Social Engineering Rhode Island
Welcome to the first ever social engineering conference in Rhode Island! This conference will be held in partnership with Social Engineering Rhode Island and Salve Regina University’s Pell Center. This is a two-day conference that will have workshops on social engineering, open source intelligence gathering (OSINT) and ethical hacking. We also have experts in the field of social engineering coming to talk about how the hackers use social engineering to get the … Read More
Trump is Changing America: Picks of the Week
100 Days that changed America | CNN Trump Wants it Known: Grading 100 Days is ‘Ridiculous’ (but His Were the Best) | The New York Times A President’s First 100 Days Really Do Matter | FiveThirtyEight.com As President Donald Trump reaches the 100th day of his presidency, the media is obsessed with assessing what the real estate tycoon has done. It’s not surprising. In his first 100 days, President … Read More
The Ethical Challenge of New Technologies
On October 5, 2016 the Pell Center hosted an audience full of eager students and community members in the beautiful ballroom of the Young Building for a thought-provoking lecture on the complex ethical future of the world as emerging technologies continue to yield unexpected consequences. The talk featured Naval War College Provost Lewis M. Duncan. As a member of the Board of Directors for the Advancement of Science in Space, … Read More
The Ethical Challenge of New Technologies
Lewis M. Duncan, Provost, U.S. Naval War College Humanity is on the verge of multiple new technological revolutions that will change how people work as well as the quality and length of their lives. Join us for a compelling discussion of the ethical and societal implications of these new technologies.
The Problem With Ethical Autonomy
Can We Program Self-Driving Cars To Make Ethical Choices? Our conception of the future is often produced by a quixotic mix of the fictional and the real. Science fiction authors hand down a perspective of the future warped by a desire to reflect, and change, the present and consequently the future. Intertwined with our reading is our own movement away from the present. Weaving together science fiction and the individual … Read More
Fall 2016 Event Series Announced
Today the Pell Center announced a wide array of events for fall 2016, encompassing topics ranging from the ethical challenges of new technologies to the history and legacy of slavery in New England. In addition, there are several events covering the 2016 presidential race. Tickets to Pell Center events are free. Please RSVP in advance for each event on the Pell Center’s Eventbrite page, as seating is limited to 100. Call 401-341-2927 with any questions … Read More
Pell Center Roundtable: Ethics in Business? Should government regulate what businesses do?
Government regulation of business is often dismissed as a barrier to economic growth. But others still favor regulation because of a long history of corporate abuses, criminal behavior, and exploitation. Still, in this age of transparency and information overload, why should the government regulate free enterprise? Is there a limit to the appropriate power of government? Should the government have more power? Join Myra Edelstein, chair of Business Studies and … Read More