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17/08/2025

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15/08/2025

"But while the very real dangers of are often framed as large tech companies imposing dangerous tools on an unsuspecting public, perhaps we should also consider why we are so receptive to low quality content."

José Marichal for Tech Policy Press:

Our inability or unwillingness to have our attitudes and beliefs challenged isn’t just an aesthetic problem, it is a political one, writes José Marichal.

15/08/2025

New on The Policy Nerd podcast.

Host Iulia Sevciuc chats with Elizabeth Rasekoala on how inclusive can boost public trust and shape smarter, policies.

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Elizabeth Rasekoala and Iulia Sevciuc examine how fragmented policies for science communication - especially in the Global South - can undermine public support in the policies informed by that science, and how to rebuild it.

15/08/2025

Using the often means trading personal data for information, that can influence what we see in the future. What does this mean for society?

Jose Marichal, author of 'You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem', on the The Measure of Everyday Life radio program.

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Whenever we use the Internet, we potentially share personal data in exchange for information that can, in turn, shape future information presented to us. What are the implications of that arrangement for society? On this episode, we talk with Jose Marichal, professor at California Lutheran Universit...

15/08/2025

Why must work for everyday lives.

We are in a , the effects of which are becoming increasingly visible across the world. Action has never been so urgent.

Carolyn Snell and Lucie Middlemiss, authors of 'Just Climate Futures', argue that while Net Zero policies are vital for tackling climate change, they must be shaped around everyday realities and social inequalities to ensure they enhance rather than diminish people’s lives.

14/08/2025

🚨WEBINAR: How to Turn the Tide on the Racial Backlash Against .

Amid rising culture wars, equity, diversity, and inclusion face pushback.

Join us to explore ways to counter resistance and keep inclusion moving forward.

➡️Thurs, 25 Sep, 4:00 pm: https://ow.ly/55cJ50WFYmK

14/08/2025

David Bailey and Masoumeh Iran Mansouri argue that while ’s rapid rise offers immense promise, its grave risks may outpace weak like the EU’s AI Act unless met with far stronger resistance.

https://ow.ly/Aute50WFXlg

14/08/2025

'A master class in how and combined, when poorly constrained, eroded trust and splintered community...revealing how was the wolf that dressed itself in sheep's clothing of regeneration and redevelopment.' Danny Dorling, University of Oxford

Neoliberalism and Urban Regeneration - London's Communities Finding a Voice and Fighting Back; This book shows how urban community campaigns across London have challenged exclusionary regeneration projects. It tells the stories of groups that have taken radical democratic action to resist top-down c...

14/08/2025

This book takes a deep dive into the ways families and communities are, or could be, impacted by the implementation of .

Just Climate Futures - Integrating Social Inclusion Into the Net Zero Transition; This book takes a deep dive into the ways families and communities are, or could be, impacted by transition to Net Zero and provides a practical roadmap towards a truly just transition.

13/08/2025

The series takes a approach to the deepest challenges facing the world and seeks to understand how can offer tools to transform oppressive institutions and achieve for all.

https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/human-rights-at-a-crossroads

12/08/2025

"It has been one year since the attack and the subsequent riots that spread throughout UK towns and cities in the summer of 2024. What began as an isolated violent attack quickly escalated into an anti-immigrant moral panic."

https://ow.ly/VvIF50WBXIG

12/08/2025

Carolyn Snell and Lucie Middlemiss, authors of 'Just Climate Futures', argue that while policies are vital for tackling , they must be shaped around everyday realities and to ensure they enhance rather than diminish people’s lives.

Carolyn Snell and Lucie Middlemiss, authors of 'Just Climate Futures', argue that while Net Zero policies are vital for tackling climate change, they must be shaped around everyday realities and social inequalities to ensure they enhance rather than diminish people’s lives.