The Blog of the Caltech Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy
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At the end of February, the CSSPP hosted a workshop on the “Pathways Towards the Safe and Effective Deployment of Engineered Microbial Technologies”. It brought together researchers, regulators, and industry representatives to discuss the science, ethics, and policy of engineered…
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A Conversation with Hannah Druckenmiller: Water Quality Measurement & Policy
Recently at Caltech, the Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy teamed up with the Resnick Sustainability Institute, the Linde Institute of Economic and Management Sciences, and the Linde Center for Global Environmental Science to host an informative and productive…
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Cong Cao, Postdoctoral Instructor in Science, Society, and Public Policy
Dr. Cong Cao recently joined us at Caltech’s Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy as a postdoctoral instructor. Cong’s research interests are in health & environmental economics, especially in the use of machine learning to model to complex interactions…
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Ozan Gurcan, CSSPP Postdoctoral Instructor in Bioethics
Recently, Dr. Ozan Gurcan joined the Caltech Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy as a postdoctoral instructor in bioethics. Center Co-Director, Frederick Eberhardt, recently sat down with Ozan to discuss his research and teaching interests. A video of their…
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Pathways Towards the Safe and Effective Deployment of Engineered Microbial Technologies
In their 2022 Executive Order, the Biden-Harris administration proclaims that: For biotechnology and biomanufacturing to help us achieve our societal goals, the United States needs to invest in foundational scientific capabilities. We need to develop genetic engineering technologies and techniques…
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AI & the 2024 Presidential Election
What can we do to help people spot AI-developed content? Just a few years ago, to spot problematic content online one could use a few simple tests: Do the images or video look fake? Is the audio mechanical or robotic? …
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Teaching Ethics & AI in the Wake of ChatGPT
The advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) has raised profound questions about why and how we teach writing at university, and the extent to which instructors can still assess the level of student understanding on the basis of written work.…
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Postdoc in Artificial Intelligence & Public Policy
CSSPP has just posted an ad for a postdoctoral scholar in Artificial Intelligence & Public Policy. The position is joint with Caltech’s Computing and Mathematical Sciences (CMS) Department. The posted ad describes the position: We are seeking computer science applicants…
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Introducing the CSSPP Blog
In 2023, we launched Caltech’s new Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy. It was a whirlwind year, with a number of workshops, lots of campus programs, and many new initiatives to facilitate the involvement of the Caltech community in…