Self-employment for autonomous robots using smart contracts by Castelló Ferrer, Eduardo, Berman, Ivan, Kapitonov, Aleksandr, Manaenko, Vadim, Chernyaev, Makar, Tarasov, Pavel, Wilson, Bryan, Greenwood, Dazza, Walters, Ed

“…Our proof-of-concept is conducted as an in-lab experiment, but gives rise to an important discussion of the legal implications of economically autonomous robots, which under existing frameworks can already be embedded in corporate entities that are classed as artificial persons.…”
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Criminality in patients with autoimmune encephalitis: a case series by Michael, S, Varley, J, Williams, R, Bajorek, T, Easton, A, Irani, SR

“…None had evidence of premorbid antisocial personality traits or psychiatric disorders. Criminal behaviours began a median of 18 months (range = 15 months–12 years) after encephalitis onset. …”

West African labour and the development of mechanised mining in southwest Ghana, c.1870s to 1910 by Mark-Thiesen, C

“…The gold mines provide an excellent case study of how labour was mobilised for large-scale production immediately after the legal end of slavery, in the context of an expansive independent labour market. …”

Demographic differences in International students' information source uses and everyday information seeking challenges by Sin, Sei-Ching Joanna

“…Six everyday information domains (e.g., legal, financial, and personal development information) ranked more difficult to find than academic information. …”
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What We Should Do Before the Social Bots Take Over: Online Privacy Protection and the Political Economy of Our Near Future by Graeff, Erhardt

“…In reality, AI is still far from much of that sophistication, yet we are already faced with the ethical and legal ramifications of bots in our everyday lives. …”
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Quantitative evaluation of stone fragments in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy using a time reversal operator by Wang, Jen-Chieh, Zhou, Yufeng

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Introduction — a roundtable on The Woman of Colour (1808) : pedagogic and critical approaches (Roundtable) by Sinanan, Kerry

“…As the daughter of an enslaved woman, remaining in Jamaica would be precarious, and, during her time in Eng-land, Olivia gains full independence and the wealth that enables her to return to Jamaica a free person. The plot is structured as a packet of letters that, like its antecedent Samuel Rich-ardson’s Pamela (1740), has been published by a fictional editor. …”
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PostIndependentzia by Calzada, I

“…In the second section, entitled #BeingThereWeAreHere, the author puts aside his personal position and takes on the role of researcher in presenting a scientific and entrepreneurial academic essay. …”