2018 - 2019

2019 May 10

The Promise & Perils of Nonviolent Action: Lessons From Around the World

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Allison Dining Room, HKS

The 2019 Topol Fellows on Nonviolence will present the results of their research on different cases of nonviolent action around the world. Five Topol Fellows will present “lightning” talks regarding their research on nonviolent action in Colombia, Algeria, Catalonia, India, and among various women’s movements in Africa. The panel will then address questions and comments from the audience. The event is moderated by Professors Erica Chenoweth and Douglas Johnson, who were the faculty advisors to the 2019 Topol Fellows.

The following students will present their research:

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2019 Apr 25

Designing Contextually Driven AI Systems for Gun Violence Prevention with Chicago Youth

4:30pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

Rubenstein 229

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy invites you to a discussion on AI systems and gun violence prevention, facilitated by Technology and Human Rights Fellow, Desmond Patton. 

 

Desmond Patton:

Associate Professor Desmond Upton Patton is a Public Interest Technologist who uses qualitative and computational data collection methods to examine the relationship between youth and gang...

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2019 May 08

Human Rights in Hard Places Speaker Series: Digital Control: Modern Censorship and Surveillance in the Kim Jong Un Era

11:45am to 1:00pm

Location: 

Taubman Room 135, 79 JFK Street

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is excited to announce its 2019 Speaker Series: Human Rights in Hard Places, facilitated by Carr Center Executive Director, Sushma Raman.

The Human Rights in Hard Places Speaker Series was formed to underscore that despite the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, vast human rights abuses are still occurring 7 decades later. 

We hope for this to serve as a platform for individuals to hear from the...

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2019 Apr 04

Human Rights in Hard Places Speaker Series: Human Rights at the Frontlines - Negotiating the Protection of Civilians

11:45am to 1:00pm

Location: 

Wexner Room 102, 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA, 02138

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is excited to announce its 2019 Speaker Series: Human Rights in Hard Places, facilitated by Carr Center Executive Director, Sushma Raman.

The Human Rights in Hard Places Speaker Series was formed to underscore that despite the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, vast human rights abuses are still occurring 7 decades later. 

We hope for...

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2019 May 13

Towards Life 3.0 - Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century: Navigating the Moral Labyrinth: Intersections of Philosophy, AI, and Art

5:30pm to 6:45pm

Location: 

Wexner Room 102, 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA, 02138

Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century is a new talk series organized and facilitated by Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-term impact of...

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2019 May 06

Towards Life 3.0 - Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century: Technology I Tyranny I Transnational Advocacy

5:30pm to 6:45pm

Location: 

Wexner Room 102, 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA, 02138

Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21stCentury is a new talk series organized and facilitated by Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-term impact of artificial...

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2019 Apr 29

Towards Life 3.0 - Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century: David Eaves (Faculty Director, DigitalHKS)

5:30pm to 6:45pm

Location: 

Wexner Room 102, 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA, 02138

Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21stCentury is a new talk series organized and facilitated by Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-term impact of artificial...

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2019 Apr 22

Towards Life 3.0 - Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century: Privacy and Accuracy in Data Science: Do We Need to Choose Only One?

5:30pm to 6:45pm

Location: 

Wexner Room 102, 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA, 02138

Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21stCentury is a new talk series organized and facilitated by Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-term impact of artificial...

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2019 Mar 11

Towards Life 3.0 - Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century: How Not To Engineer the Climate

5:30pm to 6:45pm

Location: 

Wexner Room 102, 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA, 02138

Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21stCentury is a new talk series organized and facilitated by Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-term impact of artificial...

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2019 Mar 04

Towards Life 3.0 - Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century: Human Rights in a Digital Age

5:30pm to 6:45pm

Location: 

Wexner Room 102, 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA, 02138

niccomeleTowards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21stCentury is a new talk series organized and facilitated by Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy....

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2019 Mar 13

Human Rights in Hard Places Speaker Series: Autocratic Legalism in New Turkey

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location: 

Taubman 102

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is excited to announce its 2019 Speaker Series: Human Rights in Hard Places, facilitated by Harvard Kennedy School Lecturer, Douglas A. Johnson

The Human Rights in Hard Places Speaker Series was formed to underscore that despite the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, vast human rights abuses are still occurring 7 decades later. 

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2019 Feb 28

Psychiatric Diagnosis: The First Cause of Everything Bad in the Mental Health System

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Wexner Room 102, 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA, 02138

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Psychiatric diagnosis is completely unregulated and is widely — and unjustifiably — believed to be solidly grounded in science, to help reduce human suffering, and to expose psychiatrically labeled people to no harm. Dr. Paula J. Caplan...

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2019 Mar 28

Human Rights in Hard Places Speaker Series: China & Human Rights: The Future of the Uyghur Community

11:45am to 1:00pm

Location: 

Taubman Room 520, 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA, 02138

 The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is excited to announce its 2019 Speaker Series: Human Rights in Hard Places.

The Human Rights in Hard Places Speaker Series was formed to underscore that despite the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, vast human rights abuses are still occurring 7 decades later. 

We hope for this to serve as a platform for individuals to hear from the world's leading practitioners and academics in the human rights field, and to listen, question and engage.  

Dolkun Isa...

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