“Discussions about technology often seem isolated or siloed from context. Because of this isolation, this lack of context, these discussions suffer. The absence of contextual awareness about history, current data, and legal contexts can have real consequences. We see this manifest in duplicative or needless regulations, a culture less open to new ideas and innovation, or, on an individual … Read more
“For my wife and me, social media was a lifeline during the worst trial of our lives, providing a tangible example of the value of social capital. Our experience offers a hopeful example as we try to overcome social isolation and help one another during the coronavirus pandemic.” Published by Real Clear Policy on March … Read more
“Technological advances transform the human experience and improve peoples’ lives. Those changes and transformations, while creating many positive changes, can mean disruption and discomfort in our own lives and those around us. There are two schools of thought as to how people can best adapt to these changes. One believes that change must come about … Read more
Interview with Elise Daniel in World Magazine by Marvin Olasky. Edited text version of the interview and the full video recording interview can be found at world.wng.org. Photo credit Mike Kepka/Genesis Photos.
Originally posted on HumanProgress.org If you spend any sleepless nights worrying about deep fakes, give yourself a break. It’s understandable for people and experts to be concerned about this technology, but the reality gives us reason to be hopeful and certainly less dire than current predictions. The dire warnings and reactions seem to rest on … Read more
EVALUATING DIGITAL CURRENCY’S USE IN FURTHERING GOD’S KINGDOM Taken from Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s Light magazine Summer 2018: Navigating The Digital Age. Have you heard the term Bitcoin? It’s an example of technology making the unimaginable, possible. But, is Bitcoin just another scheme to get rich quick? Is it a currency designed for criminals? … Read more
In a time of heightened emotional reaction to pretty much anything, the phrase “net neutrality” can be up there with the best of them. Or many may be left scratching their head at the phrase. I worked at public policy organizations for a number of years before I knew what people even meant by the … Read more
Former Christianity Today Editor Andy Crouch’s recently published book, The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place was a pleasant surprise. I liked it better than I thought I would. It’s a short, pleasant combination of research by the Barna Group into evangelical family’s views on technology and Crouch’s perspectives and … Read more
Originally posted at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission blog Apple CEO Tim Cook’s letter about the FBI brought forth both emotional outrage and joyful fist-pumping from the tech community. It also has brought a very public spotlight to a conflict between two great problems that plague the modern era: security against threats and the … Read more
Originally written for the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics in 2013. The executive chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, recently visited North Korea with the former governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, to promote a free and open internet. In a country of 24 million people, only a handful of elites in North Korea have the kind … Read more