Meet the president of SET University, Ukraine's newest tech-focused higher educational institute, Iryna Volnytska. It isn't often that a group decides to create a higher educational…
Embracing Her Roots, Nathalie Kelley Argues For More Organic Alternative Approaches To Environmental Sustainability, In The Face Of Endless Growth And Modern-Day Technology As A Cure-All
Arriving in Toronto for one of tech's meccas, an impassioned Nathalie Kelley shares her thoughts on biodiversity and community-focused approaches in implementing alternative technologies. As I…
Various National Flags At Toronto Protest Shows Emotional Reach Of The War In Ukraine (Lithuania, Georgia, Belarus, Poland, Estonia, Taiwan, Netherlands, et al.)
On the way into the downtown core, a gentleman driving a black Mercedes had two flags rolled up on his dash. One was the Ukrainian flag,…
Facebook, Algorithmic-Based Rankings and ‘The Perfect Storm’; Frances Haugen Testifies to Congress.
The whistleblower, Frances Haugen, and former product manager for Facebook (now Meta) testified at yesterday’s U.S. Senate hearing. Regarding her testimony, Sen. Blumenthal (D-Conn) remarked in his opening…
Anthropocene: The Perverse Beauty of Edward Burtynsky’s Photography
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO (AGO) Exhibit: Anthropocene (works by Burtynsky, Baichwal and de Pencier). Above piece: 'Dandora Landfill 3 Plastics Recycling, Nairobi, Kenya' by Edward Burtynsky. …
The Happiness of Cities
above image credit : untitled by harpsachord 'Overall, places with lower unemployment, higher income growth, and higher education levels are happier. Cities attract people with prospect…
On Algorithmic Culture
https://algorithmicculture.com/algopressculturestudiesonalgorithmicculture-nov7-2017