http://www.heatherwhitney.com This is going to take awhile. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:17:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For those looking for a better explanation of the case than given in a three line news article but a bit less than you'd get in a 30 page case comment, take a look at my case comment up at JOLT Digest. Would love to hear how non-lawyers see the case, ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2012/02/07/us-v-jones-gps-and-fourth-amendment-case/ New post up at Fantasy Matters. Please read and comment there! I'd love to hear if anyone else has read this novel (Woman on the Edge of Time) -- it was quite different from my normal dystopic tendencies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  In her last post, Heather Whitney explored the concept of self-interest and argued that we ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2011/11/22/names-in-utopia/ Just wanted to write up a quick race report on our Busa Bushwhack trail race this weekend. Chris' first trail run race ever! Game Face --->           First off, if you're in the Boston area, I highly recommend renting a zipcar with some friends and running out at the Callahan ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2011/11/21/busa-bushwhack-trail-race/ Another two weeks, another post up at Fantasy Matters. I thought I'd paste below my article - but do leave comments over at Fantasy Matters. (I'd just like to keep a copy here.) --------------------------- In her last post, Heather Whitney discussed some of the implications of the legal dilemma portrayed in the Star Trek episode "The ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2011/11/03/penguins-leviathans-and-how-we-understand-what-self-interest-means/ Another post up at Fantasy Matters. Now with Star Trek references! ------------ In Not Only for Myself: Identity, Politics & Law, Martha Minow references a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode that I wanted to expand on in this entry.  Episode Synopsis The episode, “The Measure of a Man”, centers on Data, an android. In the episode, a cybernetics ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2011/10/13/how-we-talk-about-data-the-android-and-what-it-means-about-us/ My first guest post is up over at Fantasy Matters. If you get a chance, take a look and leave a comment (leave the comment there, not here). For a bit of context for those of you who don't already know -- I'm at Harvard Law School and these posts are the ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2011/09/29/guest-blogging-at-fantasy-matters/ To all my fantasy friends out there, you're in for a real treat. My truly special friend Megan just interviewed Lev Grossman about his new (and absolutely fantastic) book, The Magician King -- you must check it out! As Megan gets out in her interview, whereas the first book was filled with Quentin's ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2011/08/24/megans-wonderful-lev-grossman-interview/ I know I've been off the radar for a while but, to get things started again, I thought I'd share some great news -- I just got my first article published! JOLT (Harvard's Journal of Law and Technology) published a short piece by me entitled "Google+ Puts Premium on Privacy ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2011/07/17/published-my-first-article/ Another day, another fantastic talk. Today, Professor John Palfrey from the Berkman Center (which you absolutely must check out, if just to see all the awesome work they're doing) gave a talk on the potential pragmatic and constitutional issues with current legislative trends in cyberbullying. As many of my friends ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2011/01/31/cyberbullying/ I recently attended a panel on "Current Controversies in Food and Drug Law" and thought I'd jot down a few notes to share with those of you back home (who, obviously, are dying to learn more about the strage exciting world of food and drug law.) Panelists Peter Hutt - Current ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2011/01/18/current-controversies-in-food-and-drug-law/