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This paper gives four examples of the use of short speculative fiction for teaching different aspects of information privacy. Information privacy is multi-faceted; as an area of study it intersects with a number of fields. A non-exhaustive list could include: law, information systems, decision science, marketing, management, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. The multi-disciplinary character of information privacy poses a challenge to teaching about it. Although using legal cases for teaching about privacy is valuable, the cases often involve disagreeable characters resulting in a distraction from the underlying privacy issue. In contrast, speculative fiction can present a privacy problem in a relatable context with a more agreeable set of characters. Students can imagine themselves in situations similar to those of characters in a short narrative through cognitive processes of transportation (by becoming immersed in the action) and identification (finding the characters familiar and sympathetic). I give four examples (four short stories) where I have used speculative fiction to teach some different aspect pertaining to information privacy. For each example, there is a plot synopsis, some suggested assignment with possible discussion questions, and an analysis of the key points within the fictional work and how they relate to key issues relevant to information privacy. The four fictional pieces are: Business as Usual by Pat Cadigan, Scroogled by Cory Doctorow, The Perfect Match by Ken Liu, and Water by Ramez Naam.

For a climate-neutral future mobility, the so-called e-fuels can play an essential part. Especially, oxygenated e-fuels containing oxygen in their chemical formula have the additional potential to burn with significantly lower soot levels. In particular, polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers or oxymethylene ethers (PODEs or OMEs) do not contain carbon-carbon bonds, prohibiting the production of soot precursors like acetylene (C2H2). These properties make OMEs a highly interesting candidate for future climate-neutral compression-ignition engines. However, to fully leverage their potential, the auto-ignition process, flame propagation, and mixing regimes of the combustion need to be understood. To achieve this, efficient oxidation mechanisms suitable for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations must be developed and validated. The present work aims to highlight the improvements made by developing an adapted oxidation mechanism for OME1−6 and introducing it into a validated spray combustion CFD model for OMEs. The simulations were conducted for single- and multi-injection patterns, changing ambient temperatures, and oxygen contents. The results were validated against high-pressure and high-temperature constant-pressure chamber experiments. OH*-chemiluminescence measurements accomplished the characterization of the auto-ignition process. Both experiments and simulations were conducted for two different injectors. Significant improvements concerning the prediction of the ignition delay time were accomplished while also retaining an excellent agreement for the flame lift-off length. The spatial zones of high-temperature reaction activity were also affected by the adaption of the reaction kinetics. They showed a greater tendency to form OH* radicals within the center of the spray in accordance with the experiments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]