The A.V. Club
The Simpsons' lifestyle is no longer economically realistic
2 min read · 2021-03-11 · A single-income, working-class family supported by a union-backed job only requiring a high school education? That's no way for Lisa to get braces in 2021.
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Guardian Tech
Facebook sets out plan for 'effortless' virtual reality socialising
2 min read · 2021-03-10 · Users could effectively โteleportโ to connect with friends in more planet-friendly way, says Zuckerberg
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The Guardian
How to have better arguments online
~16 min read · 2021-02-16 · The long read: The troubled times we live in, and the rise of social media, have created an age of endless conflict. Rather than fearing or avoiding disagreement, we need to learn to do it well
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The Guardian
What will the next decade bring? Here are 20 predictions from trend forecasters
5 min read · 2021-02-15 · Like all predictions, these should be taken with a grain of salt ...
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Stratechery
Mistakes and Memes
~15 min read · 2021-02-09 · Information on the Internet is conveyed by memes, which can be anything and everything. The real world impacts are only now being understood.
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TED Talks
The lost art of listening
4 min read · 2021-02-05 · The story of how this politician won over a warlord contains a lesson that we could all learn from, says organizational psychologist Adam Grant.
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The Atlantic
The Remote-Work Revolution Will Be Bigger Than We Think
8 min read · 2021-02-01 · The past year has offered a glimpse of the nowhere-everywhere future of work.
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Fast Company
Why remote work may render the 5-day workweek obsolete
4 min read · 2021-01-22 · During the conventional 5-day week, most workersโ productivity levels gradually drop off as they move closer to the weekend, signaling the format may be outdated.
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Guardian music
Episode 1: Hong Kong's accidental pop star
2021-01-27 · How an English musician became an overnight pop star in Hong Kong โ only to discover he was the face of a huge new protest movement against China
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The New York Times
Opinion | Three Weeks Inside a Pro-Trump QAnon Chat Room
~12 min read · 2021-01-26 · Hereโs what it sounded like.
Reader View · Shared by 139, including Richard Dawkins, Diane Ravitch ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐, Paul Kedrosky, Yaryna Serkez ๐บ๐ฆ, Barry Ritholtz, Brendan Nyhan, Richard Deitsch, Stuart A. Thompson, Amicitia, Noely โก๏ธ๐, Neil Hart ๐, Kevin M. Kruse, Ken Schwencke, George Conway๐บ๐ฆ, Luminous Kaleidoscope, May is National Mental Health Awareness Month
gold.ac.uk
New Crass Massahkah: Remembering the fire at 439 New Cross Road
3 min read · 2021-01-29 · In the early hours of Sunday 18 January, 1981, a devastating fire engulfed party-goers at a birthday celebration being held at 439 New Cross Road for Yvonne Ruddock and Angela Jackson.
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TIME
Amsterdam Is Embracing a New Economic Theory to Help Save the Environment. Could It Replace Capitalism?
10 min read · 2021-01-23 · Itโs the first time a major city has attempted to put doughnut theory into action on a local level
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nma.vc
Clubhouse is taking social audio to the next level
3 min read · 2021-01-26 · Lately, many people are hanging out in a Clubhouse. But what makes this new social audio app so irresistible? It may come back to a worldwide pandemic, something called โephemeral audioโ, and a FOMO โ…
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The New York Times
He Created the Web. Now Heโs Out to Remake the Digital World.
7 min read · 2021-01-10 · Tim Berners-Lee wants to put people in control of their personal data. He has technology and a start-up pursuing that goal. Can he succeed?
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Evening Standard
The need to understand our shared history has never been so important
2 min read · 2020-10-16 · In light of the recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the need to understand our shared histories has never been more important - to help shape our shared futures. The CBE given to trailblazing…
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Aeon+Psyche
What is a minimally good life and are you prepared to live it?
4 min read · 2020-09-21 · Would you be willing to swap your life with that of the least fortunate person in your society? A philosophical test for justice
Reader View · Shared by 236, including Anita Leirfall, rohit, Jason Silva, Alyssa C, Katja Evertz, Marylin Delgado, Neil Hart ๐
