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Nita A. Farahany

Nita A. Farahany

Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law
School of Law
farahany@duke.edu
Duke Law School Room 3024, Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708-0362
Duke Law School 210 Science Dr, Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708

In the News

Published April 12, 2024
Duke 100 Trailblazer: Nita Farahany
Published November 29, 2023
Law Experts on Protecting Your Rights from AI
Published September 6, 2023
How Duke Researchers Defend the Brain
Published July 10, 2023
New University Course Offers a Technical and Ethical Exploration of Our Data-Centric World
Published April 4, 2023
Duke Law Podcast: "The Battle for Your Brain" and a Right to Cognitive Liberty
Published February 21, 2023
Facebook Whistleblower to Students: You Be the Change
Published February 14, 2023
Spring Books from Duke Authors from Wittgenstein to Capoeira
Published October 14, 2021
The Extent of Employee Surveillance Is Greater Than You Know
Published December 8, 2020
Fauci, Alda to Discuss How to Restore Public Trust in Science
Published November 24, 2020
Six From Duke Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Published April 14, 2020
Duke Awards 29 University Distinguished Professorships
Published February 19, 2019
Duke Experts Talk Artificial Intelligence With Congressional Staff
Published November 28, 2018
Nita Farahany: When Technology Can Read Minds, How Can We Protect Our Rights?
Published July 29, 2016
Mastering a New Language of Science and Law
Published May 9, 2016
Nita Farahany discusses neuroscience and criminal law
Published March 25, 2016
Will governments soon be able to spy on our brains?
Published March 1, 2016
Nita Farahany: The brain gets its day in court
Published January 27, 2016
Growing use of neurobiological evidence in criminal trials, new study finds
Published January 25, 2016
Nita Farahany: Emerging neuroscience presents terrific and terrifying possibilities
Published January 25, 2016
Farahany: Robots 'will be able to read your thoughts within a generation'
Published January 25, 2016
Farahany at Davos: Neuroscience and criminal justice
Published December 7, 2015
Nita Farahany comments on ethical issues surrounding medical treatment and premature birth
Published November 4, 2015
Nita Farahany: Smart drugs’ are here -- should college students be allowed to use them?
Published November 4, 2015
Commentary: Why banning smart drugs for college students is impossible, evil
Published October 27, 2015
'Smart pills' for college students: Would that be cheating?
Published August 4, 2015
Nita Farahany assesses Mecklenburg County Ebola response on one-year anniversary of quarantine
Published June 26, 2015
Allen Song Named Interim Director of Brain Institute
Published June 18, 2015
Nita Farahany quoted: Can an employer ask for your DNA?
Published April 10, 2015
How we choose when to kill — according to science
Published March 19, 2015
Nita Farahany weighs in on complex intersection of neuroscience and criminal law