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Sydney Gaspar on Race, Racism, and Society

At CCIR Academy, Sydney currently is conducting her research project on Structural Racism, Maternal Mortality, and Potential Solutions. In this podcast, she will discuss how the role race plays in the outcome of childbirth, as well as its impact on each phase of pregnancy. She will also discuss the programs and policy that should be […]

Zoe on the History of the Black Panther Party

The Black Panther Party was active in the US between the ’60s and the ’80s. As a political organisation, it profoundly influenced many young people in different countries, politics, and even the civil rights movement. At CCIR Academy, Zoe conducted her research on the history of the Black Panther Party. For this interview, she will […]

Isabella on the Ethics of AI

At CCIR Academy, Isabella currently is conducting her research project on the philosophy of AI. Aside from being academically excellent, she is actively engaging in the real world, while thinking about technology and its impact on society. She is also a young entrepreneur, a founder of “A Perdifiato” fashion franchise sold at Net-a-Porter. In this […]

Audrey on Brexit and Beyond

At CCIR Academy, Audrey worked on a research project related to Brexit. In her paper, she discussed that the United Kingdom was a rather indecisive, if not completely reluctant, member of Europe (whether it be the European Economic Community or the European Union) between 1973 and 2015. In this interview, she would share her insight, […]

Siming on Trust in a Cryptoeconomy

At CCIR Academy, Siming (University of Pennsylvania admitted student) conducts his research on the impact of blockchain applications in business. He argues that the full acceptance of trust in blockchain will cause several risks that cannot be neglected. He investigates the ethical and commercial risks of blockchain applications including disintermediation fallacy, centralization of trust, ambiguous […]

Ayush on Computer Vision and Gesture Recognition

Computer vision has been an exciting field of Artificial Intelligence for many researchers. The basic idea of it is to train computers to recognise, understand, and interpret images or videos. In recent years, this research area has a vast impact on our society. At CCIR Academy, Ayush (Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology) […]