Harvard Business Review
AI Should Change What You Do — Not Just How You Do It
7 min · · What’s possible now that wasn’t before? · Shared by 176, including Nrupal Akolkar, Neil Hart 💙, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Paul Roetzer, Carla Gentry 🎶, davidabrock, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Prof. Sally Eaves, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Nige Roberts-Willson, David Doughty, Katja Evertz, Terence Mills, Tamara McCleary, Andreas Staub, Nicolas Babin, Lelio Simi, Howard Getson, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #VivaTech
Aeon+Psyche
The existence of biological sex is no constraint on human diversity
19+ min · · Yes, there are just two biological sexes. No, this doesn’t mean every living thing is either one or the other · Shared by 115, including justin caouette, Neil Hart 💙, Dr. Walter Veit, Andrew Sullivan, Matthias Lampe, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Gregor B. Rosenauer, C. Dutilh Novaes akademienl.social/@cdutilhnovaes
The New Statesman
Judith Butler on the culture wars, JK Rowling and living in “anti-intellectual times”
8 min · · Thirty years ago, the philosopher Judith Butler, now 64, published a book that revolutionised popular attitudes on gender. Gender Trouble, the work she is perhaps best known for, introduced ideas of… · Shared by 511, including Marc Lamont Hill, Damon Young, Lucy Jones, Fräulein Tessa, Michael Seemann, Christopher Mims 🤌, Hrag, Kestrel Nicole VANDERWITCH!!!, Kevin Mitchell @WiringtheBrain@ mstdn .social, Samira El Ouassil, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, Ethan Marcotte, Riley Black 🦕🏳️⚧️, David Smith, Tom Raftery, Psymposia, Liam Bright, Kara Swisher, Merlin Mann, Robin James
thirdsector.co.uk
Are international aid charities fit for purpose?
10 min · · When Cyclone Bulbul hit Bangladesh last November, hundreds of thousands of lives were saved by preparatory work and early warning systems supported by UK aid organisations. In 1970, 500,000 people… · Shared by 8, including Neil Hart 💙
linkedin.com
The Effect of Social Unrest on the Workplace: What Can Leaders Do Now to Improve Culture & Enhance Performance?
· The country erupted this last Spring. And, the prevalence of national incidents has yet to abate. · Shared by 7, including Neil Hart 💙
The Guardian
Men going their own way: the rise of a toxic male separatist movement
9 min · · The men of the MGTOW movement aim to live their lives with no female contact. The idea began on the fringes of the internet – so how has it made it all the way to the White House? · Shared by 121, including Tibor Martini 🇺🇦 @tibor@mastodon.social, Brad Brooks, Beate Jordaan, Neil Hart 💙, Lee Keyes, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
The Independent
Stop deleting our comedy shows – what we watch shouldn't be heavily restricted
3 min · · Joke about Brexit? You’re too left-wing. Mock Jeremy Corbyn? You’ve got a right-wing agenda. Air a 1970s comedy with an actor in blackface? You’re actively promoting racism. Over the last few months,… · Shared by 10, including Neil Hart 💙
The Independent
Cultural appropriation: When does appreciation cross the line?
4 min · · Nowadays, it seems like not a day goes by without cultural appropriation hitting the headlines. · Shared by 6, including Neil Hart 💙
Visual Capitalist
The Decline Of Upward Mobility In One Chart
11+ min · · Each generation of Americans has historically earned more than their parents, but declining upward mobility is putting this growth at risk. · Shared by 134, including Stever Robbins @stever@newsie.social, Thomas Power, Clemens M. Schuster, Neil Hart 💙, Andy Budd, zeldman, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Vala Afshar, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Steve Case, Rick Powell
charitydigital.org.uk
The six key ways tech is making charities more resilient
4 min · · We explore a few of the ways that digital tech helps charities survive and thrive through challenging times · Shared by 7, including Neil Hart 💙
Longreads
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
10 min · · “Although the world has made space for more diverse women, we are still expected to fill the role of the one who wants to be loved, to be a mother when perhaps we only ever wanted to paint, t… · Shared by 39, including dewang mishra, Neil Hart 💙
The Guardian
'It was empowering': teen BLM activists on learning the ropes at school climate strikes
4 min · · For many young people, racial inequality and the climate emergency are inseparable issues · Shared by 50, including Eric Holthaus, Alyssa C, Neil Hart 💙
Ars Technica
The Golden Age of computer user groups
11+ min · · Long before subreddits, computer enthusiasts used to get together—in-person! · Shared by 189, including Jane, Danie, Neil Hart 💙, Ⓓarío Macchi, PotHix, Steven Sinofsky, John Hagel, Esther Schindler, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Christian Surchi, Bernhard Huessy, Jennifer Ouellette, Nicolas Babin, Francine Hardaway (hardaway.eth), abhishek yadav
WIRED UK
Belarus has torn up the protest rulebook. Everyone should listen
12+ min · · One messaging app helped protesters fight Alexander Lukashenko's digital blackout. Can it bring him down? · Shared by 256, including Mark Kaigwa, Claudia Sommer, Katja Evertz, Michael Seemann, Brad Brooks, A C Grayling #FBPE #Reform #Rejoin #FBPR, John Thornhill, Thomas Pleil, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Neil Hart 💙, Oliver Raduner, Essaadi, Matthias Lampe, Clemens M. Schuster, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Gabriele, Hannes Grassegger
MIT Sloan School of Management
A new study measures the actual impact of robots on jobs. It’s significant.
6 min · · Industrial robots do reduce jobs and wages — especially for workers in the automotive industry and certain parts of the country. · Shared by 207, including Neil Hart 💙, ⭐️Danielle Guzman ⭐️, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Martin Ford, Matthias Lampe, Stephan Woodtli, Jonathan Kogan, Pip Morris, Justin Jackson, Prof. Sally Eaves, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Dominik Grolimund
FiveThirtyEight
How We Designed The Look Of Our 2020 Forecast
7 min · · An election year in the FiveThirtyEight newsroom is unlike any other year. We started off by launching our Democratic primary forecast in January, and once Joe … · Shared by 89, including Jon Schwabish, Neil Hart 💙, Andy Kirk | Visualising Data, Birgit Schefer, Christopher Groskopf, Nate Silver