The New Yorker: “…In A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication (Harvard), Michael Friendly and Howard Wainer, a psychologist and a statistician, argue that visual thinking, by revealing what would otherwise remain invisible, has had a profound effect on the way we approach problems. The book begins with what might be the first statistical… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2021
Who to Call for Help When You Don’t Want to Call the Cops
Vice – 911 isn’t the only option—and it might not be the best one. Here’s a basic guide to how to handle emergency situations without involving the police. – “…Currently, dontcallthepolice.com lists local resources for more than 70 different metropolitan areas across North America, from NYC and Los Angeles to Prince George’s County, Maryland, and Hattiesburg,… Continue Reading
Indicators of Broadband Needmap
“NTIA’s Indicators of Broadband Need User Guide – The Indicators of Broadband Needmap was created by the United States Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The map brings together several different datasets to show information on broadband availability within the United States. Layers in this map were created using data from the… Continue Reading
Could Legal Tech Cost Less?
Artificial Lawyer: “…Personally, a version of Word from twenty years ago would be fine for my needs. Probably 90% of what the Word suite can do today is irrelevant – but Microsoft keeps adding to it. Web-based updates arrive every week even if the good old basic package that you bought with a disc in… Continue Reading
Ransomware claims are roiling an entire segment of the insurance industry
Washington Post: “The recent surge of ransomware attacks is upending the cyber insurance industry, pushing up the requirements and cost of coverage just as more companies need it. Ransomware attacks — in which cybercriminals take over an organization’s computer network and demand a payment to hand back control — have increased in frequency and severity… Continue Reading
The State of the Nation’s Housing 2020
Joint Center for Housing Studies Harvard University, The State of the Nation’s Housing 2020: “For most of 2020, the country has been beset by the COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest sparked by longstanding racial injustice, and the devastating impacts of climate change. Although low interest rates and continued growth in some sectors have bolstered homebuying and… Continue Reading
Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality
NBER – Daron Acemoglu & Pascual Restrepo Working Paper 28920 DOI 10.3386/w28920 Issue Date June 2021 “We document that between 50% and 70% of changes in the US wage structure over the last four decades are accounted for by the relative wage declines of worker groups specialized in routine tasks in industries experiencing rapid automation.… Continue Reading
DuckDuckGo’s Quest to Prove Online Privacy Is Possible
Wired: “…DuckDuckGo is on a mission to prove that giving up one’s privacy online is not, in fact, inevitable. Over the past several years, it has expanded far beyond its original search engine to provide a suite of free privacy-centric tools, including a popular browser extension, that plug up the various holes through which ad… Continue Reading
Making climate impact science more accessible to the public: ISIpedia launch
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research: “Decision-makers on all levels are provided with a new tool to tackle the climate challenge. Data and explanations on global warming impacts – from floods to droughts – are made more accessible to the public by a team of 12 international research institutes. Today, they launch the online portal… Continue Reading
New website tracks which colleges will use eproctoring software this fall
The Verge: “Privacy-focused nonprofit Fight for the Future has launched a new website that tracks whether certain colleges and universities plan to use virtual proctoring software during the fall semester. The platforms — like ProctorU and Proctorio — often make use of students’ webcams to watch and record them as they work, using automated systems… Continue Reading
The Amazon That Customers Don’t See
The New York Times: Each year, hundreds of thousands of workers churn through a vast mechanism that hires and monitors, disciplines and fires. Amid the pandemic, the already strained system lurched. “What happened inside shows how Jeff Bezos created the workplace of the future and pulled off the impossible during the pandemic — but also… Continue Reading
What You Need to Know About Your Vaccine Card
The New York Times: “Here’s everything you need to know about your vaccine record, why it’s important and how to keep it safe…” Continue Reading
