The world we build - stories & opinions
Stories that are news about what happens in the world, mostly in the form of opinion pieces around concepts. Features tech a lot.
Collection by Martina Pugliese
The Atlantic
Virus Experts Aren’t Getting the Message Out
12+ min · · If the authorities can’t satisfy the public’s desire to know more, others will fill the void with misinformation. · Shared by 182, including Renee DiResta, Martina Pugliese, Tom Connor, Rick Powell, Mathew Ingram, Antonio Vieira Santos, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Neil Hart 💙, Mark Little
TIME
'It’s Obvious There’s a Cultural Rot': Activists Collect Hundreds of Examples of Alleged Police Misconduct in One Public Spreadsheet
3 min · · So far, it includes over 300 videos of alleged police misconduct, as well as a some incidents researchers found troubling · Shared by 7, including Martina Pugliese
The Guardian
Coronavirus shows us it’s time to rethink everything. Let's start with education
4 min · · The pandemic is a tough lesson in the workings of the natural world – and proves how vital a knowledge of ecology really is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot · Shared by 90, including Vladimer Botsvadze 🛫🌎🎙️, Peter van Sabben.eth, Jansnet, Martina Pugliese, Graham Brown-Martin, George Monbiot
The New York Times
Restarting America Means People Will Die. So When Do We Do It?
Summary · 20+ min · · Coronavirus mitigation exacts a high price. Businesses close. People self-isolate. Schools and churches shutter amid mass unemployment and an impending recession. At some point, kids must go back to school, businesses reopen and life begin again. Americans, like people in other affected countries, must find the difficult balance between preventing COVID-19 deaths and repairing damage to the economy and to daily life. In this ethics panel discussion from The New York Times Magazine, bioethicist Zeke Emanuel and other experts raise powerful and difficult moral questions. · Shared by 186, including Peter Singer, Manuel Reinhard, Randy Deutsch, M.J. Crockett, Making Sense Podcast, Thomas Power, David V. Johnson, Christian Hernandez, Martina Pugliese, Scott Monty, getAbstract, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, Amesh Adalja, Scott Galloway, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, ♕Deborah Mayo♕
The Atlantic
New Zealand’s Prime Minister May Be the Most Effective Leader on the Planet
15+ min · · Jacinda Ardern’s leadership style, focused on empathy, isn’t just resonating with her people; it’s putting the country on track for success against the coronavirus. · Shared by 470, including Audrey Watters, Steve Faktor, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, Brooks Rainwater, 💥 Katie Martell, Peter Steinberger, Frank Gruber, Liv 😷, Guy Kawasaki, Denise Silber - BasilStrategies - VRforHealth, Philanthropy News Digest, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, 🇺🇦 Eugene Borukhovich, Fern, Eric Topol, #DigitalHealth Futurist 👨💻, Mark Little, A C Grayling #FBPE #Reform #Rejoin #FBPR, Padmasree, Thomas Power
The New York Times
How Long Will a Vaccine Really Take?
12+ min · · Experts say at least 18 months. Here’s how to shorten the timeline. · Shared by 327, including Ken Norton, Noah Toly, Abir Oreibi, Nico Luchsinger, Eric Topol, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Martina Pugliese, Thomas Power, Dr. Pete Meyers, John Keefe, Stefan Ottlitz @hierprivat@mastodon.social, Zach Weinersmith, Noah Smith, Niko Kommenda, Alex Tabarrok 🛡️, Maarten Lambrechts @maarten@vis.social, Scott Berkun, Smita Nair Jain, Niklaus Gerber, Stuart A. Thompson
The New York Times
Coronavirus Tests Science’s Need for Speed Limits
9 min · · Preprint servers and peer-reviewed journals are seeing surging audiences, with many new readers not well versed in the limitations of the latest research findings. · Shared by 39, including Martina Pugliese, Joshua Benton, Timothy Caulfield, Amesh Adalja, Eric Topol, Carl Zimmer, Arin Basu, Alexandra Sifferlin
theartofresearch.org
Changing my Mind about AI, Universal Basic Income, and the Value of Data
· Romeo and Juliet balcony scene, Ford Madox Brown, 1870 Alan Turing created the Turing Test in 1950, Marvin Minsky wrote the first neural network in 1951, and arguments about · Shared by 14, including Martina Pugliese, Scott Santens
The New York Times
My Restaurant Was My Life for 20 Years. Does the World Need It Anymore?
20+ min · · Forced to shutter Prune, I’ve been revisiting my original dreams for it — and wondering if there will still be a place for it in the New York of the future. · Shared by 427, including Margaret Sullivan, Melissa Perri, felix salmon, Shervin 🚀 ∞ 🚄, Steve Silberman, Shelly Kramer, David Epstein, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Mathew Ingram, Carolina A. Miranda, Nilofer Merchant, Brent Beshore, Karen McGrane, Scott Berkun, Scott Galloway, Andy Greenwald, Sam Sifton, Virginia Hughes, Jason Stanley, Kevin Roose
The Guardian
'Lockdown has been a wakeup call for the industry': what next for fashion?
12+ min · · Coronavirus has brought fashion to a halt. To mark Earth Day, we asked sustainable fashion designers, writers and advocates what changes they would like to see · Shared by 7, including Martina Pugliese
The New Yorker
Jeffrey Sachs on the Catastrophic American Response to the Coronavirus
5 min · · The economist on why President Trump is the “worst political leader” he’s ever seen and how he’s “looking for the United States not to be among the most destructive forces on the planet.” · Shared by 39, including Trey Tweets Into the Void, Scott McLeod, Felix M, wil shipley, Martina Pugliese
The New Yorker
The Pandemic Isn’t a Black Swan but a Portent of a More Fragile Global System
5 min · · Nassim Nicholas Taleb is frustrated whenever the coronavirus crisis is referred to by the term he coined for an unpredictable, rare catastrophe. · Shared by 173, including Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Kevin Mitchell @WiringtheBrain@ mstdn .social, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Diogo Mónica, Oliver Reichenstein, sircharlsxavier, Rutger Bregman, Marylin Delgado (@marylindelgado@zirk.us), Thomas Power, Vikram Dutt, Logical Analysis, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Alexandra Wong, Duncan McDonnell, Antonio Ramos, David Wallace-Wells, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Martina Pugliese, arabist, Annik Burgdorfer-Grolimund
corriere.it
Dai pipistrelli all'uomo: così il Coronavirus è arrivato fino a noi
13+ min · · Come è arrivato, il virus, all’uomo? Dai «serbatoi» all’uomo, le tappe evolutive che hanno generato l’ombra che si allunga sulle nostre vite · Shared by 10, including Martina Pugliese
The New York Times
It’s the End of the World Economy as We Know It
9 min · · Experts suggest there will be “a rethink of how much any country wants to be reliant on any other country.” · Shared by 53, including Strong Towns, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Stowe Boyd, W. David Stephenson, Michael (मुकेश), Kevin Roose, Emily Badger, Martina Pugliese, Claire Cain Miller
VANITY FAIR
Can You Beat COVID-19 Without a Lockdown? Sweden Is Trying
2 min · · The Swedish experiment is to accept the coronavirus as a problem to be managed, rather than conclusively defeated. But will it mean more deaths? · Shared by 11, including Martina Pugliese
Financial Times
Yuval Noah Harari: the world after coronavirus
11+ min · · This storm will pass. But the choices we make now could change our lives for years to come · Shared by 684, including Tim O'Reilly, Sir Ken Robinson, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, Chris Skinner, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Antonio Vieira Santos, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Pippa Malmgren, Yuval Noah Harari, Klaus Eck, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Robb Wolf, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Chris Kresser, Muge Cevik, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, Bill Gross, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Chris Gledhill