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November 18, 2020
Don’t Fear the Robots, and Other Lessons From a Study of the Digital Economy
A task force assembled by M.I.T. examined how technology has changed, and will change, the work force.
November 17, 2020
A New Museum to Bring the Benin Bronzes Home
A New Museum to Bring the Benin Bronzes Home
The architect David Adjaye discusses his plans for an institution to house the looted treasures on their to return to Nigeria. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/arts/design/david-adjaye-benin-bronzes-museum.html?referringSource=articleShare
November 7, 2020
9 Ways Outdoor Dining Will Change New York
Street and sidewalk tables won’t just survive the pandemic. They’ll make the city a different place.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/02/dining/outdoor-dining-nyc.html?referringSource=articleShare
October 30, 2020
With COVID-19, Waiting in Line Is Unsafe – The Atlantic
“With social-distancing measures in place for the foreseeable future, queue management—once an esoteric subarea of logistics—is being recast as a health-and-wellness hero. The design practices and software tools that line experts have been working on for years might become as common as the queues they manage. If they do, Americans might finally rid themselves of the drudgery of waiting.”
Theme-park designers, architects, and engineers have been fighting against queues for decades. COVID-19 could finally kill them for good.
Source: With COVID-19, Waiting in Line Is Unsafe – The Atlantic
October 29, 2020
Cate Blanchett: ‘Covid-19 has ravaged the whole idea of small government’ | Books | The Guardian
“I think this need to gather is fundamental to who we are, and it has been stymied by Covid-19 but also underlined by it, and that need in us for community addresses the difficult lesson we have to learn: business is not government and government is not a business. The biggest choice as governments began thinking about easing lockdowns, the choice that really seems to divide us deeply, is that between community and economy.”
In this essay, the actor considers the disruptions of the pandemic and the renewed fervour for social and economic justice
Source: Cate Blanchett: ‘Covid-19 has ravaged the whole idea of small government’ | Books | The Guardian
October 29, 2020
The graphs that show Australia’s achievement in stopping second-wave Covid outbreak | News | The Guardian
A visual comparison of the country’s epidemic curve compared with other nations
October 28, 2020
Working from home is proving to be a revolution in our way of life | Larry Elliott | Business | The Guardian
Working from home is proving to be a revolution in our way of life | Larry Elliott | Business | The Guardian
October 18, 2020
Government weighs plan for Melbourne revival
Government weighs plan for Melbourne revival
As Melbourne learns what our first significant steps out of lockdown will be, the Victorian government is considering a proposal by some of the state’s most prominent civic and business leaders to return life to our city.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/government-weighs-plan-for-melbourne-revival-20201016-p565z4.html?btis
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