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Thesis progress presentation, CMS Orientation, 26 August 2008
Fifteen minutes of me riffing on the main topics of my master’s thesis from the CMS orientation event. Two semesters to go, my dogs!
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In this excellent lecture, Lessig suggests that the practices of a small group of people with regard to corruption can, over time, challenge and critically change cultural norms. I especially appreciate his thinking about the notion of “independence”. Lessig is focused primarily on government officials yet it reminded me of my revulsion at many […]