Computer Science - Regulation

CS Table 4/10/2018: Skepticism and regulation in tech

petersos — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:15:28 +0000

This week's topic is Elizabeth Holmes and her biotech company Theranos, from the cutting-edge technology making headlines in 2014 to the false claims investigated in 2017. We'll be discussing female entrepreneurs, skepticism within the tech world and regulation. There are three readings.

James B. Stewart. “Shkreli vs. Holmes: 2 Frauds, 2 Divergent Outcomes. Were They Fair?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018.
Rogers, Adam. “Theranos Didn't Nuke the Diagnostics Business.” Wired, Conde Nast, 16 Mar. 2018.
Roper, Caitlin. “This Woman Invented a Way to Run 30 Lab Tests on Only One Drop of Blood.” Wired, Conde Nast, 18 Feb. 2014.

Computer science table (CS Table) is a weekly meeting of Grinnell College community members (students, faculty, staff, etc.) interested in discussing topics related to computing and computer science. CS Table meets Tuesdays from 12:00–12:45pm in JRC 224A (inside the Marketplace). Contact the CS faculty for the weekly reading. Students on meal plans, faculty, and staff are expected to cover the cost of their meals. Visitors to the College and students not on meal plans can charge their meals to the department (sign in at the Marketplace front desk).

CS Table 2/21: Net Neutrality

petersos — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:29:46 +0000

During our CS Table on net neutrality, we'll run through the basic principles and history, discuss previous actions to strengthen or erode net neutrality, and think about the consequences of possible upcoming changes from the FCC. As always, we strongly encourage you to complete the readings before the discussion, but you are welcome whether you have read or not.

Computer science table (CS Table) is a weekly meeting of Grinnell College community members (students, faculty, staff, etc.) interested in discussing topics related to computing and computer science. CS Table meets Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00pm in JRC 224B. Contact the CS faculty for the weekly reading. Students on meal plans, faculty, and staff are expected to cover the cost of their meals. Visitors to the College and students not on meal plans can charge their meals to the department.

CS Table/CSC 295, Friday, Sept 24: Quality of Service & Net Neutrality

davisjan — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:40:01 +0000

This Friday at CS Table, Isaac and Josh will be leading a discussion about quality of service and network neutrality. The popular press articles are concerned with recent regulatory proposals:

Nate Anderson, FCC proposes network neutrality rules (and big exemptions), Ars Technica, Oct 22, 2009.
Declan McCullagh, Court: FCC has no power to regulate Net neutrality, CNET News, April 6, 2010.
Matthew Lasar, Few neutrals in debate over third way net neutrality plan, Ars Technica, July 19, 2010.

Technical readings from Wikipedia are concerned with existing Internet service models:

As usual, we meet at noon in JRC 224A. Hope to see you there!