect in the 2026 mid-terms? Check out this new @CenDemTech report on the use of genAI during U.S. campaigns and what it means for upcoming elections. cdt.org/insights/pro...
Save the Date! The Conference on Society-Centered #AI (#SCAI2026) is #DukeU's flagship event dedicated to exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and society. Join us February 12-14. sites.duke.edu/scai/
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Save the Date! The Conference on Society-Centered #AI (#SCAI2026) is #DukeU's flagship event dedicated to exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and society. Join us February 12-14. sites.duke.edu/scai/
Need a little calm during reading period? Duke Lofi brings cozy Duke vibes and mellow beats straight to your screen. Watch and listen to the full playlist: duke.is/dukelofi.
Duke University Lofi Mix
Whether you're studying in your dorm or working 3,000 miles away reminiscing about your time here, we hope these Lo-fi videos bring a little bit of Duke to y...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Need a little calm during reading period? Duke Lofi brings cozy Duke vibes and mellow beats straight to your screen. Watch and listen to the full playlist: duke.is/dukelofi.
Duke lives here, works here, cares here. Read how Duke invests in the future of #DurhamNC and everyone in it. We are proud to support the issues that matter most to our community.
Learn More: community.duke.edu/our-impact/
Fact Sheet: community.duke.edu/sites/defaul...
Learn More: community.duke.edu/our-impact/
Fact Sheet: community.duke.edu/sites/defaul...
Our Impact | Community Affairs
Duke lives here, works here, cares here. Image Duke is fully invested in the future of Durham and everyone in it. We are proud to support the issues that matter most to
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November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Duke lives here, works here, cares here. Read how Duke invests in the future of #DurhamNC and everyone in it. We are proud to support the issues that matter most to our community.
Learn More: community.duke.edu/our-impact/
Fact Sheet: community.duke.edu/sites/defaul...
Learn More: community.duke.edu/our-impact/
Fact Sheet: community.duke.edu/sites/defaul...
An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services. - via @wired.com www.wired.com/story/when-f...
When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face
An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services. - via @wired.com www.wired.com/story/when-f...
🔊Every technology in music history leaves artists behind. What if one left them all behind? AI-generated music is severely undermining artists’ ability to make a viable living. Listen to the latest with Tift Merritt and @hofftechpolicy.bsky.social - sanford.duke.edu/story/ai-mus... #TechPolicy
AI Music is Singing Like a Canary in a Coal Mine [Podcast] | Sanford School of Public Policy
AI-generated music is severely undermining artists’ ability to make a viable living. Is it a canary in the coal mine for music and for how AI will affect the future of wo
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🔊Every technology in music history leaves artists behind. What if one left them all behind? AI-generated music is severely undermining artists’ ability to make a viable living. Listen to the latest with Tift Merritt and @hofftechpolicy.bsky.social - sanford.duke.edu/story/ai-mus... #TechPolicy
Neuroscience experts convened in Asilomar to talk through guidelines around ethical research on human neural #organoids. www.the-scientist.com/as-neural-or... #neuroscience #neuroethics #bioethics
As Neural Organoid Research Accelerates, Scientists Discuss Ethics
Neuroscience experts convened in Asilomar to talk through guidelines around ethical research on human neural organoids.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Neuroscience experts convened in Asilomar to talk through guidelines around ethical research on human neural #organoids. www.the-scientist.com/as-neural-or... #neuroscience #neuroethics #bioethics
White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass #AI regulations. The proposal comes after Republicans failed to get a federal block on state AI legislation approved in Congress. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #AIPolicy
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass #AI regulations. The proposal comes after Republicans failed to get a federal block on state AI legislation approved in Congress. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #AIPolicy
Here is something on many people's minds: check out this new animated quick learner that explains how federal research grant funding works and how it drives innovation while training the next generation of researchers at universities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p3J... #researchsaveslives
Life Cycle of a Biomedical Research Grant | Quick Learner
Cancer-fighting drugs, medical devices like asthma inhalers, and new approaches to heart transplants – these are just some of the many lifesaving treatments that began as research in a university…
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November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Here is something on many people's minds: check out this new animated quick learner that explains how federal research grant funding works and how it drives innovation while training the next generation of researchers at universities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p3J... #researchsaveslives
LISTEN: Data centers power the digital age, but could they also power a cleaner one? A new
@nichinstitute.bsky.social report says #hyperscalers like Google could help drive clean energy and modernize the grid. sanford.duke.edu/story/yes-da... #techpolicy
@nichinstitute.bsky.social report says #hyperscalers like Google could help drive clean energy and modernize the grid. sanford.duke.edu/story/yes-da... #techpolicy
Yes, the Data Center Next Door Can Be a Good Neighbor [Podcast] | Sanford School of Public Policy
Yes, the Data Center Next Door Can Be a Good Neighbor [Podcast] - Sanford School of Public Policy
sanford.duke.edu
November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
LISTEN: Data centers power the digital age, but could they also power a cleaner one? A new
@nichinstitute.bsky.social report says #hyperscalers like Google could help drive clean energy and modernize the grid. sanford.duke.edu/story/yes-da... #techpolicy
@nichinstitute.bsky.social report says #hyperscalers like Google could help drive clean energy and modernize the grid. sanford.duke.edu/story/yes-da... #techpolicy
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“In the Age of Resilience"
This year’s Cybersecurity at Duke Conference explored how industry leaders are building resilience and shaping the future of security across technology, policy and law.
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This year’s Cybersecurity at Duke Conference explored how industry leaders are building resilience and shaping the future of security across technology, policy and law.
@hofftechpolicy.bsky.social @dukelaw.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“In the Age of Resilience"
This year’s Cybersecurity at Duke Conference explored how industry leaders are building resilience and shaping the future of security across technology, policy and law.
@hofftechpolicy.bsky.social @dukelaw.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social
This year’s Cybersecurity at Duke Conference explored how industry leaders are building resilience and shaping the future of security across technology, policy and law.
@hofftechpolicy.bsky.social @dukelaw.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social
Mind-reading devices can now predict preconscious thoughts: is it time to worry? Ethicists say #AI powered advances will threaten the #privacy and autonomy of people who use #neurotechnology. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Mind-reading devices can now predict preconscious thoughts: is it time to worry?
Ethicists say AI-powered advances will threaten the privacy and autonomy of people who use neurotechnology.
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Mind-reading devices can now predict preconscious thoughts: is it time to worry? Ethicists say #AI powered advances will threaten the #privacy and autonomy of people who use #neurotechnology. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Check out our latest faculty spotlight feat. privacy and ethics professor Jolynn Dellinger. At Duke, she combines her legal experience with a passion for protecting our privacy, particularly in mental health and reproductive care. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/jolynn-delli... #DataPrivacy #TechEthics
Jolynn Dellinger Faculty Profile - Duke University Science & Society
Jolynn Dellinger, J.D. Senior Lecturing Fellow of Law Core faculty, Duke Science & Society Privacy & Ethics Lead Jolynn Dellinger is a Senior...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Check out our latest faculty spotlight feat. privacy and ethics professor Jolynn Dellinger. At Duke, she combines her legal experience with a passion for protecting our privacy, particularly in mental health and reproductive care. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/jolynn-delli... #DataPrivacy #TechEthics
“One journalist actually said to me, ‘Maple syrup urine disease? Well, that doesn't sound too serious,’” she told me. “And I thought, ‘Oh my God, we really need a name change.’” :: Read the latest from Prof. Misha Angrist. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/to-name-a-ra...
To Name a Rare Disease, by Misha Angrist - Duke University Science & Society
In 2022, a baby formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, owned by Abbott Laboratories, was closed down after the FDA cited it for unsanitary practices....
scienceandsociety.duke.edu
November 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“One journalist actually said to me, ‘Maple syrup urine disease? Well, that doesn't sound too serious,’” she told me. “And I thought, ‘Oh my God, we really need a name change.’” :: Read the latest from Prof. Misha Angrist. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/to-name-a-ra...
Congrats to the two successful candidates who presented their final presentations in our Applied Ethics & Policy Master's program this morning! Clayton and Murphy are moving #bioethics policy forward in #endoflifecare and #reproductivetechnology.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Congrats to the two successful candidates who presented their final presentations in our Applied Ethics & Policy Master's program this morning! Clayton and Murphy are moving #bioethics policy forward in #endoflifecare and #reproductivetechnology.