Society

They may not have grown up with TikTok, but the generation that came of working age in the era of dial-up modems were seen as tuning out of work, too.

Recently, Nike had almost all employees take an entire week off. No negotiating. Balsamiq, a European software firm, mandated 18 days of vacation. No

There are many terms from classic and modern SF that remain unresearched, and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction will be continually updated, especially as additional resources are put on…

For her new book, author Kimberly Kay Hoang researched a complex web of interconnected subsidiaries that are virtually impossible to identify and track.

Cloudflare—and other companies like it—are turning a blind eye to hate and misinformation, critics and researchers say

It would also force businesses to change how they handle data.

Policy will go into effect in 2026, apply to everything that gets federal money.

Debra Steidel Wall, Acting Archivist of the United States: that’s the signature on a May 10, 2022 letter to one of the defeated former pres...

Delightful polymath Fran Blanche restored this 1966 short film about wheels. “This classic 16mm Coronet film takes us into the modern world of go carts, barrel rides, rotary phones, and hand …

A modern, sustainable, & equitable path for economic recovery & growth in greater Philadelphia area.

The narrative doesn’t match the numbers.

Researchers found that taxes on sweetened beverages funded programs mainly benefiting lower-income households, including grocery subsidies and pre-K education.

My September, 2022 column for Locus Magazine

Let us tell you a story about tens of millions of people and tens of billions of dollars. It’s a short story. It’s a true story too. It goes like this: In

A covnersation with philosopher William MacAskill.

Disclosing Trump's plans to falsely claim victory was just the start.

A new paper, The Injustice of Under-Policing, makes a point that I have been emphasizing for many years, namely, relative to other developed countries the United States is under-policed and over-imprisoned. …the American criminal legal system is characterized by an exceptional kind of under-policing, and a heavy reliance on long prison sentences, compared to other […]

What does it mean to be an actor’s actor? Or a writer’s writer? Or … you get the idea. Let’s make sense of a phrase that shapes how we think about success.

Posted on Tuesday 16 Aug 2022. 1,207 words, 7 links. By Matt Webb.

The weight of one million American physicians would be considerable.

Max Collins, the lead singer of the band Eve 6 has penned a great piece for Popula, noting that owning media is now an act of countercultural defiance. Specifically, he’s speaking out against…

Last week, the Haudenosaunee Nationals traveled to Ireland for the lacrosse world championships … and in a tender moment of international solidarity, the Irish government accepted the passports tha…