Pan Asian Food: Ethics of Robot Drivers, American Universities, Citizens United
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This month we'll be going to A.A. Jing, a fine Pan Asian restaurant west of Times Square. The food is mostly Japanese, with some other Asian food mixed in. A menu is here (http://ordering.orders2.me/menu/53c5cd0cf61e46fe497b3745).
A $5 DEPOSIT is required to RSVP, which will be REFUNDED IN CASH 10 minutes after the event starts. No-shows and latecomers forfeit their deposit. You will receive an electronic refund if you change your RSVP to "No" more than 24 hours before the event.
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The age of driverless cars is fast approaching us. The ethics of the robot drivers has to be programmed. (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-25/should-a-driverless-car-decide-who-lives-or-dies-in-an-accident-) Should your car decide to drive you off a cliff, sacrificing your life, to save the lives of a bunch of school children in your path who you were about to overrun?
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The American university system is severely broken. Costs have run out of control, and there is a lack of effort being made to find out which universities are doing the best job of teaching.
This article (http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21646988-americas-higher-education-system-no-longer-delivering-all-it-should-flagging-model) lists many of the problems of our universities, and reasons why they're not being fixed.
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This article (https://xyquarx.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/288/) discusses the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, which decided two things:
• Corporations (and unions) are people, and thus have a right to free speech.
• Political spending is a form of speech.