How Deep Must We Go?

Elections: Where We Are and Where We Must Go

I have taught Computer Science at the University of Iowa for 24 years, and am a long-time member of the Association for Computing Machinery, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. A decade ago, I volunteered to serve on the Iowa Board of Examiners for Voting Machines and Electronic Voting Systems, on which I still serve; In ...

How Often Must We Apply Syndrome Measurements?

Quantum error correction requires encoding quantum information into a quantum error correction code and measuring error syndromes to detect and identify possible errors. Quantum fault tolerance typically assumes that syndrome measurements are applied after every logical gate at great expense both in time and number of qubits. Here we demonstrate that not only is this not necessary, but that we ...

Equality in Education - Why We Must Go All The Way

In this paper I present and defend a highly demanding principle of justice in education that has not been seriously discussed thus far. According to the suggested approach, “all the way equality”, justice in education requires nothing short of equal educational outcome between all individual students. This means not merely between equally able children, or between children from different groups...

Antibiotic stewardship: Why we must, how we can.

Improving our antibiotic use is critical to the safety of our patients and the future of medicine. This can improve patient outcomes, save money, reduce resistance, and help prevent negative consequences such as Clostridium difficile infection. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is undertaking a nationwide effort to appropriately improve antibiotic use in inpatient and outp...

How far must you go to shield a minor's privacy?