Leslie Brooks is a veterinarian and a current American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Leslie Brooks is a veterinarian and a current American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Her current work includes supporting global humanitarian programs that preserve food security and livelihoods, engaging in One Health working groups, and conducting a research project focused on One Health in humanitarian assistance. She is also a current Science and Technology Policy Fellow with the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research where she worked on a trans-national group project focused on circular economy approaches to wastewater treatment and reuse and engaged in a science diplomacy workshop in Uruguay. With a keen interest in diplomacy, she is also participating in a science diplomacy fellowship through the National Science Policy Network
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24 May - The Global Conversation
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Watch us deep dive into the context and causes of misinformation and discuss how we can combat the threat and divisions it creates. Featuring exclusive material for virtual participants. Watch now
Read more about the summit with videos of some of the key speakers, clips and panel discussions in Washington D.C. Read more
Video highlights
Summit talks: technology and ethics
I’m not afraid. You’re afraid.
A thought-provoking talk by technology ethicist Tristan Harris, on the race between technology creators and our regulation on AI and our ever-increasing addiction to social media.
Video highlights
Summit talks: history of disinformation
Manipulating the marginalised.
Watch researcher and scholar Rachel Kuo chart the history of how misinformation and disinformation has been used against the disenfranchised across different racial and religious groups and what we can do collectively to combat it.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Maria Ressa who is attending Nobel Prize Summit this May, launched an action plan to address the information crisis at the Nobel Peace Center’s Freedom of Expression Conference. Read more
Why should people attend the Nobel Prize Summit this May? Indian investigative journalist, Rana Ayyub, who will be joining us for the summit, warns why it is a now or never moment.Read more
Tristan Harris, a technology ethicist and speaker at this year’s summit talks with Issues about the challenge of online misinformation, ways to govern artificial intelligence and a vision of technology that strengthens democracy. Read more
Watch Vidar Helgesen, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation and Marcia McNutt, President of the US National Academy of Sciences, discuss the upcoming Nobel Prize Summit.
