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Scandinavia’s Successful Education Model

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Favoring a more comprehensive educational model that emphasizes humanistic and technical training, studies conclude that Nordic nations raise citizens that are intelligent (in the traditional sense), more internally aware, prideful for their …

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ImageNet Roulette’s AI-Assigned Labels

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Designed by artist Trevor Paglen and Microsoft researcher Kate Crawford, ImageNet Roulette—which is on exhibition now at the Fondazione Prada, Milan—applies labels to user-submitted photos by sourcing its identification system from the …

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Vogue’s “Non-Issue Issue”

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British Vogue’s newest issue makes an important statement: age discrimination has no place in today’s society. With Jane Fonda on the cover and featuring Helen Mirren within, the issue combats stigmas and …

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Via theguardian.com

If We Were All Elephants

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In describing elephants by their almost mystical elements (like sensing the weather both near and far, using their femurs to listen) “Being a Beast” author Charles Foster builds a profile of profound …

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Sweden’s Mansplaining Hotline

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Whether it’s a stunt or a much-needed service, a Swedish trade union (called Unionen) which represents over half a million workers has set up a hotline for women to call when male …