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Where the subject of algorithmic fairness or privacy is not frontpage news today we will speak to the two leading lights in that area they will help us understand the state of the art is now and Going Forward with that we will welcome professor kearns first to the stage. Welcome to the stage. [applause] good morning thank you for coming my name is Michael Kearns with my close friend and colleague writing a general audience book called the ethical algorithm so for roughly half an hour we want to ...

State support or oppose and local bands on plastic . Take a look at some of the headlines, this from Minnesota Public Radio where target is headquartered. The target head target customers call on the retailer eliminate plastic bags and in stores. In new jersey, the state with the headline from the philadelphia inquirer, new jersey moves closer to banning plastic bags and paper enacted,they write if new jersey would be the ninth bags to ban plastic preserve the environment and reduce the impact o...

Opioids have exacerbated americas staggering overdose death rates. In 2017 moreor than 70,000 peope died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of injury related deaths in the United States. Se, 60 involve prescription opioids and illicit opioid such as fentanyl. Americans fared no better against Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when more than 10 Million People aged 12 or older of abused opioid in 2 Million People suffered from an opioid use disorder and on average 130 americans died each day fr...

We all know newcastle. He has been masterminding this operation making sure the lightweight papers use and its fantastic. There is another trick to this. The trick is a computer. There is another trick to this. The trick is a Computer Program designed to keep a running tally so you get the result the moment that the votes are counted. Stay tuned im going to be watching to see if they manage to do it. We are keeping an eye on it but be too fair i think its fair to say the good people of sunderlan...

Secret to this. This is the fact this morning. On the planet could soon be lost. With an International Team of scientists is determined not to let that happen now its a race against time to try and save a species. Intervention. I would say. The hail mary. Is a Technical Innovations that can change life were going to explore the intersection of heart and humanity and were doing it in a unique way this is science by scientists. The vet keita is the most endangered Marine Mammal is a naturally elus...

Very briefly putting the role of mc just to say hello and welcome you before i hand the baton to tom bowman of National Public radio who will be our moderator. Tom is a very distinguished and accomplished npr reporter, also really thrilled he would join us. He spent ape lot time in a field field in afghanistan and elsewhere embedded with u. S. Combat units and other parts of the broader effort there that now is approaching the end of its second decade pretty soon. Next to tom and beforehand the ...

The ice bucket challenge in 2014 people all over the world were pouring ice water over their heads in a bid to focus more medical research on the rare motor neuron disease payless. They posted the videos on social networks and raised millions in private donations scientists took note theyd seen how their laboratories and the public could be just a click apart. What would you rather we didnt just think of us i think we can now invent new drugs faster i fin than can i believe theres so much more t...

Good afternoon. I am senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and i will be your host today. Has a very distinguished resume, which you can find at the department of justice website. Before we get started i have two requests. One is is if you could take your cell phones and put it on silent mode so that we dont have unnecessary interruptions of that sort. The second is for the q a session we will have cards that you can write questions, and those cards are going to be passed around and you can writ...

Aljazeera where every. This is the fact this morning. On the planet could soon be lost. With an International Team of scientists is determined not to let that happen now its a race against time to try and save a species. Without intervention how long do you give the big i would say year 2 about us to this is the hail mary for potatoes. This techno a show about innovations that can change lives were going to explore the intersection of heart and humanity and were doing it in a unique way this is ...

Haj please welcome the Heritage Foundation executive Vice President kim holmes. A nice rainy day outside and everybody is all bunched together to keep warm. Good morning everybody. How is everybody this morning . Governor welcome to the the Heritage Foundation it is a pleasure to have you here. Its a pleasure to welcome governor mike of alaska. And he will be speaking on the budget spending and what alaska can provide the nation as an example. Governor done was elected as governor of alaska 2018...