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Here’s an educated guess: Among all of the possible things employees are likely to miss from their jobs since they have been asked to stop coming in to the office, their boss is probably not one of them. Why? Because there is an odd tendency across organizations to promote people…

Migration from Africa to Europe has, since the long summer of migration in 2015, been at the top of the European political agenda. As right-wing parties have gained at the ballot box through their anti-migration rhetoric, the priority for most policymakers has been to look tough and – above all…

You probably interact with fifty to a hundred machine learning products every day, from your social media feeds and YouTube recommendations to your email spam filter and the updates that the New York Times, CNN, or Fox News decide to push, not to mention the hidden models that place ads…

When a billionaire space entrepreneur and a shape-shifting synth-pop auteur have a baby boy, you can be pretty sure they're not going to call him Noel. esla founder Elon Musk and musician Grimes welcomed their first child earlier this week and there was widespread confusion when Musk told his 33.7…

When a billionaire space entrepreneur and a shape-shifting synth-pop auteur have a baby boy, you can be pretty sure they're not going to call him Noel. esla founder Elon Musk and musician Grimes welcomed their first child earlier this week and there was widespread confusion when Musk told his 33.7…

Technology The public radio and television station KQED has thrived amid a tumultuous period in the media industry by using technology and data to optimize the delivery of its grassroots journalism and improve relationships with its listeners. (Illustration by Mark McGinnis)  Technology for Change This series, presented in partnership with…

CHRIS SKELTON/STUFFLocal cafes are "third places". They are distinct from our homes and our workplaces. They make communities successful.OPINION: As we moved out of level 4 last week, cafes across the country were overrun. The surge in demand saw queues form and online ordering apps crash. As Jimmy Buffett put…

Artist: Hannah Weinberger Venue: Nicolas Krupp, Basel Date: February 28 – April 25, 2020 Click here to view slideshow  Full gallery of images, press release and link available after the jump. Images: Video:  Hannah Weinberger, Is it and are you – bound?, 2020, (excerpt), 00:35 Images courtesy of Nicolas Krupp,…

During times of crisis when emotions run high, choices feel complex, and guidance is needed, finding sources of clarity and leadership are more important than ever. In response, one of the most critical functions leaders can undertake in a time of uncertainty is to serve a as role model for…

As I am part of many virtual conversations with educators from around the world, reading through my Twitter feed and reading blog post after blog post, I am hyper aware of this global documentation of a unique “new-ways-of-learning” remote teaching and learning environment. A few things are crystallizing themselves as…