New York Times technology reporter Kashmir Hill and Shobita Parthasarathy explore the intersection of technology and privacy, addressing some of today's most salient issues. October, 2024.
Kade Crockford, the director of the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts, discusses technology, surveillance and civil liberties with the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program (STPP).
Former assistant director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Kumar Garg and director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program Shobita Parthasarathy discuss deploying science, technology, and data for the p
Fatima Hassan, human rights lawyer, social justice activist, and the founder of the Health Justice Initiative in South Africa; and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the Gerald R.
Do you want to learn how science and technology policy is made? Are you interested in the social and ethical implications of developments like facial recognition, gene editing, or autonomous vehicles?
Erin Simpson joins STPP for a conversation about digital contact tracing and privacy during the COVID-19 pandemic, moderated by STPP Director Shobita Parthasarathy.
Shobita Parthasarthy talks to the "Stick to the science" podcast as they explore what role do journalists, science communicators, and policymakers have in influencing how science is perceived. November 2020.
Shobita Parthasarathy talks to Nature's "Stick to the science" podcast as they discuss how politics can influence the direction and quality of research. November 2020.
Shobita Parthasarathy talks to Nature's "Stick to the science" podcast as they look back at the history of the knotty relationship between science, politics and po
Paul Abbate, Associate Deputy Director of the FBI, and David Levy, Vice President of Amazon Web Services, discuss current cybersecurity threats, formulating policy, and calibrating responses.
Learn about the student experience in the University of Michigan's unique graduate certificate program in Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP), based at the Ford School of Public Policy.
Priti has worked with several organizations and government agencies to ensure that policymakers and other key stakeholders understand the impact of the patent system on drug prices through data-driven analysis. February, 2020.
Layne Scherer is in conversation with Anna Mapp, discussing lessons from the report, and the future of graduate education in the sciences, medicine, and engineering.
Christopher Calabrese, discusses the pros and cons of facial recognition technology, how it is changing many aspects of our lives, and how policymakers should address it. November, 2019.
Thomas Kalil, Chief Innovation Officer at Schmidt Futures and former Deputy Director for Policy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Obama Administration, discusses some of the science and technology policy priorities of Pr
Carrie Bishop shares what it takes to bring digital transformation to government in San Francisco, a tech city where expectations are high and social justice activism is a part of daily life. January, 2019.
Dr. T. Ramasami, former secretary of science and technology for India, as he discusses the role of science and technology policy in developing countries. November, 2017.
Shobita Parthasarathy discusses her new book, Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe, followed by discussion with Richard Hall, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy.
In this Book Talks, James House about his book Beyond Obamacare. James then joins Helen Levy, Richard Lichtenstein on a panel to discuss health care and his book moderated by Paula Lantz.
