Book by Eric Klinenberg: “We are living in a time of deep divisions. Americans are sorting themselves along racial, religious, and cultural lines, leading to a level of polarization that the country hasn’t seen since the Civil War. Pundits and politicians are calling for us to come together, to find common purpose. But how, exactly, can this be done?In Palaces for the People, Eric Klinenberg suggests a way forward.

Paper by Fabrizio Di Mascio,  Alessandro Natalini and Federica Cacciatore: This research contributes to the expanding literature on the determinants of government transparency.

Zoë Corbyn at The Observer: “The decentralised web, or DWeb, could be a chance to take control of our data back from the big tech firms. So how does it work and when will it be here?...What is the decentralised web? 

Written by Matt Stannard and cross-posted from Sharable

Book edited by Nico Dockx and Pascal Gielen: “After half a century of neoliberalism, a new radical, practice-based ideology is making its way from the margins: commonism, with an o in the middle. It is based on the values of sharing, common (intellectual) ownership and new social co-operations. Commoners assert that social relationships can replace money (contract) relationships. They advocate solidarity and they trust in peer-to-peer relationships to develop new ways of production.

We already discussed the MANRS activities during SANOG 32 where we organised a Network Security Workshop and signed an MoU with the ISP Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB), but the Internet Society was also involved with three other events during the month of August. This included the Symposium on Internet Routing Security and RPKI, VNIX-NOG 2018 and the inaugural INNOG 1.
Symposium on Internet Routing Security and RPKI

European Parliament: “Technologies are often seen either as objects of ethical scrutiny or as challenging traditional ethical norms. The advent of autonomous machines, deep learning and big data techniques, blockchain applications and ‘smart’ technological products raises the need to introduce ethical norms into these devices.

Book Review by Sue Halpern in The New York Review of Books of The Known Citizen: A History of Privacy in Modern America by Sarah E.

Un texto de sólo tres capítulos y 90 páginas, dirigido a lectores sin experiencia en ciencias. Así es la reciente publicación del académico de la Facultad de Ciencias Miguel Allende, que explica de manera sencilla, fácil y clara conceptos como clonación, secuenciación y edición genética, permitiendo a la ciudadanía entrar en uno de los debates más desafiantes que plantea la ciencia hoy: las posibilidades de modificar los organismos desde su base.

Provenientes de diferentes países y continentes, 112 jóvenes comenzaron su experiencia como estudiantes de la Casa de Bello este 27 de agosto, en el marco de la bienvenida que preparó la Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales.

Ya está disponible el formulario de inscripción para las y los estudiantes que quieran participar de este concurso que busca financiar iniciativas en áreas como mejoramiento de la calidad de vida estudiantil, extensión cultural, comunicaciones, deportes, compromiso social universitario y campañas de promoción, que este año -por primera vez- incluye el área de educación no sexista.

When someone tells me they have bought smart light bulbs, an Internet-connected pet cam, or any other Internet of Things (IoT) device, I always get an unsettled feeling in the pit of my stomach. They’re so excited about the affordances or their new IoT devices and apps, but I am skeptical about the privacy and security vulnerabilities. How do I have a conversation about these concerns without coming across as hyper paranoid? Perhaps the answer is that we aren’t quite ready to discuss these issues on a societal level.

Zwischen 10:00 und 16:00 Uhr informieren Ärzte, Apotheker, Ernährungsberater und weitere Diabetes-Experten die Besucher über neue Technologien und Therapiekonzepte, Diabetes im Kindes- und Jugendalter sowie die mit Diabetes verbundenen Folgeerkrankungen. „Es ist sehr wichtig, eine Diabetesentgleisung rechtzeitig zu erkennen und optimal zu behandeln. Die ersten Jahre der Diabeteserkrankung und die Qualität der Blutglukoseeinstellung bestimmen das Risiko für Folgeerkrankungen“, betont Prof. Dr. Michael Roden, Vorstand des Deutschen Diabetes-Zentrums (DDZ).

La Universidad apuesta por el impulso de proyectos con impacto social: el Museo de Ciencias, el IDISNA y la innovación docente
El rector destaca en la apertura de curso la necesidad de empatía y colaboración: “Un ejemplo es el IDISNA, que producirá ciencia al servicio de la salud de todos los ciudadanos”

FOTO: Manuel Castells

07/09/18 13:25
María Salanova

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Am 02.09.2018 fanden bereits zum dritten Mal in Folge die Stadtmeisterschaften im Schwimmen im Freibad Coburg statt. Bei den Stadtmeisterschaften findet eine Mischung von Leistungs- und Breitenschwimmsport statt, die den Teilnehmern interessante Einblicke liefert. Zur Teilnahme eingeladen waren unter anderem alle Bürgerinnen und Bürger der Stadt Münster. In diesem Jahr war erstmals auch das ITM mit einer Staffel vertreten. Auf den 4 x 50M Freistil zeigten alle vier Schwimmer ihr Können und genossen anschließend die hervorragende Atmosphäre des Sportevents.

We would like to invite you all for the booklaunch of
Geert Lovink & Ned Rossiter, Organization after Social Media (Minor Compositions, 2018)
Spui25, Amsterdam, Monday September 17, 2018, 5.00-6.30 PM

For the further development of its hybrid publication strategy – combining digital and print books and other media – the Institute of Network Cultures is looking for an
Design intern with a strong interest in (digital) publishing

4-6 months, 4 days a week, starting November / December 2018 (starting date can be discussed)

Facebook and Instagram also set to roll out tools to tell you how hooked you are to social media browsing.

The article by Surupasree Sarmmah was published in Deccan Herald on December 5, 2018. Swaraj Paul Barooah was quoted.