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The Participation Gap: Social Status and Political Inequality

Book by Russell Dalton: “The dilemma of democracy arises from two contrasting trends. More people in the established democracies are participating in civil society activity, contacting government officials, protesting, and using online activism and other creative forms of participation. At the same time, the importance of social status as an influence on political activity is increasing. The democratic principle of the equality of voice is eroding.

Erfolgreicher Diversity-Tag 2018 an der HHU

Der Info-Basar neben der ULB, der gemeinsam von der Koordinierungsstelle Diversity und dem AStA organisiert wurde, zog viele interessierte Besucherinnen und Besucher an und bot eine angenehme Atmosphäre für regen Austausch und Gespräche.

Professor da FGV Direito Rio concede entrevista ao portal Leaders League

Docente falou sobre o CBMA e a arbitragem no BrasilGustavo Schmidt, professor da graduação e mestre em direito da regulação pela FGV Direito Rio, concedeu entrevista para o portal Leaders League, importante veículo de comunicação da área jurídica. O presidente do Centro Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem (CBMA) falou sobre desenvolvimentos recentes da instituição, bem como o Novo Código de Processo Civil e as tendências da arbitragem brasileira.

1º Seminário de Direito Constitucional Econômico e Social

1º Seminário de Direito Constitucional Econômico e Social 14h00 até 18h00O Evento: No dia 15 de junho, o professor de Direito Constitucional da FGV Direito Rio, Gustavo Schmidt, organizará o 1º Seminário de Direito Constitucional Econômico e Social, a ser realizado no hall do 8º andar, entre as 14h e 18h.
As apresentações abordarão os seguintes temas: a saúde pública na Constituição, livre iniciativa, agências reguladoras, entre outras questões polêmicas de Direito Constitucional Econômico e Social.
Confira abaixo a programação do evento.

Artificial intelligence in non-profit organizations

Darrell M. West and Theron Kelso at Brookings: “Artificial intelligence provides a way to use automated software to perform a number of different tasks. Private industry, government, and universities have deployed it to manage routine requests and common administrative processes.

Ärzteliste 2018: 28 Empfehlungen für das Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

Vom Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf sind folgende Mediziner in der aktuellen Ausgabe aufgeführt, sortiert nach den Krankheitsbildern und Fachdisziplinen des Focus:Allergologie:Prof. Dr. Antje Schuster, Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Neonatologie und KinderkardiologieProf. Dr. Martin Wagenmann, Klinik für Hals-Nasen-OhrenheilkundeAsthma:Prof. Dr. Antje Schuster, Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Neonatologie und KinderkardiologieNeonatologie:Prof. Dr. Thomas Höhn, Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Neonatologie und KinderkardiologieReproduktionsmedizin:Prof. Dr.

Destacado pianista y Sinfónica ofrecerán concierto de Beethoven

La Camerata Vocal de la Casa de Bello y el director alemán Alexander Mickelthwate también serán parte de la presentación, que estará dedicada por completo a la figura del afamado compositor.El Concierto N°5 para piano y orquesta de Beethoven, conocido popularmente como “Emperador”, es la obra con la que el destacado pianista israelí Ishay Shaer debutará en el país junto a la Sinfónica Nacional.

Académicos elaboran plan maestro para preparar gente ante emergencias

Un equipo multidisciplinario de la U. de Chile se encuentra trabajando en la localidad cordillerana de la Región Metropolitana, inspeccionando la infraestructura de la comuna y evaluando potenciales riesgos. Esto concluirá con la generación de un protocolo de preparación y atención frente a eventos críticos y emergencias, con énfasis en incendios forestales, apoyando además los mecanismos de respuesta frente a otros tipos de desastres tales como aluviones, deslizamientos o terremotos.

Egresada U. de Chile lidera comisión que busca solución en Nicaragua

La abogada y egresada de la Facultad de Derecho de la U. de Chile, Antonia Urrejola, miembro de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) es también la relatora del organismo para Nicaragua, país que está un punto de tensión entre las fuerzas políticas y civiles que, hasta ahora, contabiliza 58 muertos, y un cuestionamiento al presidente Ortega. Urrejola comentó los desafíos que implica trabajar en DD.HH.

HEUTE: Neurobiologische Grundlagen sozialer Beziehungen

Emotionen spielen eine wichtige Rolle in unseren Beziehungen zu Menschen, die uns nahe stehen, aber auch in unserem Denken und Verhalten gegenüber Fremden. Eine Vielzahl von Faktoren beeinflusst, ob wir uns zu jemand hingezogen fühlen, ob wir uns zugewandt oder abweisend verhalten. Aus neurowissenschaftlicher Sicht sind Beziehungen zwischen Menschen Beziehungen zwischen Gehirnen.

HEUTE: Von Alzheimer bis Parkinson

Der Vortrag thematisiert insbesondere den Zusammenhang zwischen der Fehlfaltung und Verklumpung von Eiweißmolekülen und Erkrankungen wie Alzheimer und Parkinson. Diese Prozesse, bei denen sich faserartige Ablagerungen von Eiweißen im Gehirn bilden, sind das verbindende Element einer Vielzahl verschiedener neurodegenerativer Erkrankungen. Vorgestellt werden mögliche neue Therapieansätze und diagnostische Verfahren, die aktuell in den Instituten in Düsseldorf und am Forschungszentrum Jülich entwickelt werden.

For a Non-Money Economy

At the P2P Foundation, we are watching closely any development which points to post-capitalist coordination of economic production, using tools like open and contributive accounting, open and shared logistics verified by holochains, biocapacity accountability using ‘thresholds and allocations’, and other social and technological innovations being pioneered by advanced peer production communities. It is still a very lonely place to be, even though the space is growing exponentially at the margins of society.

Vinay Gupta returns to Meaning with his biggest vision yet for global systems change

Always provocative, always stimulating: the strategic visioning of Vinay Gupta.
By Emily Yates, reposted from Medium.com
From open source innovation to the vanguard of the blockchain movement; the ‘global resilience guru’ discusses the conflicts, dangers and opportunities of the world to come.

Six or Seven Things Social Media Can Do For Democracy

Ethan Zuckerman: “I am concerned that we’ve not had a robust conversation about what we want social media to do for us.

INTERMEDIÁRIOS DE INTERNET E LIBERDADE DE EXPRESSÃO: O MAPA DA BUSCA DE UM DELICADO EQUILÍBRIO REGULATÓRIO

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Making Smart Machines Fair

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​NTU ranks 12th in the world, cementing position among top universities in QS rankings

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NZ to perform urgent algorithm ‘stocktake’ fearing data misuse within government

Asha McLean at ZDNet: “The New Zealand government has announced it will be assessing how government agencies are using algorithms to analyse data, hoping to ensure transparency and fairness in decisions that affect citizens.

Technology and satellite companies open up a world of data

Gabriel Popkin at Nature: “In the past few years, technology and satellite companies’ offerings to scientists have increased dramatically. Thousands of researchers now use high-resolution data from commercial satellites for their work. Thousands more use cloud-computing resources provided by big Internet companies to crunch data sets that would overwhelm most university computing clusters.

To Lose (But your Chains): Using Blockchain To Better Humanity

Key findings of report by Asheem Singh: