Across history, we’ve observed how gender bias in STEM fields is mirrored in outcomes lacking precise data on women. For example, according to “Verity Now,” a US-based campaigning group striving to achieve equity in vehicle safety, women are 73% more likely to be injured than men because car safety tests are carried out on a male mannequin.
A screenshot of the Open Knowledge Network call, with some participants visible.
In seiner Funktion als Professor für Informatik (Computational Humanities) an der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) verbindet Christof Weiß zwei augenscheinlich äußerst unterschiedliche Fachbereiche: Mathematik und Informatik treffen bei ihm auf Kunst und Kultur.
In today’s world, the internet is a basic right and need, as it is a gateway through which people access other indispensable rights and needs, such as knowledge and education, as well as government services and job opportunities. The internet also enables people to practice their right to freedom of opinion and expression and to learn about and access healthcare services.
Danielle Borges and Urbano Reviglio, CMPF Research Associates
On the evening of 12 January, INC is organizing a Micro Book Fair as part of the Expanded Publishing Fest at OT301. In this post, we introduce you to the concept of the fair and the work of each participating publisher.
Time: 19:00-21:30 (followed by a club night until 03:00)
Publishers: HumDrumPress, Outline, Platform BK, Starfish Books, Spookstad, Errant Journal, and Valiz
This is the afterword for Network Notion #1: Semiotics of the End by Alessandro Sbordoni.
‘In a way, we must start at the end.’
Deleuze and Guattari[1]
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The Institute of Network Cultures is Proud to Present its New Publication Series:
Network Notion #1
Semiotics of the End: On Capitalism and the Apocalypse
By Alessandro Sbordoni
The end of the world is just another sign of semiocapitalism.
Studienberatung, Studierendenkanzlei, Prüfungsamt, Rechenzentrum, Sportzentrum, Sanderring-Uni, Alte Universität und die Institute im Südflügel der Residenz bleiben in dieser Zeit geschlossen. Auch die Uni-Gebäude am Wittelsbacherplatz, am Hubland und auf dem Campus Nord sind zu. Die Regelung gilt außerdem für die Institute am Röntgenring und an der Versbacher Straße.
SMEX welcomes applications for the Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights for the year 2024. This fellowship commemorates the legacy of our beloved colleague Mariam Al-Shafei and brings together digital rights advocates from West Asia and North Africa to collaborate, research, innovate, and address issues and challenges at the intersection of technology and human rights in our region.
Theory on Demand #50
RESISTING DATA COLONIALISM – A PRACTICAL INTERVENTION
Members and allies of the Tierra Común Network
Some people think that colonialism is long over, while others are sure it has never stopped. This book explores a third possibility: not only is colonialism still continuing, but right now it is morphing into possibly its most powerful version yet. This is data colonialism.
Forschende der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) haben in einer neuen Studie herausgefunden, dass die Farbe von Libellengemeinschaften auf jahreszeitliche Schwankungen der Sonneneinstrahlung reagiert. Im Frühjahr und im Herbst fliegen eher Libellen mit dunkleren Farbnuancen, die im Sommer auftretenden Exemplare sind eher heller gefärbt. Die Ergebnisse der Studie wurden nun im Fachjournal Nature Communications veröffentlicht.
2023年12月16日，北京大学电子商务法研究中心“《电子商务法》实施五周年：回顾与展望”年会在北京中奥马哥孛罗大酒店召开，政产学研各界嘉宾出席会议，共同就平台责任新视域、平台知识产权保护、互联网竞争政策、跨境电商合规发展、直播电商合规运营、电子商务领域消费者保护等法律问题进行了深入探讨，并对电子商务的未来发展提出了展望。
薛虹教授在“平台知识产权保护的理论与实践问题”主题发表了长篇主旨演讲，全面回顾了《电子商务法》中的平台知识产权条款5年来的实施情况。薛教授的演讲记录如下。
难以想象现在已经进入21世纪的20年代中期了，时间飞逝。这个题目，我觉得是非常有意义有价值的。我们回顾一下《电商法》里面有一个关于平台知识产权的条款。当然它是在我们整个中国知识产权法律体系当中的，它对我们知识产权起了一个补充性的作用，因为它不是要取代知识产权法中的任何一个条文，而是专门针对电子商务平台增加了法律机制。我先说说我的三点结论。我第一个结论是经过5年的实践，我们这个平台知识产权的条款是经历了检验。沧海横流大浪淘沙。证明我们这个机制还是基本上是有效可行的。第二个结论当然是我的个人观点，它是根植于电商平台治理的一个有生命力的机制，这是一种有机的法律机制，生机勃勃，自身有生命力的，它在生长。