Democracy Isn’t Perfect, But It Will Still Prevail
James Stavridis voor TIME: We can all hope that the battle to defend democracy will be less costly in the 21st century than in the previous one. We can enhance our chances of winning by empowering women, boosting programs that fight economic inequality and teaching our children the critical thinking skills they need to separate […]
What if people were paid for their data?
Interessant gedachte-experiment bij The Economist: Labour, like data, is a resource that is hard to pin down. Workers were not properly compensated for labour for most of human history. Even once people were free to sell their labour, it took decades for wages to reach liveable levels on average. History won’t repeat itself, but chances […]
7 Things to Start Being More Productive, Today
Dit. Dit. Dit. There’s a notable distinction between being busy and being productive. Being busy doesn’t always necessarily mean you’re being productive. Despite what some might believe, being productive is less about time management and more on managing your energy. It’s the business of life. It’s learning how to spend the least amount of energy […]
Podcast-tip: De Social Podcast: #stormpoolen en sociale media bij de Nederlandse Spoorwegen met Gerjan Vasse
Zoals altijd een heel interessante blik bij onze Noorderburen: Jaap van Zessen was vandaag met de trein én op tijd voor zijn gesprek met Gerjan Vasse, die bij de NS verantwoordelijk is voor de digitale reputatie. Welke afwegingen maakt de NS bij de online gesprekken met mensen die hun hulp nodig hebben? En hoeveel berichten […]
Podcast-tip: The Cycling Podcast: Kilometre 0 – Pavé
Aangename mini-aflevering van The Cycling Podcast over de kasseienrit in de Tour: In this episode of Kilometre 0, Lionel Birnie heads out on to the pavé to witness one of the most dramatic Tour de France stages in years. The morning after the French national holiday and with France playing in the World Cup final […]
Russisch trollenleger ook actief in Nederland en België
NRC: Russische georganiseerde internettrollen hebben in Nederland en België via Twitter het anti-islamsentiment proberen aan te wakkeren. Dat blijkt uit ruim negenhonderd Nederlandstalige berichten verstuurd vanuit een beruchte trollenfabriek in Sint-Petersburg.
How to Make This the Summer of Missing Out
Dit: JOMO, is not a misspelling of “mojo” but, rather, stands for “joy of missing out.” The antithesis of FOMO (fear of missing out), JOMO is about disconnecting, opting out and being O.K. just where you are.
Trump Sheds All Notions of How a President Should Conduct Himself Abroad
Mark Landler in een analyse bij The New York Times: In the fiery, disruptive, rules-breaking arc of Mr. Trump’s statecraft, his assertions during a news conference with Mr. Putin marked a new milestone, the foreign policy equivalent of Charlottesville. Gerelateerd: Thomas L. Friedman in dezelfde krant: My fellow Americans, we are in trouble and we […]
Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms
NYTimes: “Facebook tries to explain their practices in ways that make Facebook look like the good guy, that they are somehow protecting your privacy,” said Jennifer Lynch, a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights group. “But it doesn’t get at the fact that they are scanning every photo.”
When It’s Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig
The New Yorker: Zweig recounted, people refused to believe that the new reality could persist. “This could only be an eruption of an initial, senseless rage, one told oneself. That sort of thing could not last in the twentieth century.”