Technology

by Rosalie Bull

I’m having an ongoing conversation with a friend about the merits and drawbacks of degrowth as a climate action strategy. She is easily the most astute climate thinker I know, with insights available only to those deeply immersed in the nuances of climate finance and decarbonization. She’s wary of the degrowth movement, as are many prominent players in the climate transition. She views it as an unhelpful distraction from humanity’s efforts to grapple with the climate crisis.

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The U.S. government spent years warning deepfakes could destabilize democratic societies.

The post U.S. Special Forces Want to Use Deepfakes for Psy-Ops appeared first on The Intercept.

A chemist and educational activist on helping Black girls believe in themselves.

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The discussion on TikTok and Hikvision infiltration in Australian government departments has centred inarticulately and dogmatically on the country of origin. But there are other more realistic and probable security threats lurking in plain sight. The possibility of the Chinese government accessing Australia’s sensitive and national security information has been in the headlines again in Continue reading »

For the month of February, the Nautilus Marketing Team will feature interviews with organizations and institutions working to increase opportunities for young Black people to imagine and succeed in STEM career paths—and we’ll donate 10 percent of all new member subscriptions toward their initiatives. Black representation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields totaled […]

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In a work of fiction, holograms and memory collide.

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We must understand that democracy is morphing with more technocratic systems of governance that lack full oversight and a clear understanding of their social and political impacts.

The post AI and ChatGPT: Yet Another Assault on Democratic Governance? appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Everyone who has suffered abuse as a child deserves the opportunity to live free of its detrimental effects. Abuse affects the brain just as it affects the body. And just as bodies can heal, so can brains. Developmental trauma happening to children and youth while they are still growing, causes structural changes in the brain Continue reading »

Wilbur Walters’ mission: To use the platform of STEM to transform communities.

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Cropping tools like those in Google Docs allow viewers to see the full, original images.

The post Whistleblowers Take Note: Don’t Trust Cropping Tools appeared first on The Intercept.