Here is what we’re thinking about thesis topics at the halfway mark.
Ali is curious about what a hyper-productive economy would look like. Suppose that technology really did make us super productive. What would society be like? How would we think about work?
Rooney is interested in how the truth and reconciliation process worked in South Africa. In particular, he wants to look at the part that involved reparations to the victims of crimes during apartheid.
Alexa wants to do a multidisciplinary project involving philosophy, behavioral economics, and a few other things to examine some of the worries we have about big data and technology.
We didn’t hear from Brian or Clyde.