Denver’s elementary enrollment is falling. Could school consolidation be next?
The district wants families and teachers to help come up with solutions, which it says "may result in school consolidations."
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Can AI fix your credit? · MIT Technology Review
Homeless Oaklanders were tired of the housing crisis. So they built a ‘miracle’ village | Oakland | The Guardian
Under a highway, beautiful structures offer food, healthcare, showers and a free ‘store’ – as well as a strong sense of community
Queer in AI - Google Sponsorship Statement
An Open Letter to Google
Five-factor Model Personality Traits and the Retirement Transition: Longitudinal and Cross-sectional Associations
We examined associations between five-factor personality traits and retirement in a diverse community sample. Longitudinal analyses (n=367) compared personality trajectories of participants who remained employed and participants who retired. Personality ...
Why We’re Freaking Out About Substack
A company that makes it easy to charge for newsletters has captivated an anxious industry because it embodies larger forces and contradictions.
Many Analysts, One Data Set: Making Transparent How Variations in Analytic Choices Affect Results - R. Silberzahn, E. L. Uhlmann, D. P. Martin, P. Anselmi, F. Aust, E. Awtrey, Š. Bahník, F. Bai, C. Bannard, E. Bonnier, R. Carlsson, F. Cheung, G. Christensen, R. Clay, M. A. Craig, A. Dalla Rosa, L. Dam, M. H. Evans, I. Flores Cervantes, N. Fong, M. Gamez-Djokic, A. Glenz, S. Gordon-McKeon, T. J. Heaton, K. Hederos, M. Heene, A. J. Hofelich Mohr, F. Högden, K. Hui, M. Johannesson, J. Kalodimos, E. Kaszubowski, D. M. Kennedy, R. Lei, T. A. Lindsay, S. Liverani, C. R. Madan, D. Molden, E. Molleman, R. D. Morey, L. B. Mulder, B. R. Nijstad, N. G. Pope, B. Pope, J. M. Prenoveau, F. Rink, E. Robusto, H. Roderique, A. Sandberg, E. Schlüter, F. D. Schönbrodt, M. F. Sherman, S. A. Sommer, K. Sotak, S. Spain, C. Spörlein, T. Stafford, L. Stefanutti, S. Tauber, J. Ullrich, M. Vianello, E.-J. Wagenmakers, M. Witkowiak, S. Yoon, B. A. Nosek, 2018
Twenty-nine teams involving 61 analysts used the same data set to address the same research question: whether soccer referees are more likely to give red cards ...
The influence of hidden researcher decisions in applied microeconomics - Huntington‐Klein - - Economic Inquiry - Wiley Online Library
Researchers make hundreds of decisions about data collection, preparation, and analysis in their research. We use a many‐analysts approach to measure the extent and impact of these decisions. Two pub...
South Korea's fertility rate falls to lowest in the world
South Korea's fertility rate fell to the lowest in the world last year, data showed on Wednesday, as uncertainty over the coronavirus discouraged couples from marrying and having children.
Tell Your Boss the Four-Day Week Is Coming Soon
A century after the invention of the weekend, more companies are adding another day.
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How Much Energy Does Bitcoin Actually Consume?
It’s a trickier question than you might think.
The Untold Story of How Jeff Bezos Beat the Tabloids
When a gossip rag went after the CEO, he retaliated with the brutal, brilliant efficiency he used to build his business empire. In an exclusive excerpt from the new book Amazon Unbound comes an unrivaled tale of money, sex, and power.
Why Making More Chips Is So Hard
Factories start at $15 billion—and cost is the easy part.
Fewer jobs have been lost in the EU than in the U.S. during the COVID-19 downturn
Roughly 9.6 million U.S. workers lost their jobs during the COVID-19 downturn; only about 2.6 million EU workers lost jobs in this period.
It Began as an AI-Fueled Dungeon Game. It Got Much Darker
The game touted its use of the GPT-3 text generator. Then the algorithm started to generate disturbing stories, including sex scenes involving children.
How to Lose a Chief Diversity Officer in 6 Months
Optimizing performative inclusion for maximum (Wall)Street cred
What Happens When Memes Are Commodities?
For over a decade, the image of a young girl smirking in the foreground as a home in the background is engulfed in flames has circulated as fodder for countless memes. The picture, known simply as…
Raiders of the lost Bank
Want to know the future of work? Don't ask a Wall Street CEO. Ask a protocol.
NFTs - SNL
A group (Jack Harlow, Pete Davidson, Chris Redd) performs a rap explaining cryptocurrency.Saturday Night Live. Stream now on Peacock: https://pck.tv/3uQxh4qS...
How Much Income You Need To Be Considered Rich In Every State In America - Wealth Gang
Do you feel rich? Most of us don't, but you'll be surprised to learn how much income you need in your state to be considered "rich".
A Hidden Reason So Few Houses are For Sale in the MLS
Many real estate agents aren’t putting their sellers’ houses in the MLS system immediately.
Deciphering the fall and rise in the net capital share
Matthew Rognlie says that inequality may not grow in the way Piketty predicts, finding that the long-term rise in capital income is driven mostly by housing, not labor division.
City Observatory - The immaculate conception theory of your neighborhood’s origins
The City Observatory is a study of modern-day cities and urban development practices.
City Observatory - Gerontopoly: Homeownership, wealth, and age
The City Observatory is a study of modern-day cities and urban development practices.
City Observatory - Who got trillions? We found the real speculators profiting from higher housing costs
The City Observatory is a study of modern-day cities and urban development practices.
New COVID Variant Found For The First Time In Colorado In Mesa County
Five cases of the B1617.2 strain first identified in India have been discovered in Mesa County.
The New Grammar: Pronoun Training at Zillow - Zillow Group
A cadence of practices and training is designed to make sure people’s identities are respected in the workplace. [...]Read More...
New homes cost $36,000 more because of an epic shortage of lumber
As the pandemic crushed the US economy last spring, sawmills shut down lumber production to brace for a housing slump. The slump never arrived and now there isn't enough lumber to feed the red-hot housing market.