Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

In addition to my regular teaching duties and service commitments, this fall I will be presenting some of my ongoing research projects (in bold) at the following upcoming conferences: “Betting on Conspiracies?” at the 2021 Annual Conference of the Central … Continue reading →

Check out this fascinating report in Tech Crunch by Devin Coldeway, who explains how computer scientists used “machine learning” and AI techniques to bring Leonardo da Vinci’s famous portrait of the Mona Lisa to life.

For your reference, below is a compilation in chronological order of my 12-part critique of Yale law professor Jack Balkin’s call for regulation of social media platforms: Jack Balkin commits the Nirvana Fallacy (9.7) Memo to Balkin: define your terms (9.8) Some … Continue reading →

This is my last post in this series. Yale Law School Professor Jack Balkin concludes his social media regulation paper with the following paragraph, which I will quote in full below: “We should regulate social media because we care about … Continue reading →

This is the next-to-last post of a multi-part series. Jack Balkin concludes his social media regulation paper by taking a closer look at “intermediary liability” — i.e. the idea that social media platforms should be legally liable for unlawful content … Continue reading →

According to this fascinating report by Frank Jacobs (via bigthink.com), the Spanish province of Galicia has the highest concentration in Europe of places named after saints.

Check out the first iteration of Tim Roughgarden’s elegant, no-frills “foundations of blockchain” syllabus. Bravo!

This is post #10 of a multi-part series. Yale Professor Jack Balkin concludes his social media regulation paper (available here) with three specific “policy levers”: Antitrust law and regulation (pp. 91-92) Fiduciary law (pp. 92-93) Legal liability rules (i.e. “intermediary … Continue reading →

I will resume my analysis of Jack Balkin’s social media regulation paper in my next post; in the meantime, check out my most recent lecture on the now-infamous Face-Mash Incident, which occurred in the fall of 2003 when college sophomore … Continue reading →

Check out this unorthodox and informal discussion between myself and the excellent Lipton Matthews (@MatthewsLipton), who invited me to participate in his podcast series to discuss my paper, “Adam Smith in Love.” (Matthews’ entire podcast series is available here. Added … Continue reading →