After Augusto Pinochet resigned from power, financial investigators discovered that the Chilean dictator had used public funds to amass a private library of 50,000 books. It included everything from texts on Napoleon’s campaigns to the philosophical musings of Antonio Gramsci. And yet, virtually no classic works of fiction could be found among the stacks. I … Read more
Piyush Tewari, founder and CEO of India’s SaveLife Foundation. SaveLife Foundation Former New Delhi investment banker Piyush Tewari founded a non-profit road safety organization after the needless death of his 16-year-old cousin Shivam Bajpai in Kanpur, India. In vain because after being hit by a motorist, Bajpai bled to death on the side of the … Read more
Intelligent machines and AI interfaces are increasingly embedded in a variety of social contexts. In turn, these machines are themselves deeply shaped by the social and cultural environment of their human creators. Milena Tsvetkova causes social scientists to recognize and engage with the social properties of these new technologies. At 2:32 PM on May 6, … Read more