AI chatbots refuse to produce ‘controversial’ output − why that’s a free speech problem

AI chatbot makers’ restrictive use policies hinder people’s access to information.

Jacob Mchangama, Research Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University • conversation
April 18, 2024 ~10 min

Older Swiss women just set a global legal precedent for challenging their nation’s climate change policy

Their victory in the European Court of Human Rights is a huge win for the climate.

Aoife Daly, Professor of Law, University College Cork • conversation
April 11, 2024 ~6 min


Buying affordable ethical chocolate is almost impossible – but some firms are offering the next best thing

What makes a good egg? The ethics of chocolate is complicated and often hard to decipher with confusing marketing claims on some product packaging.

Michael Rogerson, Lecturer in Operations Management, University of Sussex • conversation
March 25, 2024 ~8 min

I’m a political scientist, and the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling turned me into a reproductive-rights refugee

I’m a scholar, not an activist or an advocate. But now one of the most intimate, personal events of our lives had been turned into a political event by the state’s highest court.

Spencer Goidel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Auburn University • conversation
March 11, 2024 ~10 min

The world’s business and finance sectors can do much more to reverse deforestation – here’s the data to prove it

A recently published report sheds light on how 350 big companies and 150 financial institutions are falling behind with goals to halt and reverse deforestation.

Mary Gagen, Professor of Physical Geography, Swansea University • conversation
March 1, 2024 ~7 min

Science is a human right − and its future is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Decades ago, the international community codified science as a cultural right and protected expression of human creativity. Reaffirming science’s value can help it better serve humanity.

Andrea Boggio, Professor of Politics, Law and Society, Bryant University • conversation
Dec. 5, 2023 ~10 min

AI: we may not need a new human right to protect us from decisions by algorithms – the laws already exist

Effective implementation of existing law can protect us from the risks posed by AI algorithms.

Richard Mackenzie-Gray Scott, Postdoctoral Fellow, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 10, 2023 ~8 min

Montana kids win historic climate lawsuit – here's why it could set a powerful precedent

The case hinged on Montana’s ‘green amendment,’ which guarantees a constitutional right to ‘a clean and healthful environment.’ Other states have similar amendments, and more are considering them.

Amber Polk, Assistant Professor of Law, Florida International University • conversation
Aug. 15, 2023 ~9 min


Watch: Confucian alternative beats giving robots rights

Giving robots rights is a bad idea, according to a new analysis. The Confucian alternative of assigning rites offers a better way.

Caitlin Kizielewicz Carnegie Mellon • futurity
May 26, 2023 ~4 min

New passport rankings show that the world is opening up – but not for everyone

A passport from the United Arab Emirates will get you into far more destinations than one from Afghanistan. Gaps like this have big implications for people’s ability to travel, reside and work.

Patrick Bixby, Associate Professor of English, Arizona State University • conversation
Jan. 24, 2023 ~10 min

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