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In China, ruled by men, women quietly find a powerful voice
Women in Shanghai gather to reclaim their identities as the country’s leader calls for China to adopt a “childbearing culture.”Alexandra Stevenson (The Japan Times)
All intolerance is evil...
"#Antisemitism surging, report finds, prompting fear for future of ‘Jewish life’ in West
The US saw a 103% increase in incidents fueled by Gaza war, a global report for 2023 shows, while France stands out with near-quadrupling of cases"
#Democrats #GOP #Republicans #MAGA #US #Crisis #Unrest #Society #News #Palestine #Israel #Intolerance #Hatred
Yesterday I met a very smart friend, a data scientist / mathematician. We talked a lot about energy consumption, society and #ourWorldInData. Looking at my notes I realize that I owe him a link to the brilliant and uplifting talk “The Magic Washing Machine” by the wonderful presenter #HansRosling of #Gapminder.
So if you’d like to watch something interesting and positive for your sunday afternoon, I suggest to watch this.
#youtube #dataViz #society #energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZoKfap4g4w
The magic washing machine | Hans Rosling
http://www.ted.com What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed gra...YouTube
online the recording of my webinar
"OpenStreetMap: A collaborative Ecosystem Serving Society & Business"
https://tube.network.europa.eu/w/sc11psZaC22tg1MzcMs8KP
for @EC_NGI
#openstreetmap #business #society
/cc @openstreetmap
@weeklyOSM
NGI Talk - Maurizio Napolitano - OpenStreetMap: A collaborative Ecosystem Serving Society & Business
In today's interconnected world, accurate geographic information is crucial for various applications, from urban planning to logistics.EU Video
SPUNGE. A thirsty fellow, a great drinker. To spunge; to eat and drink at another's cost. Spunging-house: a bailiff's lock-up-house, or repository, to which persons arrested are taken, till they find bail, or have spent all their money:
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang @histodons
Columbia University leadership rebuked for police crackdown on protesters
The president has faced an outcry for summoning police to dismantle a tent encampment set up by students protesting Israel's offensive in Gaza.The Japan Times
🙅♀️ No More #Google
source: https://nomoregoogle.com/
Monopolies are bad for the #future of our #society.
