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How about a little accountability for economists when they mess up? | Dean Baker
Dean Baker is co-director of the Centre for Economic and Policy Research. Suppose our fire department was staffed with out-of-shape incompetents who didnt know how to handle a firehose. That would be really bad news, but it wouldnt be obvious most of the time because we dont often see major fires. The fire departments inadequacy […]
Tech has become another way for men to oppress women | Lizzie O’Shea
“We act as if technology were neutral but it’s not. The challenge now is to remove the gender bias,” says human rights lawyer and writer Lizzie O’Shea. “Most women in the Bay Area are soft and weak, cosseted and naive, despite their claims of worldliness, and generally full of shit,” wrote former Facebook product manager […]
Japan and EU expected to sign trade deal on Thursday
Shinzo Abe to meet Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels but UK exporters likely to see no gain due to Brexit. The European Union and Japan are on course to sign a trade deal on Thursday, after talks gained impetus in the wake of Donald Trump’s threat to put up barriers to international commerce. […]
Tying loose ends? Gravitational waves could solve string theory, study claims
New paper suggests that the hotly contested physics thesis, which involves the existence of six extra dimensions, may be settled by cutting-edge laser detectors. String theory makes the grand promise of weaving together all of physics into a single sublime framework. The only downside is that scientists have yet to find any experimental proof that […]
Books That Will Satisfy All Readers This Holiday Weekend
If finding a good story isn’t on your summer bucket list, you’re doing it all wrong. Journeying away from the chaos of your daily routine be it a vacation or just the day at the beach obviously requiresgood books in your tote. And let’s face it: What’s better than a picnic in the sand with […]