Americans’ widespread belief that they live in a meritocracy where anyone can get ahead actually makes inequality even worse, particularly in terms of gender.
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Travelling will never be the same with the advances of communication technology. The recently opened theme park Rabbit Town shows this.
As cities get smarter, we need to examine carefully who gets our data and what it is used for.
Fitness apps which allow millions of users to virtually compete with each other can provide inspiration however, they may also be putting users in danger.
The brewing US-China trade war is probably linked to the Chinese government’s attempts to revamp its industry.
Micro-entrepreneurs make up the bulk of the Indonesian economy and population. But red tape and corruption are keeping them from entering the ‘formal’ sector.
The report of the mathematician and deputy of Essonne Cédric Villani renders his report on artificial intelligence today.
It will be hard to adjust. Considering what happened with the onset of car travel and web surfing, society can’t just wing it.
People in Appalachia are skeptical and cautious around technology – and how they think can be useful and instructive for living in a tech-centric world.
A new report shows how the private rental sector is changing.
We can either take advantage of advances in technology to enhance human beings (never to go back), or we can legislate to prevent this from happening.
New research shows the impact of technology, especially smartphones, on carbon emissions. Encouraging consumers to get new phones every couple of years leads to extraordinary and unnecessary waste.
In this vision of the future, everything that we currently do in the real world – going to school, going to work, socialising, leisure – is done in a vast virtual environment.
Technology isn’t value-neutral. Unless we understand the ethical assumptions behind our technology, we can’t trust the solutions it offers.
Governments are using Big Data to design improvements and upgrades of cities. But ethical questions need to be considered, lest we end up jeopardising citizens’ privacy or deepen social inequalities.
Software tools for South Africa’s Nguni languages may assist with redress and effective communication.
Practice and experience is vital for acquiring a motor skill like handwriting.
Artificial intelligence is likely to reinforce or even amplify gender inequality because the data used to train machines is biased.
Sound, color and special effects transformed the moviegoing experience. These inventions decidedly did not.
Yes emerging technologies can pose risks - but regulation must focus on outcomes of the technology, not the technology itself.
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