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The levers of power have been tipping toward the public, thanks to social media.

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Morning newspapers are yesterday's news; social media news are the now moments.

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Give a human face to drug users and understand why they need narcotics is the only chance that we have to win the war on drugs.... Give a human face to terrorists and understand why they resort to violence is the only chance that we have to win the war on terror.

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Better information awareness does not mean less personal freedoms. Feeling safe in school is a prerequisite for a conducive learning environment. Everyone should be free to express their opinions, voice their concerns, and become better informed.

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Deadly weapons as big as a missile-equipped drone and as small as a.50-caliber bullet are now under software control, which could be disastrous if they were hacked.

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Through knowledge, you can develop the economy. Without knowledge, you cannot improve a society.

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Terrorism is metastasizing like cancer in the global body of humanity.

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The enormous amount of financial resources and creative energy that nations have spent on wars and weapons could have been redirected to curing deadly diseases, feeding the hungry, eliminating poverty, promoting art and culture, investing in renewable clean energy, and solving a host of other important challenges facing humanity.

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In the digital world, delete does not always delete.

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To err is human. AI software modeled after humans will inevitably make mistakes. It is fine as long as the software learns from its errors and improves itself, which is something that humans ought to learn from AI. Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, wrote in "Case of Voluntary Ignorance" in Collected Essays (1959): "That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach."

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As citizen journalists and bloggers are becoming more important in news gathering and timely dissemination, mainstream media has found an important ally in the Fifth Estate.

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It is pointless to debate which religions promote peace or violence. Even Buddhist monks who are widely regarded as pacifists have taken up arms in strife-torn regions... Religious experiences are, by nature, emotional and subject to interpretations by clergy and believers throughout history.

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Experiencing a melting pot of cultures within an immediate or extended family on a daily basis is nothing less than marvelous, stimulating, and conducive to personal growth.

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Only time will tell if serendipity becomes zemblanity as consumers are constantly bombarded by advertisements.

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The most effective propaganda is a mixture of truths, half truths, and lies.

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Each and everyone on Earth can make one small step, which will cumulatively result in a giant leap for mankind towards world peace.

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Trying to get rid of the symptoms (terrorists) without paying attention to the root cause (terrorist motives) does not eradicate the disease but may instead exacerbate it.

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Media manipulation is commonplace. For people who do not look outside their comfort zone, they will never learn the whole truth. If scientists had not challenged the status quo, we would not have enjoyed modern medicine and technological innovations today.

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It is conceivable that AI will be able to understand all the news and investigative reports in all languages from both traditional and social media, connect the dots, predict imminent dangers, and identify long-term concerns.

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While Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) helps prevent World War III, Total Information Awareness (TIA) offers insights into some of the biggest challenges facing humanity.

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Finger-pointing can derail progress and incite revenge.

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Being a Disney VoluntEAR reinforces my belief in Walt's vision for The Walt Disney Company to bring happiness to every family in the world.

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There is a fine line between free speech and hate speech. Free speech encourages debate whereas hate speech incites violence.

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While information is the oxygen of the modern age, disinformation is the carbon monoxide that can poison generations.

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Not only that every dog has its day, but also that every dog has its data in the digital information age.

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The "need to know" syndrome had reached epidemic proportions within the U.S. government, all the way to top including the Presidents of the United States (giving them the benefit of the doubt).

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The pen is mightier than the sword. Through uncensored journalistic investigations and opinion pieces presenting both sides of the coin, the press can eliminate the need for terrorists to commit violent crimes in order to get their messages across.

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In spite of the potential risk of misinformation and disinformation, anonymous social apps can be powerful tools for citizen journalists, whistleblowers, political activists, crime tippers, and other cybercitizens whose online privacy is a matter of the utmost importance.

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Personal analytics combined with social networks provide a high-tech mechanism for self-help and self-improvement.

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1/2 cup of hope and 1/2 cup of kindness seem like a litmus test by asking "Is the glass half empty or half full?" Nature shows us in every waking moment that where there is life, there is hope. And to quote the movie Horns starring Daniel Radcliffe and Juno Temple, "Man is not born evil. The Devil himself was a fallen angel," there is kindness in everyone if you dig deep enough.

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