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Robotics

Robot Law: Preventing Serious And Subtle Threats — An Interview With A. Michael Froomkin

A Michael Froomkin Laurie Silvers And Mitchell Rubenstein Distinguished Professor Of Law At University Of Miami Law School
March 24, 2016

From the Brink: As part of a regular series featuring content from BRINK, A. Michael Froomkin discusses the legal complexities and challenges of robotics.

 

Robots aren’t people. So whom do we blame — and how do we react — when they spy on, injure or even kill us? And how could robots undermine even our most trusted professionals?
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trade

Amb. Michael Froman: If We Don’t Write the Rules of the Global Economy, Others Will

Amb Michael Froman U S Trade Representative
November 06, 2015

America is at a crossroads in the world economy. If we don’t take the lead in writing the economic rules of the road through trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), other countries will.

The United States economy continues to gain strength and create new jobs and opportunities for the American middle class, while acting as a driver of the global economy.
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Amb. Michael Froman: How Trade Can Help Save the Elephant

Amb Michael Froman U S Trade Representative
September 11, 2015

The Trans-Pacific Partnership may not involve African countries, but the trade deal can provide a key tool in the fight against wildlife trafficking.

 

There hasn’t been a single poached elephant carcass discovered in Gabon’s Wonga-Wongué Preserve in almost a year. Just last month, an elephant was seen on the beach here for the first time in recent memory. Not long before that, gorillas were seen in areas where they had been wiped out during darker days.
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Perspectives

Tackling Energy Poverty in the Age of Gas — Q&A with Michael Farina of GE

Michael Farina GE
June 02, 2015

Natural gas can provide fast and flexible power to people who need it, with the right policies in place.

 

World supplies of gas are increasing, and so is global demand for electricity. In this new “Age of Gas,” the challenge is to ensure steady power access to people around the world — especially in underserved regions of the world where a fifth of the population still lives without electricity — and do it in a sustainable way.
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Amb. Michael Froman: Tackling Environmental Challenges Through Trade

Amb Michael Froman U S Trade Representative
May 26, 2015

Today’s trade agreements include enforceable commitments that are vital to protecting the global environment.

 
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Michael Elliott: Davos in the Age of Miracles

Michael Elliott The One Campaign
January 20, 2015
If you’re ever looking for a reason to go to Switzerland in the winter, here’s one: admiring the local railroad system.
 
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More Robots = More Jobs

Michael C Anderson Manufacturing Engineering Media
June 13, 2014
A busload of visitors walked into one of the highly automated factories in the compound of FANUC Corp. at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Oshinomura, Yamanashi, Japan. It was the first day of a five-day Open House event in mid-April: By the end of the fifth day, over 4,000 customers will have made the trek here to see the company’s latest innovations in robots, CNCs and robomachines.
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One Million Mobile Phones Combat Malaria In Africa

Txchnologist
June 05, 2014
Finally, a case of mobile-phone tracking that’s more hopeful than creepy. Malaria researchers have used 9 billion anonymized phone call records to identify disease hotspots and make smarter plans to combat it.
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7 Reasons to be Optimistic about Africa

Michael Hastings Kpmg International
May 08, 2014
When I meet young Africans who have graduated from overseas universities, I’m struck by their excitement for Africa. They have a vision for their countries of origin, and a passion to return to, and invest in, their homelands. This new desire for engagement is a sign of incredible optimism and hope. There are many other signs of hope.
1. A communication revolution, a data revolution
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Is Natural Gas Worse for Climate Change Than Diesel Fuel?

Michael Levi Council On Foreign Relations
February 26, 2014
Science has published an interesting and useful new paper on methane leaks in natural gas operations – but the New York Times chose to highlight the one thing in it that’s both unoriginal and shaky. Understanding that flaw reveals some useful pointers for policymakers.
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