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Author: Carly Chillmon
Juan Carlos Becerra Jr., known by his childhood nickname Kyle, is studying political science and transferred to Stanford from his local community college in 2021. Kyle is passionate about political philosophy and especially democratic theory.

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Author: Makenzy Caldwell and Benjamin Xie
Tech Ethics and Policy Rising Scholar Makenzy Caldwell and Embedded Ethics Fellow Benjamin Xie share key takeaways and insights from the Beyond Moderation conference, which explored how digital technologies can enhance civic debate and de-escalate political conflict.

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Author: Juan N. Pava
Tech Ethics and Policy Rising Scholar Juan N. Pava reflects on the 2023-24 Tanner Lectures with Tommie Shelby, the Lee Simpkins Family Professor of Arts and Sciences, Caldwell Titcomb Professor of African and African American Studies, and Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. This year’s lecture series examined the political ethics that should guide those subjected to enduring and degrading racial stereotypes.

Author: Carly Chillmon, Emily Tianshi, Ayesha Khawaja, and Lila Shroff
Sponsored by the Ethics, Society, and Technology Initiatives at the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, the Tech Ethics and Policy Fellows Program aims to provide tech policy opportunities for Stanford undergraduate and graduate students.

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Author: Elizabeth Bennett, Ph.D.
Vaughn Rasberry in conversation with Donovan X. Ramsey, author of National Book Award nominee When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era.