Unit is among several new digital platforms that aim to ease the unionization process and empower workers to stand up to their bosses, but some union organizers have their doubts.
Technology doesn’t have to exploit workers, it doesn’t have to mean robots are coming for all of our jobs. These are not inevitable outcomes, they are human decisions, and they are almost always made by people driven by a profit motive.
A comprehensive vision of a society in which the science and technology produced by humanity serve the public good rather than private interests can contribute to a healthier, more equitable, and sustainable future.
The reviewer highlights some of the noteworthy (and readable) academic press books coming out in the first half of 2021.
Some Republicans want you to think wind turbines caused the Texas blackout. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Can Biden Achieve Progress Where It Matters While Avoiding a New Cold (or Hot) War?
To maintain productivity and safety, some jobs are installing robot coworkers. Labor unions worry that the robots will continue to occupy jobs after the pandemic ends while others say they will free up workers for other positions.
Toward the end of Netflix’s new documentary-drama The Social Dilemma, former Google employee Tristan Harris describes technology as “simultaneous utopia and dystopia.” This quote encapsulates the focus of the film.
The new contact tracing tool is an essential part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. But it raises serious questions of its own.
A compelling account of how far-right firestarters helped ‘the world’s most gifted media troll’ to become the US president.
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