Hard Questions: Is Spending Time on Social Media Bad for Us? “With people spending more time on social media, many rightly wonder whether that time is good for us. Do people connect in meaningful ways online? Or are they simply consuming trivial updates and polarizing memes at the expense of time with loved ones? These… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2017
World is drowning in unprecedented rise in garbage
Washington Post – “The world now produces more than a billion tons of garbage a year, which it incinerates and buries and exports and recycles. In New York, barges transport as much as 3,600 tons of waste down the Hudson River every day. In the Netherlands, which has a sophisticated recycling system, residents throw away… Continue Reading
GOP Tax Bill 2017- vote will occur this week
The 1057 page bill was posted on Friday evening [December 14, 2017] – “Mr. Brady of Texas, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT [To accompany H.R. 1]. The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1), to… Continue Reading
Forbes – The World’s Biggest Public Companies
This resource is structured so that the reader may scroll through the list of companies, where you will find respective metadata on each organization that includes: Country, Industry, CEO, Market Cap. From the initial brief company overview, readers may choose to view additional data on each company that includes: Revenue, Number of Employees, Sales, Assets,… Continue Reading
Accountability of AI Under the Law: The Role of Explanation
Accountability of AI Under the Law: The Role of Explanation, November 27, 2017. “The ubiquity of systems using artificial intelligence or “AI” has brought increasing attention to how those systems should be regulated. The choice of how to regulate AI systems will require care. AI systems have the potential to synthesize large amounts of data,… Continue Reading
Journal of African American Studies published free issue completely focused on Prince
Journal of African American Studies, Volume 21, Issue 3, September 2017. Special Issue on Prince (free to read online – PDF download of all articles in this issue also free) “The primary responsibility of the scholar is to put in historical, political, and social context that which has not only shaped our thinking about people,… Continue Reading
WaPo – Extensive interviews illuminate rejection of Russia’s threat to US national security
The Washington Post – Doubting the intelligence, Trump pursues Putin and leaves a Russian threat unchecked: “Nearly a year into his presidency, Trump continues to reject the evidence that Russia waged an unprecedented assault on a pillar of American democracy and supported his run for the White House. Interviews with more than 50 U.S. officials… Continue Reading
Government Gets Lower Ratings for Handling Health Care, Environment, Disaster Response
“Since 2015, opinions about the federal government’s handling of several major issues have become less positive and much more partisan. Yet majorities continue to say the government should have a “major role” on such issues as defending against terrorism and helping lift people from poverty. And views about government’s role, unlike its performance, have changed… Continue Reading
A List of 200+ Black Women Running for Office in 2018
A List of 100+ Black Women Running for Office in 2018 – around the United States – via Awesomely Luvvie. See also: “Higher Heights seeks to elevate Black women’s voices to shape and advance progressive policies and politics. By strengthening Black women’s civic participation in grassroots advocacy campaigns and the electoral process; Higher Heights for… Continue Reading
Impact of Decision to Roll Back Net Neutrality
On December 14, 2017 the FCC voted to “roll back the 2015 rules that banned internet service providers from prioritizing certain internet traffic over others….[this has ended the] difference between a free and open online experience, and one where corporations dictate what you can see, and how fast you can see it. To understand the… Continue Reading
Gender discrimination comes in many forms for today’s working women
“About four-in-ten working women (42%) in the United States say they have faced discrimination on the job because of their gender. They report a broad array of personal experiences, ranging from earning less than male counterparts for doing the same job to being passed over for important assignments, according to a new analysis of Pew… Continue Reading
NYT – With a Little Help From Their Friends (and Agents and Librarians and Fact-Checkers)
Jennifer Seniordec, December 13, 2017: ” I love the acknowledgments sections of books. I love what they say and what they do not say. I love what they accidentally say. I love the ways families are discussed, and how the truth about the wretchedness of book-writing finally comes tumbling out, and the combination of neuroticism… Continue Reading
