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Articles and Columns for December 2023 Violence Against Women and International Law – Updated December 2023 – 13 new resources added. Sabrina I. Pacifici AI in Banking and Finance, December 31, 2023 – This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, industry white papers, academic papers and speeches on the subject of …
skepchick: “This post contains a video, which you can also view here. You may be aware that here in the United States, we have a less than ideal healthcare system. For instance, compared to our neighbors to the north, we enjoy slightly shorter wait times for some procedures in exchange for worse coverage, higher cost, …
Kevin Drum: “Unlike the photos, I had no problem finding ten interesting charts. In fact, I found 20. So at the risk of taking a good thing too far, here are the top 20 most interesting charts of 2023. By the way: by “interesting,” I mostly mean “something you might find surprising.”… 9. Americans don’t …
Via LLRX – AI in Banking and Finance, December 31, 2023. This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, industry white papers, academic papers and speeches on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, …
Fast Company: Want to go plastic-free in 2024? Here’s the realistic way I’m cutting out single-use plastic – “Heading into 2024, living without plastic feels as impossible as living without water, medicine, or clothing. Plastic is everywhere—from the depths of the oceans to our blood-brain layers. Despite needing ~1,000 years to decompose, we rely on …
The New Yorker [read free]: After successive waves of post-pandemic change, worn-out knowledge workers need a fresh start. “It’s been almost four years since the coronavirus pandemic inaugurated a period of sustained upheaval for knowledge workers. The first wave of change came in early 2021, with the Great Resignation—a mass exodus from the workforce that …
“News flash: We are kind of awesome! In these increasingly weird, anxious, foreboding times, what we make—some of the best journalism around—matters. A lot. And we don’t thank you nearly enough for tuning in to our coverage and for letting us claim your attention. But as awesome as we are, on occasion we’re reminded that …
Online Journalism Blog – recommendations from Graham Barrow: “Start with Companies House – Companies House is where all the businesses based in the UK need to be registered. It is fully transparent, open, and free. Check the basics of a company: who are the directors? Does the company have real activity? A website? If a company …
Bloomberg – Read Free “Occupations with the highest share of workers older than 65 have changed little, data from the past seven decades show. Americans may dream about being able to go off the clock when they reach retirement age, but a good number simply can’t or won’t. We compiled data on the occupations with …
The Economist: “Once again the liveability index from EIU, our sister company, is one of our most popular pieces of data journalism this year. Readers in their millions come to find where their city sits in the ranking, but they leave with a broader understanding of the world. This year marked a full recovery from …
Data is Plural by David Johnston: “This Power BI report presents data on the recent surge in thefts of Kia and Hyundai vehicles across various cities in the U.S. The report is based on car theft data collected from 43 cities, highlighting the number of thefts occurring each month and specifically identifying how many of …
AI in Banking and Finance, December 16, 2023 – This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government reports, industry, NGO/IGO white papers, academic papers and speeches on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate …
