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June 21st, 2018
How to Start a Technology Revolution for Refugees in East Africa
| in: | Humans, Technology |
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“Is that Phil Collins?” I asked as I jumped into a shared matatu taxi to head out with my research team to Rubondo, part of Nakivale refugee [...]
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June 19th, 2018
Getting creative in resistance of facial recognition surveillance
| in: | Technology |
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| by: | Sofia Gallarate |
As part of the Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon series, a recent MoMA PS1 workshop introduced the anti surveillance make-up.
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June 18th, 2018
Illegal smuggling for oil in Ghana
| in: | Humans, Nature, Economy |
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| by: | Kwabena Adu Koranteng |
How the fuel smuggling business is becoming highly lucrative in Ghana.
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June 14th, 2018
Gender Wealth Gap Costs the World $160 Trillion
| in: | Humans, Economy |
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A new report from the World Bank Group shows that inequality is gendered – and the global economy is losing out.
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June 12th, 2018
India is making sure it doesn’t lag behind the personal data collection craze
| in: | Technology |
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| by: | Yair Oded |
Throughout the country, citizens have been required to report to Aadhaar centres, where their faces and eyes were scanned and fingerprints taken. [...]
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June 11th, 2018
Self driving cars are leading our future in autopilot
| in: | Humans, Technology |
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| by: | Shira Jeczmien |
Self-driving car technology is both revolutionary and touches on an extremely sensitive and global subject: citizen safety.
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June 07th, 2018
Race to the Bottom: The Impact of Deep-Sea Fishing
| in: | Nature, Economy |
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Scientists recalculated historical catch data to find that bottom trawlers that scrape the seafloor with huge nets may be killing far more fish.
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June 06th, 2018
Children of no one: Africa takes bold steps to address statelessness
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Bob Koigi |
In Kenya, which has grappled with the influx of refugees for years, proactive steps are being taken to enfranchise thousands of residents.
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June 05th, 2018
Could regenerated yarns made from ocean plastic be fashion's future?
| in: | Nature, Economy, Technology |
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Tonnes of plastic seeps its way into the oceans, fashion brands are taking this as an opportunity to incorporate regenerated yarns into their collections.
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June 04th, 2018
In the fight for America’s education, the States still need uniting
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Yair Oded |
Dilapidated walls. Leaking ceilings. Acute shortages of supplies. Absurdly low salaries and hefty budget cuts. This is the public school reality in the US.
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May 31st, 2018
Venezuelans Flee to Colombia to Escape Hunger, but Find Little Relief
| in: | Humans, Economy |
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A comprehensive nutrition response has been stalled by a lack of data on the scale of the problem and ongoing political crises in Colombia.
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May 29th, 2018
Pill-opticon: Electro-ceuticals and the future of medical surveillance
| in: | Technology |
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In July 2017, in Butler County Court, Middletown Ohio, the tiny machine that keeps Ross Compton’s heart beating was allowed to testify against him.
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May 28th, 2018
Yemen: The forgotten war and the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Bob Koigi |
“We need a serious political process to lead to a political solution because there was never a humanitarian solution for any humanitarian crisis."
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May 25th, 2018
Can the unexplained death of Dragičević affect Bosnia’s election?
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Katarina Panić |
May 14th, was the 48th day in a row a group of people gathered to mourn David Dragičević and to support his parents in finding the truth about his death.
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May 24th, 2018
The Algorithm Meant to Help Refugees Get Jobs Fast
| in: | Humans, Economy |
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Researchers from Stanford University say an algorithm for locating refugee resettlement could vastly improve their probability of finding work.
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May 22nd, 2018
The future of warfare: online toxicity precedes violence
| in: | Technology |
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| by: | Sofia Gallarate |
The Internet, and in particular social media, are platforms of empowerment and virtual aggregation. But not always for the better.
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