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Europe calls for single app to track coronavirus. Meanwhile America pretends it isn’t trying to build one at all – The Register

Plus, what’s big tech doing to help? Not much it seems, Bill Gates excepted By Kieren McCarthy in San Francisco   Comment With the rate of deaths from COVID-19 beginning to decline in Europe, the focus has turned to how … Continue reading

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The tech we need to end the pandemic and restart the economy | Danielle Allen

As COVID-19 continues to spread, the world is facing two existential threats at once: a public health emergency and an economic crisis. Political theorist Danielle Allen describes how we can ethically and democratically address both problems by scaling up “smart … Continue reading

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Akima

Natural textures, breathtaking landscapes and strong, realistic characters create the world of the Inupiaqs, in a compelling visual journey that prompts reflection. — Creative Direction: Ilenia Notarangelo Illustration Lead: Arianna Cristiano Animation Lead: Laurentiu Lunic Character Design: Sofia Buti Animation: … Continue reading

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The geopolitical battle for the COVID-19 narrative | The Listening Post (Full)

On The Listening Post this week: From China to the US, the COVID-19 battle is as much medical as it is media. Plus, lessons from the coverage of the 1918 Spanish flu. The geopolitical battle for the COVID-19 narrative As … Continue reading

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Brotherhood | Oscar Nominated Short Film by Meryam Joobeur

One of the most acclaimed shorts of recent memory—a 2020 Oscar nominee, and a Shorts Award Winner. Mohamed is a shepherd in rural Tunisia with his wife and two young sons. Their world is shaken when the oldest son returns … Continue reading

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How to Float

Our hero begins her day like any other, but soon finds herself swept away in a lonely sea of worry and her own worst thoughts. The Good Form team took a break from our regularly scheduled programming to try to … Continue reading

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THIS LAND

Runner and advocate Faith E. Briggs used to run through the streets of Brooklyn every morning. Now, she’s running 150 miles through three U.S. National Monuments that lay in the thick of the controversy around public lands. Accompanied by running … Continue reading

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Bolsonaro Calls for End to Brazil Lockdown Despite Coronavirus Outbrea

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has called for an end to “mass confinement” after criticising lockdown measures imposed by state governors to fight the coronavirus outbreak. Saying that the virus “will soon pass”, he urged the reopening of businesses and schools. … Continue reading

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The Dark History of Matches

SUBSCRIBED When we began mass-producing matches in the 1800s, workers in the factories started dying mysteriously. The history of our sparking little flame-sticks is darker than you think.

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Coronavirus: quarantined Brazilians protest against Bolsonaro from windows and balconies

People in São Paulo banged pots and pans in solidarity with healthcare staff as the city respects a 15-day lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus. Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has dropped in the ratings as he downplayed the pandemic, … Continue reading

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