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Is the fate of books a forgone conclusion? Will they just continue to make their way out of print and into digital form? This week's guest, author Cory Doctorow, suggests that we might want to keep books in print for a little while longer. Not just out of nostalgia - but actually to protect the [...] Posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:00 am by crhinesmith@cyber.law.harvard.edu (Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School)

Nathan Eagle, Omidyar Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute, infers behavioral dynamics on a broad spectrum of scales using technology; from risky behavior in a group of MIT freshman, to cholera outbreaks in Rwanda and wealth in the UK, to disease transmission and slum formations in East Africa. Though the analytical techniques are sophisticated, the [...] Posted on November 17, 2009 at 11:26 pm by crhinesmith@cyber.law.harvard.edu (Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School)

Nathan Eagle, Omidyar Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute, infers behavioral dynamics on a broad spectrum of scales using technology; from risky behavior in a group of MIT freshman, to cholera outbreaks in Rwanda and wealth in the UK, to disease transmission and slum formations in East Africa. Though the analytical techniques are sophisticated, the [...] Posted on November 17, 2009 at 11:24 pm by crhinesmith@cyber.law.harvard.edu (Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School)

Welcome to UBLaw Conversations, a production of University at Buffalo Law School and the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy. Today is October 16, 2009, and I'm James Milles. Our guest today is Don Mitchell, Distinguished Professor in Geography at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Dr. Mitchell talks here about regulation of the homeless through such techniques as the rise of automated surveillance systems in cities, innovations in trespass law, and the criminalization of sharing... Posted on October 16, 2009 at 01:14 pm by ublaw

Welcome to UBLaw Conversations, a production of University at Buffalo Law School and the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy. Today is April 24, 2009, and I'm James Milles. Our guest today is Dr. Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology and Curator of European Ethnology in the Peabody Museum at Harvard University. Professor Herzfeld specializes in the ethnography of Europe (especially Greece and Italy) and of Thailand. Among his ten books are The Body Impolitic: Artisans and Artifice in... Posted on April 24, 2009 at 08:39 am by ublaw

Welcome to UBLaw Conversations, a production of University at Buffalo Law School. Today is April 21, 2009, and I'm James Milles. Our guests today are James Gardner, UB Law School, and Antonii Abad i Ninet, visiting scholar, UB Law. Professors Gardner and Ninet are interviewed here by Rick Su, UB Law. "Federalism Under Conditions of Asymmetrical Subnational Claims for Autonomy: the Case of Spain" Abstract: In the Madisonian tradition of constitutional design, the foundation of a sustainable... Posted on April 21, 2009 at 12:09 pm by ublaw

State laws permit the involuntary commitment of people suffering from mental illness if they are a danger to themselves or others. But how do these commitment laws work in practice? Do laws aimed at protecting patients' rights prevent people from getting the help they need? Are they violating patients' civil liberties? The law and the mentally ill on Justice Talking. KEYWORDS: mental illness; mentally ill; State laws permit the involuntary commitment of those suffering mental illness if they... Posted on April 14, 2008 at 02:21 pm

The movie rating industry has initiated some reforms following charges by filmmakers that the system is arbitrary and unfair. But skeptics on both sides of the issue say troubling content in movies, television and music is not being handled appropriately. While some parent organizations say it's time for more regulation, filmmakers and others say the threat of censorship is all too real. On this edition of Justice Talking, join us for a look at regulating the entertainment industry. KEYWORDS:... Posted on April 8, 2008 at 12:14 am

The college admissions process has changed significantly in recent years, particularly for students seeking to get into the nation's most elite universities. Should these schools' admissions policies favor athletes and children of alumni? Should low-income and minority students be a priority? Or should top schools only enroll the smartest and most academically accomplished? We also talk about the obstacles and misconceptions facing students who attend community college. Tune in to this edition... Posted on March 31, 2008 at 12:19 pm

I want to apologize to the many people I've interviewed recently for the Back-To-School edition of Blawg Review on Blawg Wisdom. I was hoping to weave all those great interviews into the Review for a sort of back-to-school extravaganza. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, things didn't turn out as planned. I apologize for not being able to include all of those interviews in the extravaganza, but rest assured I will be posting all of those interviews as soon as I possibly can. Posted on September 5, 2005 at 07:15 am

This special back-to-school episode of Ambivalent Voices (http://mowabb.com/ai/voices/) features a conversation with Deborah Schneider, co-author of Should You Really Be A Lawyer? subscribe to the feed The conversation ranges over such topics as: Avoiding the herd mentality. Ways to tell the difference between law school being just difficult and when law school is just not for you. Using informational interviews to explore different practice areas and figure out where you might fit in the legal... Posted on September 5, 2005 at 06:16 am

In this 15th "episode" of Ambivalent Voices (http://mowabb.com/ai/voices/) you'll hear a bit off school miscellaney, still more about upcoming podcasts, something about milk and politics and ketchup, and more podcasts for you to check out. subscribe to the feed One: School miscellany and upcoming podcasts and a mention of the MPRE. (0:00-3:33) Music: "Temping" by GK and the Shoe Band from Segment 4 of the 9/25/2004 episode of A Prairie Home Companion. Two: The Politics Minit with... Posted on August 29, 2005 at 08:07 am

The Legal Underground's Law-Related Thing That Sucks: Getting Yelled at by a Judge Posted on February 23, 2009 at 06:40 am by Evan Schaeffer

On Episode #51: It's the last of a 3-part series on Advanced Deposition Techniques. On Part 3: Miscellaneous Tips for Expert Depositions. Includes the world's shortest expert deposition outline, preparing for an expert's deposition by looking ahead to the cross-examination at trial, and 5 ways to hit a home run with an expert's CV. Running time: 10 minutes. Posted on January 7, 2007 at 10:09 am by Evan Schaeffer

On Episode #51: It's the last of a 3-part series on Advanced Deposition Techniques. On Part 3: Miscellaneous Tips for Expert Depositions. Includes the world's shortest expert deposition outline, preparing for an expert's deposition by looking ahead to the cross-examination at trial, and 5 ways to hit a home run with an expert's CV. Running time: 10 minutes. Posted on January 7, 2007 at 10:09 am by Evan Schaeffer

Conference call with Mike Madison in anticipation of our Community 2.0 session on the legal implications of engaging outsiders in business communities Posted on March 9, 2007 at 01:00 pm

Interview with Bill Murray, USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future and formerly MPA Posted on January 8, 2006 at 03:00 pm

BlogHer, Speaker Wiki, RSS and OPML, Blawgs.com, and Bob Wyman Posted on August 5, 2005 at 10:00 pm