Research and teaching have their greatest impact when this work fosters understanding and empathy, strengthens intellectual community and creativity, and contributes to human well-being. Society + Technology at UW’s Fall Symposium is designed with this impact in mind. Our fall convening will elevate UW’s work at the critical juncture of society and technology in areas […]
The Tech Policy Lab is a unique, interdisciplinary collaboration at the University of Washington that aims to enhance technology policy through research, education, and thought leadership. Founded in 2013 by faculty from the University’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, Information School, and School of Law, the Lab aims to bridge the […]
Society + Technology at UW is pleased to cross-promote the next event in the Signals & Society series, Are We Still in Control?, a conversation with Chirag Shah (Information, UW), author of Agent Nation: How Autonomous AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Society—and What We Can Do About It, and Society + Technology at UW’s […]
Registration is now open for Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown’s lecture, What Does Law Mean in Crisis? How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save Us, which will take place at 6:30 p.m. May 21 at Town Hall Seattle. The event is organized by the Office of Public Lectures, with Society + Technology at UW and the Tech […]
We Robot is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed conference that brings together leading scholars and practitioners to discuss legal, ethical and policy implications of robots and other emergent digital technologies. Since its inception in 2012, the conference has fostered dynamic conversations regarding robot theory, design, ethics and development. We Robot has been hosted in Yale, Stanford, Ottawa, […]
