Topic: Ethics & Values

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• Book Notes: “On Bullshit”

  Overview of Harry G. Frankfurt’s book about our relationship to the truth.

• Surfacing Podcast, Ep. 15

  How people shaping digital experiences can keep our online world safe.

• Book Notes: “All Things Shining”

  Timeless lessons for finding meaning in today’s secular world.

• Privacy and Metadata

  Facing the consequences of public actions in an information society.

• The Informed Life with Jason Ulaszek

  How Jason Ulaszek used design to heal Rwanda's deep social rifts.

• The Assault on U.S. Democracy

  What it means to be an American in the wake of an attempted insurrection.

• Addressing Systemic Racial Injustice

  How two former U.S. presidents and I are starting to address racism.

• Relief in Philosophy

  How Marcus Aurelius’ “Meditations” can be a guide for navigating today's chaos.

• You Are Being Tracked

  How your smartphone might be exposing you to unwanted attention.

• The Limits of the Ethical Designer

  How designers can rethink their role beyond interfaces to tackle ethical challenges.

• An Economy of Deception

  In today's information environments, distinguishing bots from humans poses challenges.

• Fritjof Capra on Ethics

  Ethical behavior evolves from individuals contributing to the community's benefit.

• What is a Healthy Society?

  Rethinking community systems for a just, sustainable, thriving society.

• Integrity

  Uniting moral principles and purpose to drive coherent action.

• Corporations and the Golden Lotus World

  Why we must see corporations clearly and work to enhance their role in society.

• Book Notes: "Technically Wrong"

  Cautionary tales about how biases in tech design embed social rifts.

• Move Fast and Brake

  Navigating the ethical crossroads of rapid tech innovation without losing our humanity.

• Sad for Venezuela

  Venezuela’s press freedoms erode as history’s lessons go unheeded.