GOOD: “When you put your plastic cup into the recycling bin, you probably think it’s headed to a nearby facility where it’ll be broken down and then turned into another cup which you will eventually put into the recycling bin. But the process of recycling isn’t as clean as we thought. Only 9.1% of plastics… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2019
National Geo’s yearlong reporting – Women A Century of Change
National Geographic – Women – A Century of Change – “As we’ve told women’s stories, they’ve changed the world. To mark the centenary of U.S. women winning the vote, National Geographic launches a year-long project on women’s impact in the world…” Continue Reading
How the Best Bosses Interrupt Bias on Their Teams
Harvard Business Review – “Companies spend millions on antibias training each year. The goal is to create workforces that are more inclusive, and thereby more innovative and more effective. Studies show that well-managed diverse groups outperform homogeneous ones and are more committed, have higher collective intelligence, and are better at making decisions and solving problems.… Continue Reading
Ancestry® Debuts the World’s Largest Digital Archive of Searchable Online Obituaries and Death Announcements
Business Wire, October 28, 2019: “Today, Ancestry®, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, is releasing the new Newspapers.com Obituary Collection and announcing an upgrade to its U.S. Obituary Collection, adding to what is now the world’s largest, searchable digital archive of over 262 million worldwide obituaries and death announcements, containing almost 1… Continue Reading
Legal Enterprise Search at the Crossroads
Prism Legal – Ron Friedman: “This [was] a live post from the Ark Knowledge Management conference; the title of this talk is Legal Enterprise Search at the Crossroads. The presenters [were] Harris Tilevitz, Chief Technology Officer, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Douglas Freeman, Knowledge Systems Manager, White & Case LLP Kate Simpson, National… Continue Reading
Federal Workforce Statistics Sources: OPM and OMB
CRS Report via LC – Federal Workforce Statistics Sources: OPM and OMB, Updated October 24, 2019 – “According to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the federal workforce is composed of an estimated 2.1 million civilian workers,1 and several federal agencies collect, compile, and publish statistics about this workforce. Sources may vary in their totals due… Continue Reading
The Law of Immigration Detention – A Brief Introduction
The Law of Immigration Detention: A Brief Introduction, October 24, 2019. “The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) authorizes— and in some cases requires—the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain non-U.S. nationals (aliens) who are subject to removal from the United States. This detention scheme is multifaceted, with rules that turn on several factors, such… Continue Reading
Experts Optimistic About the Next 50 Years of Digital Life
“Heading into the network’s 50th anniversary, Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center asked hundreds of technology experts, including Kleinrock and fellow internet pioneers, how individuals’ lives might be affected by the evolution of the internet over the next 50 years. Overall, 530 technology pioneers, innovators, developers, business and policy leaders, researchers… Continue Reading
The How and the Why of Law Blogs
Via LLRX – The How and the Why of Law Blogs – Legal technology evangelist, author and blogger Nicole L. Black recommends that a legal blog is one of the best ways to create a memorable and search-engine-friendly online presence. Simply put, blogs are a great way for lawyers to showcase legal expertise while increasing… Continue Reading
Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020
“Hyperautomation, blockchain, AI security, distributed cloud and autonomous things drive disruption and create opportunities in this year’s strategic technology trends. Human augmentation conjures up visions of futuristic cyborgs, but humans have been augmenting parts of the body for hundreds of years. Glasses, hearing aids and prosthetics evolved into cochlear implants and wearables. Even laser eye… Continue Reading
Congress Looking into Anticompetitive Behavior in the Digital Library Market
Publishers Weekly – “The American Library Association (ALA) has delivered a written report to the House Judiciary Committee telling lawmakers that “unfair behavior by digital market actors,” including Amazon and some major publishers, is “doing concrete harm to libraries.” The report, delivered last week to a House antitrust subcommittee investigating competition in the digital market,… Continue Reading
Clio 2019 Legal Trends Report
“This year’s report also includes results from our in-depth analysis of law firm responsiveness, where we put firms to the test with 1,000 emails and 500 phone calls.” The entire report in PDF format. Introduction. Closing the gap Part 1. This is what law firm growth looks like Part 2. Clients want more than just… Continue Reading
