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How Silicon Valley turned true innovation into an overhyped delusion
10 min read · 74 saves · Sep 8th · Katharine Schwab · A new book examines the cost of “innovation speak” and how exporting startup values to the rest of our economy is a dangerous proposition.
What Two Billion People Pay Attention to Is Still in the Hands of a Few Companies
1 min read · 58 saves · Sep 20th · Jason Dorrier · The attention economy is a poignant example of the need to more consciously employ our technological tools in ways that firmly align with our…
Statistics, lies and the virus: Tim Harford’s five lessons from a pandemic
56 saves · Sep 10th · In an age of disinformation, the value of rigorous data has never been more evident
Basic Income Experiments Around the World
~16 min read · 52 saves · Sep 18th · Omri Wallach · Amid the pandemic, the idea of Universal Basic Income has been gaining steam with policymakers. Where has it been tried, and has it worked?
How Liberals Opened the Door to Libertarian Economics
9 min read · Paywall possible · 39 saves · Sep 11th · Kurt Andersen · Milton Friedman’s free-market ideas found favor in a free-love era and helped redirect the country toward the right. The aftershocks of his radical arguments…
Congress probes how AI will impact U.S. economic recovery
6 min read · 39 saves · Sep 11th · Khari Johnson · Congress heard testimony today about how the U.S. government should fund and regulate tech like AI that can eliminate jobs in the midst of…
In many countries, people are more negative about the economy amid COVID-19 than during Great Recession
4 min read · 27 saves · Sep 14th · A median of 80% across 10 countries now say their country’s economy is faring badly, compared with a median of 72% who said this…
Everything you need to know about pushing for equal pay
9 min read · 25 saves · Sep 17th · Take a closer look at the gender pay gap and what can be done to close it.
Avoiding a Climate Lockdown
4 min read · Paywall possible · 22 saves · Sep 22nd · The world is approaching a tipping point on climate change, when protecting the future of civilization will require dramatic interventions. Avoiding this scenario will…