Showing results for "Human Sciences" in United States

"Building a Better Human with Science? The Public Says, No Thanks" is from the July 26, 2016, The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Gina Kolata and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

The book Politico calls “Moneyball for politics” shows how cutting-edge social science and analytics are reshaping the modern political campaign. Renegade thinkers are crashing the gates of a venerable American institution, shoving aside its so-called wise men and replacing them with a...

Digitalisierung ist der Megatrend, aber auch das Schreckgespenst in allen Unternehmen. Äußerlich wird fleißig genickt, wenn es um die Wichtigkeit der Digitalisierung fürs eigene Business geht, aber innerlich ruft der Begriff Unruhe hervor: Wie geht Digitalisierung? Was heißt das für mich persönlich? Müssen wir unser komplettes Geschäftsmodell neu erfinden? Sollen wir etwa Google werden? Natürlich nicht, lautet die Antwort von Bettina Volkens und Kai Anderson.

The natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and therefore dependent, throughout our lives, on others. Yet American law and policy disregard these stubborn facts, with statutes and judicial decisions that presume people to be autonomous, defined by their capacity to choose. As legal scholar O. Carter Snead points out, this individualistic ideology captures important truths about human freedom, but it also means that we have no obligations to each other unless we actively, voluntarily embrace them.

In recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by significant weather extremes; deadly tsunamis caused by submarine earthquakes; unprecedented terrorist attacks; costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; a terrible and overlooked conflict in Equatorial Africa costing millions of lives; an economic crisis threatening the stability of the international system.

Making the Future presents more than 50 concise and persuasively argued commentaries on U.S. politics and policies, written between 2007 and 2011. Taken together, Chomsky's essays present a powerful counter-narrative to official accounts of the major political events of the past four years: the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; the U.S. presidential race; the ascendancy of China; Latin America's leftward turn; the threat of nuclear proliferation in Iran and North Korea; Israel's invasion of Gaza and more.

The industrial age made possible by fossil fuels will surely decline as these fuels run out. In The Ecotechnic Future John Michael Greer alerts the listener to possible changes future generations may face as these dwindling fuel supplies lead first to a deindustrial age, then to a society which salvages the remnants of our current plenty, and eventually to a time in which people may learn to live in balance with the environment: an ecotechnic society.

Why is it so much easier for the Democratic Party to win the national popular vote than to build and maintain a majority in Congress? Why can Democrats sweep statewide offices in places like Pennsylvania and Michigan yet fail to take control of the same states' legislatures? Many place exclusive blame on partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression. But as political scientist Jonathan A. Rodden demonstrates in Why Cities Lose, the left's electoral challenges have deeper roots in economic and political geography.

Para subirse a una patera rumbo a Europa, decenas de miles de personas han tenido que superar antes una endiablada yincana: atravesar Libia, un país sumido en una guerra no contada entre distintos Gobiernos, milicias tribales, mafias de traficantes y grupos terroristas vinculados al ISIS. El fotógrafo Ricardo García Vilanova y el periodista Karlos Zurutuza han recorrido el país desde 2011 para documentar todas las tramas que conviven en este escenario caótico y contarlas con los matices y los detalles que no caben en la cobertura de prensa tradicional.

"Monkeys Built to Mimic Autismlike Behaviors May Help Humans" is from the Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Pam Belluck and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Human Activity Increases Risk of Big Quake in Oklahoma and Kansas, Experts Say" is from the March 28, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Wines and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"To Prevent Malaria in Humans, Scientists Try Protecting Pigs" is from the November 04, 2015 Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Donald G. Mcneil Jr. and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Taking Baby Steps Toward Software That Reasons Like Humans" is from the Tech section of The New York Times. It was written by John Markoff and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Como será o futuro pós coronavírus? Em seu novo audiolivro, Noam Chomsky alerta sobre as grandes ameaças à sobrevivência do planeta. Reconhecido como um dos principais intelectuais contemporâneos, defensor ferrenho da democracia e crítico da política externa dos Estados Unidos e do poder global das grandes corporações, Chomsky mostra-se preocupado com o futuro e explica detalhadamente o porquê. Segundo ele, os estados nacionais não têm mais a capacidade para controlar o futuro e preservar o planeta. Só movimentos populares vão conseguir acordos mundiais em defesa do clima e da paz.

"Lack of Plan for ISIS Detainees Raises Human Rights Concerns" is from the May 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Charlie Savage, Michael S. Schmidt and Eric Schmitt and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Veterans to Serve as 'Human Shields' for Dakota Pipeline Protesters" is from the September 29, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher Mele and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Ex-Military Officers Convicted of Human Rights Crimes during Argentina Dictatorship" is from the August 25, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Gilbert and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"In a Self-Serve World, Startups Find Value in Human Helpers" is from the Tech section of The New York Times. It was written by Farhad Manjoo and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"An Advance in Artificial Intelligence Rivals Human Abilities" is from the Tech section of The New York Times. It was written by John Markoff and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"At the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, a Focus on Child Brides, Rape and Refugees" is from the June 08, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephen Holden and narrated by Kristi Burns.